n-rd http://blog.n-rd.com Everyone has an inner n-rd. Mon, 24 May 2010 14:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 LittleDog robot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/qT6dd-Aym2I/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/05/24/littledog-robot/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 14:34:32 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=313 Our robot masters are one more robot closer to existing. What makes this so interesting to me is it’s terrain detection. To do this in such a small package is quite an impressive feat as well. Although I don’t know that this doesn’t connect wirelessly to a more complicated system. Very impressive either way.

Make: Online : LittleDog robot learns how to traverse rough terrain

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/05/24/littledog-robot/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/05/24/littledog-robot/ Nature by Numbers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/NA8Fw_vT_Vg/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/26/nature-by-numbers/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:59:20 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=311 Make has an interesting short film that visualizes the relationship of mathematics to nature. Mostly it deals with the golden ratio, but the score is haunting and the visual stunning.

Make: Online : Nature by Numbers: linking math to nature

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/26/nature-by-numbers/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/26/nature-by-numbers/ Short course on graphics with R http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/_JJiLCMZzNI/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/short-course-on-graphics-with-r/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:14:36 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=309 A great introduction to producing various graph plots in R.

Revolutions: Video: Hadley Wickham gives a short course on graphics with R

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/short-course-on-graphics-with-r/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/short-course-on-graphics-with-r/ Computing Your Skill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/hAkgJvD8PfE/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/computing-your-skill/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:11:26 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=307 Jeff Moser has a great post up about computing skill levels using various different mathematical models. It’s a long one, but he explains everything you need to know along the way. Really tremendous work.

Moserware: Computing Your Skill

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/computing-your-skill/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/03/23/computing-your-skill/ Holographic head projection music video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/QuupxYqUMAE/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/23/holographic-head-projection-music-video/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:26:51 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=305 Some swearing at the end so be careful. I don’t know how they did this but it’s amazing.

Make: Online : Holographic head projection music video

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Hands-on: D&D on the Microsoft Surface

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/20/dd-on-the-microsoft-surface/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/20/dd-on-the-microsoft-surface/ Seeing radio waves with a light bulb http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/qu3bjYIYbn4/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/06/seeing-radio-waves-with-a-light-bulb/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:33:20 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=301 A great discussion from Make regarding the working theory of radio waves and antennae.

Make: Online : Seeing radio waves with a light bulb

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MIT’s Bionic Man: Accelerating the Integration of Body & Machine

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/04/mits-bionic-man/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/04/mits-bionic-man/ Olympus Mons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/bMOoXoqKdlo/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/03/olympus-mons/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:04:12 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=297 A very good and lengthy article about the largest volcano in our solar system.

Image of the Day: Mar’s Olympus Mons -The Solar System’s Tallest Volcano

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/03/olympus-mons/feed/ 0 http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/03/olympus-mons/ Do what you’ve always wanted with those office documents. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/n-rd/~3/IFcLmhEL6ZM/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2010/02/02/do-what-youve-always-wanted-with-those-office-documents/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:44 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=294 I’ve seen this around a few times and think it’s really a fantastic idea. As a nerd who loves machines that do unusual things, I think this is fantastic. I know that recycling paper is a notoriously difficult and costly thing to do so this is a pretty amazing engineering feat.

TPS TP

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