tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28542827023299165522024-03-05T20:45:46.640+02:00exposed v2.0online notesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-45371737586546731722007-11-17T00:15:00.000+02:002007-11-22T23:00:10.254+02:00Firefox hack - OTE search<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLE2IesxKqhx1aE3cpQGxfKSH0z4msWd5TTDhOkoDfaTsFmKyxyiML84Ris1XHphmiOYfIT5a7JCzPrENfBSFVfgIa4fsLHghXM4I1kuGhyHmKrA8ShZRbZlJIc4LE1M1QU2ro-mFRPn9/s1600-h/ote.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133596698620625826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLE2IesxKqhx1aE3cpQGxfKSH0z4msWd5TTDhOkoDfaTsFmKyxyiML84Ris1XHphmiOYfIT5a7JCzPrENfBSFVfgIa4fsLHghXM4I1kuGhyHmKrA8ShZRbZlJIc4LE1M1QU2ro-mFRPn9/s200/ote.jpg" border="0" /></a>note: this post is in Greek because it is about a whitepages <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:4">firefox search engine</a> of the <strong>Hellenic Telecommunications Organization</strong> (<a href="http://www.ote.gr/index_en.asp">OTE S.A.</a>). ;)<br /><br /><br />Το <a href="http://www.whitepages.gr/">whitepages</a> του <a href="http://www.ote.gr/">ΟΤΕ</a> είναι πολύ χρήσιμο site αλλά φοβερά εκνευριστικό όταν προσπαθείς να κάνεις αντίστροφη αναζήτηση (αναζήτηση στοιχείων συνδρομητή όταν γνωρίζουμε το νούμερο). Προσπαθείς να βάλεις το νούμερο που βρήκες στις αναπάντητες και ξαφνικά πετάγεται η προειδοποίηση:<br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Για αναζήτηση συνδρομητή βάσει τηλεφώνου, δε χρειάζεται να ορίσετε περιοχή αναζήτησης και επώνυμο/επωνυμία.</span></em><br />Και δεν φτάνει που αναφέρει τα αυτονόητα, πρέπει να πατήσεις το <strong>ΟΚ</strong> για να συνεχίσεις....<br /><br />Τέλος πάντων, εγώ θα ήθελα να χρησιμοποιώ το search bar του <a href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/firefox/">firefox</a> και όχι το <a href="http://www.whitepages.gr/">whitepages</a>.<br />Μετά απ΄ το σχετικό <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_(verb)">googling</a> βρήκα μόνο ένα πρόγραμμα που κάνει τέτοια αναζήτηση (<a href="http://zkeramid.blogspot.com/2006/09/whitepagesdirect-112.html">WhitePagesDirect 1.1.2</a>) αλλά είναι αυτόνομο - <strong>δεν είναι</strong> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">add-on</a> του <a href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/firefox/">firefox</a>.<br /><br />So…I did it (με λίγο ψάξιμο - <a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox">OpenSearch</a>, <a href="http://macalla.gr/?p=111">mac, αλλά..</a>).<br /><br />Ιδού η λύσις:<br /><br />1. Βρίσκεστε εδώ (σε αυτήν τη σελίδα).<br /><br />2. Κάνετε <strong>click</strong> στο <strong>drop down box</strong> του <strong>search bar</strong>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc_fNKDqgOkM8J6HiJ7-0CrEmJ-4CBsutovnsY7gd2fIa2UG7Hxgi-nmVmNyKWG0I3VU0pKOnS3IWjLJ0S7Vm5WYBRO0rP1L_LC_n2f4-61QqThmpZAUBUeUJ22ASkSTfXzl4wwfWmO49/s1600-h/step02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133591183882617730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc_fNKDqgOkM8J6HiJ7-0CrEmJ-4CBsutovnsY7gd2fIa2UG7Hxgi-nmVmNyKWG0I3VU0pKOnS3IWjLJ0S7Vm5WYBRO0rP1L_LC_n2f4-61QqThmpZAUBUeUJ22ASkSTfXzl4wwfWmO49/s200/step02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />3. Μετά <strong>Add “OTE search”</strong>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB2x2m20nlKlQp7DAsZ6bXTEJv1BrF3xnE_XxVqOGTZ01F__i70VUG8K4t7Yt3S5X0FNSgh2Xzhp0mL9twkLybWHHd7jxJ3ipef_Pq39F5KXtA4SK5LFJ1iEjZPhYa_ZN1EiDawKYPYtY/s1600-h/step03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133614157662684082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB2x2m20nlKlQp7DAsZ6bXTEJv1BrF3xnE_XxVqOGTZ01F__i70VUG8K4t7Yt3S5X0FNSgh2Xzhp0mL9twkLybWHHd7jxJ3ipef_Pq39F5KXtA4SK5LFJ1iEjZPhYa_ZN1EiDawKYPYtY/s200/step03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />4. Και έτοιμοι να εισάγετε νούμερο (<strong>10 ψηφία</strong>).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH32WWiIBe5wENkdGOxi-HcWgKGUUsTAfGPHdDEKTaFnFa1729RkMXcldPlWk4fMBIweDQp3ZbwVThyphenhyphen6IlQo3OU3n1j931YEc3Gs7JXF5Yl6fZfxLGNTbnZLu3knR9MvJ453kN58CG_Cr7/s1600-h/step05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133591596199478162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH32WWiIBe5wENkdGOxi-HcWgKGUUsTAfGPHdDEKTaFnFa1729RkMXcldPlWk4fMBIweDQp3ZbwVThyphenhyphen6IlQo3OU3n1j931YEc3Gs7JXF5Yl6fZfxLGNTbnZLu3knR9MvJ453kN58CG_Cr7/s200/step05.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-7485919016233577062007-11-14T14:40:00.000+02:002007-11-14T15:55:45.413+02:00My reel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ip-juC0yPX5gPIT0aGbNLJSa_q-icifveJsoUQhY1jZBosoa-1BiATWmAz00EUYNKwMkiG3_A2FKci0GEW7hzMzt306w4BCSvTcZ9L9A5GuAbw0Gr8J8D0muS_cqe1oSB9HIfplryAso/s1600-h/reel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132676020081086450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ip-juC0yPX5gPIT0aGbNLJSa_q-icifveJsoUQhY1jZBosoa-1BiATWmAz00EUYNKwMkiG3_A2FKci0GEW7hzMzt306w4BCSvTcZ9L9A5GuAbw0Gr8J8D0muS_cqe1oSB9HIfplryAso/s200/reel.jpg" border="0" /></a>My <a href="http://mstergiou.googlepages.com/reel.htm">vfx reel</a> page is now updated (with a nice '<strong>how to</strong>' video).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-20027836463227618492007-11-14T14:28:00.000+02:002007-11-14T14:37:37.845+02:00Paper art - II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bqRlCGKyndkxut0hlvqQq2t976nzFGTYWik-iVjMYKTbXvHbpm1H8mdgRizecqXfB2z_tly_Sx5zzVhN-AUZGjsdzjDYzo2_8Ob-eRmAiM8jtqwvNwqjnwgRyRDymDRItD6vtl6fRsmP/s1600-h/stark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132673391561101282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bqRlCGKyndkxut0hlvqQq2t976nzFGTYWik-iVjMYKTbXvHbpm1H8mdgRizecqXfB2z_tly_Sx5zzVhN-AUZGjsdzjDYzo2_8Ob-eRmAiM8jtqwvNwqjnwgRyRDymDRItD6vtl6fRsmP/s200/stark.jpg" border="0" /></a>Papercut art by <a href="http://jenstark.com/index.html">Jen Stark</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mstergiou.blogspot.com/2007/04/paper-art.html"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Paper art - I</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>.</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-13244666885989857222007-11-14T14:16:00.000+02:002007-11-14T14:27:45.185+02:00Helicam - II<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132408258480878178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXugGSQLmOS02NGRibmBbo4rcf06FIAeYUEwdkBNjEj2zfrIep39hyyqAQ0A_uaV1oyJXK3lbLSa3auiaX5Y0py9zB4NPOq_G80kCalM2Fbb8IbXNCfDFwGFM2n7RKZZKNsJnm6HnY7BlA/s200/drone.jpg" border="0" />... or the <a href="http://www.microdrones.com/">microdrone</a>?<br /><br /><br /><em><a href="http://mstergiou.blogspot.com/2007/04/helicam.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Helicam - I</span></a>.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-16522315611101685072007-05-17T20:55:00.000+02:002007-05-17T21:09:11.871+02:00Steam walker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatI8FY-As4LfVY2m9U7ii2mi7EzR1knE0I5Vy0J1bhXIfZSbBWc1tfXG04L60jA2_Cu8NRg-BDWepQr385HU73Z1JiHMo5kVim_zezSS_zidYlvSG-K_w1cErh9tG4_-vVt6DzA-IBGn4/s1600-h/steamwalker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065608129614669154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatI8FY-As4LfVY2m9U7ii2mi7EzR1knE0I5Vy0J1bhXIfZSbBWc1tfXG04L60jA2_Cu8NRg-BDWepQr385HU73Z1JiHMo5kVim_zezSS_zidYlvSG-K_w1cErh9tG4_-vVt6DzA-IBGn4/s200/steamwalker.jpg" border="0" /></a>The <strong>gold medal</strong> winner of <strong>kinetic artbots</strong> - <a href="http://robogames.net/">RoboGames</a> 2006 by <a href="http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/steam_walker/">I-Wei Huang</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-75391504376578168532007-05-05T21:47:00.001+02:002009-06-28T14:51:19.037+02:00NXT Cicala<embed style="width:256px; height:208px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7839472575703426561&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />I was looking for an easy way to build custom chassis for various robotic projects. So, I purchased recently the LEGO <a href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/">MINDSTORMS NXT</a> kit. I think that the NXT is an easy way for experiments or prototyping.<br /><br />I started with the quick project suggested by LEGO in order to learn the shapes and combinations of the various pieces.<br />After a few days I decided to make my first NXT robot; the <strong>NXT </strong><a href="http://www.mstergiou.com/old/cicala.htm"><strong>Cicala</strong></a> (a two wheeled balancing robot).<br /><br />I used the light sensor in order to measure the slope of the robot as in the original <a href="http://www.mstergiou.com/old/cicala.htm">Cicala</a> version. I wrote a little program in <a href="http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/">NXC</a> (a simple <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller">PID controller</a> - manually adjusted for my sensor and motors) and voila.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbNk7PDI5mejrSHD5DZcMDJAOdRdhABuc_iq3v2jhmNEMGHjLjZYTAoMWcae1Y9kxy_bB9PAoZti5jWiEfcV63OzSBLcpBqGUfkZF7PJVZBcJ9uxZvbVfASP4WlJR9ZQS5KZ4d6X5PzUf/s1600-h/front.jpg"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061172622587085842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 5px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbNk7PDI5mejrSHD5DZcMDJAOdRdhABuc_iq3v2jhmNEMGHjLjZYTAoMWcae1Y9kxy_bB9PAoZti5jWiEfcV63OzSBLcpBqGUfkZF7PJVZBcJ9uxZvbVfASP4WlJR9ZQS5KZ4d6X5PzUf/s200/front.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>front view</em></span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx2slsX-t2uwhfKpSnUScpec3DmsffttdtKw-Xm9MJG53oGFLYJSc8asTJxA1tUv3CQuIj4UpYMK06oBISnaz33r28u3qxFWGJTHmcO5Hq0xqLGBOH67dnIA-lAA4Drl2CKZJR_zSS8oF/s1600-h/back.jpg"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061176672741245986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 5px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhx2slsX-t2uwhfKpSnUScpec3DmsffttdtKw-Xm9MJG53oGFLYJSc8asTJxA1tUv3CQuIj4UpYMK06oBISnaz33r28u3qxFWGJTHmcO5Hq0xqLGBOH67dnIA-lAA4Drl2CKZJR_zSS8oF/s200/back.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>rear view</em></span></p><p align="center"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-72582948494795542562007-05-01T00:43:00.000+02:002007-05-01T01:14:45.744+02:00Fab@Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ30op-sRXSWXdFd_6ARJcQRJqC7oe2hsIYJJIWpryBEeQtDKbZ3JdkLhKmKv8b-Fv6-9MfDNDgco15xkLwXYYcD0hhCB8E1iY7UXlCkvBSrFvIfMRFBwIFMJIjV17h_77RueeGBE6C-N/s1600-h/fab.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059362040468751362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ30op-sRXSWXdFd_6ARJcQRJqC7oe2hsIYJJIWpryBEeQtDKbZ3JdkLhKmKv8b-Fv6-9MfDNDgco15xkLwXYYcD0hhCB8E1iY7UXlCkvBSrFvIfMRFBwIFMJIjV17h_77RueeGBE6C-N/s200/fab.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"<strong><a href="http://www.fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page">Fab@Home</a></strong> is a website dedicated to making and using fabbers - machines that can make almost anything, right on your desktop. This website provides an open source kit that lets you make your own simple fabber, and use it to print three dimensional objects. You can download and print various items, try out new materials, or upload and share your own projects. Advanced users can modify and improve the fabber itself."</em><br /><a href="http://www.fabathome.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fab%40Home:Contact">Evan Malone</a><br /><br />Rapid prototyping for only US$2300!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-500586941900762132007-04-25T22:51:00.000+02:002007-04-25T23:05:59.126+02:00KMODDL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFBqqcUTNw0AJzY0rPTk4VkJ4Oc5lU8Jfi62LCGkWMcZpfQtP2TNLrzlpmuMmiGIpk27tVfME4WTtuWez1f_wIDDWi2j39FDA11g1eGFvGJkRAwH_BfHSuwHe6W-GIeBFKlrPGyejztYl/s1600-h/MG01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057472018635310066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFBqqcUTNw0AJzY0rPTk4VkJ4Oc5lU8Jfi62LCGkWMcZpfQtP2TNLrzlpmuMmiGIpk27tVfME4WTtuWez1f_wIDDWi2j39FDA11g1eGFvGJkRAwH_BfHSuwHe6W-GIeBFKlrPGyejztYl/s200/MG01.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"The <strong>Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library</strong> is an open access, multimedia resource for learning and teaching about kinematics – the geometry of pure motion – and the history and theory of machines. KMODDL is a pedagogical space designed for use by teachers and researchers,... </em><em>The original core of KMODDL is the Reuleaux Collection of Mechanisms and Machines, an important collection of 19th-century machine elements held by <strong>Cornell University</strong>’s <strong>Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering</strong>."</em><br /><a href="http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/">KMODDL</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-49995117441459379932007-04-20T00:08:00.000+02:002007-04-20T00:19:39.639+02:00Security digest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOlId2p5FrlPl6fPNQWEhUQgr1DIltTb53Hn9IZYYTqnqOma1KPSltywutzym8ghmFY1HL_9udpyliFeLV7kckvexzUosrvE7daoUbdZGub7LMdlsL3TdL1Mu1eYQ1IGCgKHlTOWQWido/s1600-h/SecurityDigest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055265597237788034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOlId2p5FrlPl6fPNQWEhUQgr1DIltTb53Hn9IZYYTqnqOma1KPSltywutzym8ghmFY1HL_9udpyliFeLV7kckvexzUosrvE7daoUbdZGub7LMdlsL3TdL1Mu1eYQ1IGCgKHlTOWQWido/s200/SecurityDigest.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"This site is dedicated to preserving the history of early computer security digests and mailing lists, specifically those prior to the mid 1990's. This includes the Unix 'Security Mailing List', through to the Zardoz 'Security Digest' to the Core 'Security List', i.e. those preceeding </em><a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1"><em>BugTraq</em></a><em>. These forums are a valuable insight into the embryonic development of the field of computer security, especially as it relates to the Internet, and the development of the Doctrine of Disclosure."</em><br /><div><a href="http://securitydigest.org/">The 'Security Digest' Archives</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-6144101710975530662007-04-18T21:18:00.000+02:002007-04-19T00:55:10.335+02:00Isobot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CCHCFQ7Ks-IAmqxQKcZ1OD3DbesdbWGuPdMrEUiM4WdbL8oxXZenlVahrbhWMoHrU81yp6XO7x_3GofnEacBf45vD2ZaE7TqZz6B_gkUPAsQBNkMxypOP-DZUlVo5Hj-uEeryoFUgH4L/s1600-h/Isobot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054850281293620482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CCHCFQ7Ks-IAmqxQKcZ1OD3DbesdbWGuPdMrEUiM4WdbL8oxXZenlVahrbhWMoHrU81yp6XO7x_3GofnEacBf45vD2ZaE7TqZz6B_gkUPAsQBNkMxypOP-DZUlVo5Hj-uEeryoFUgH4L/s200/Isobot.jpg" border="0" /></a>Cool robotic designs: <a href="http://www.isopoddesign.com/index.html">Isobots</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-36728143410157880122007-04-16T22:38:00.000+02:002007-04-16T23:32:33.689+02:00Core war<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIv6A-I5jrIbbce9qf4rX39XDAWVEVaALjcJv_9VBqyX18vYToLAXH26cSiK2pHsEZzAA-miLkprowTRa-RKiLQOI-HXuhAkis0-x6v8coaF77Taw6duViIzMUgTgZjdBIyfDLw2WXH3B/s1600-h/PMarsScreenshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054130549189945074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIv6A-I5jrIbbce9qf4rX39XDAWVEVaALjcJv_9VBqyX18vYToLAXH26cSiK2pHsEZzAA-miLkprowTRa-RKiLQOI-HXuhAkis0-x6v8coaF77Taw6duViIzMUgTgZjdBIyfDLw2WXH3B/s200/PMarsScreenshot.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"<strong>Core War</strong> (or Core Wars) is a programming game in which two or more battle programs (called warriors) compete for the control of the MARS virtual computer (Memory Array Redcode Simulator). These battle programs are written in an abstract assembly language called <strong>Redcode</strong>. The object of the game is to cause all processes of the opposing program(s) to terminate, leaving your program in sole possession of the machine.<br /><br />...The game was introduced to the public in May 1984, in an article written by Dewdney in Scientific American (<a href="http://www.koth.org/info/akdewdney/First.htm">Computer Recreations</a>)."</em><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_War">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><div></div><br />Info about at: <a href="http://www.corewars.org/index.html">corewars</a> (including links to <strong>tutorials</strong>/guides, <strong>math</strong> of the game and even the use of <strong>genetic algorithms</strong> to evolve core war programs).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-87031457343808834812007-04-16T00:00:00.000+02:002007-04-16T00:05:54.312+02:00Wholemovement<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7-Sxk5iCPqGZ3wMQTFBtL407mX-Pul-xBNO1IbPyc7netOHjNnf9L_KQFaWErE5BZlFZe7MQHaPiv4J533VvhLhzyWUwlIR_u5Dc0fyy5XsJsVGFj9NLjDzyodyaqKc-TA-7hJ-7m4Fl/s1600-h/gallery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053779547282646754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7-Sxk5iCPqGZ3wMQTFBtL407mX-Pul-xBNO1IbPyc7netOHjNnf9L_KQFaWErE5BZlFZe7MQHaPiv4J533VvhLhzyWUwlIR_u5Dc0fyy5XsJsVGFj9NLjDzyodyaqKc-TA-7hJ-7m4Fl/s200/gallery.jpg" border="0" /></a>Folding circles by <a href="http://www.wholemovement.com/">Bradford Hansen-Smith</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-62074470663006896882007-04-15T21:56:00.000+02:002007-04-15T22:03:19.215+02:00Illusion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihysIh66G9KsUMOgy0aHGJX4KheMQt87sY_ppuOWccF_8_PyE6vlrYdHL5MW4jZX9F0gEIzTn47P_4ss96fZQayDutejJ-kSgPL_uhLd54SY5TOUqWXp9XPqgDdYtAsuvHIlbWQvxSCy5v/s1600-h/checkerIllusion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053747940618315474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihysIh66G9KsUMOgy0aHGJX4KheMQt87sY_ppuOWccF_8_PyE6vlrYdHL5MW4jZX9F0gEIzTn47P_4ss96fZQayDutejJ-kSgPL_uhLd54SY5TOUqWXp9XPqgDdYtAsuvHIlbWQvxSCy5v/s200/checkerIllusion.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"As with many so-called illusions, this effect really demonstrates the success rather than the failure of the visual system. The visual system is not very good at being a physical light meter, but that is not its purpose. The important task is to break the image information down into meaningful components, and thereby perceive the nature of the objects in view."</em><br /><a href="http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html">Edward H. Adelson</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-52151284875458294592007-04-15T17:12:00.000+02:002007-11-14T14:35:21.914+02:00Paper art - I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Jk6fukkJoUHZGKMnbeZpwUzotuG_jSBezNK80MkODtxy6b2e6ZkjsymZtTUOPupJ82CUKPjY4g7WY4TQWhxAPZJQgmVsFX0Epo1Rn-g0ILYjKzW95ejaArTODMBbyfsBClQnl5o-nYc/s1600-h/callesen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053669879587710658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Jk6fukkJoUHZGKMnbeZpwUzotuG_jSBezNK80MkODtxy6b2e6ZkjsymZtTUOPupJ82CUKPjY4g7WY4TQWhxAPZJQgmVsFX0Epo1Rn-g0ILYjKzW95ejaArTODMBbyfsBClQnl5o-nYc/s200/callesen.jpg" border="0" /></a>Papercut art by <a href="http://www.petercallesen.com/index.html">Peter Callesen</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-29999128580766102022007-04-15T15:37:00.000+02:002007-04-15T15:51:22.638+02:00Robotic platforms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRt8wcFmr2lNHq5reXsWlqPP2dBywu2rfGufs3aZduDDHoNucuC7sGBvlbKHpDJT_bbs3Yv2oH2a84KpygjyA7pltGiH52nVyfQUI4Icxo9dUp0-S8UZkZuUB5pZo7HoIjSWe5vadlepbI/s1600-h/platforms.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053652098423105202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRt8wcFmr2lNHq5reXsWlqPP2dBywu2rfGufs3aZduDDHoNucuC7sGBvlbKHpDJT_bbs3Yv2oH2a84KpygjyA7pltGiH52nVyfQUI4Icxo9dUp0-S8UZkZuUB5pZo7HoIjSWe5vadlepbI/s200/platforms.jpg" border="0" /></a>Two platforms for robotic experiments:<br /><br /><div>- <a href="http://www.charmedlabs.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=7&Itemid=43">Qwerk</a> - $349.00<br />- <a href="http://store.irobot.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2591511&cp=2600059">iRobot Create</a> (from the creators of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooba">Scooba</a>) - $129.99</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-47569353669447279292007-04-14T01:18:00.000+02:002007-04-16T19:53:42.342+02:00Double inverted pendulum<object width="256" height="211"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HDDzKxNMEY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HDDzKxNMEY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="256" height="211"></embed></object><br /><br />A double inverted pendulum video (posted by a lecturer of <a href="http://www.tecnun.es/">TECNUN</a>).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-36173673129288097502007-04-13T23:39:00.000+02:002007-04-16T19:53:42.344+02:00Double inverted pendulum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4B1tXyW7_FXLoHMY3bqNhO11JXImxTCOupUw_5sbLaN7ZosSfiFkwPyAKgAHh5eEF61fq9xDhZXvvb3ox_VfpJYmJLumjjPqtaWGe57pdD3VyCXh9hdhT_zB0lTnQJ2tH01qOERS64KE/s1600-h/aptronix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053032145663731362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4B1tXyW7_FXLoHMY3bqNhO11JXImxTCOupUw_5sbLaN7ZosSfiFkwPyAKgAHh5eEF61fq9xDhZXvvb3ox_VfpJYmJLumjjPqtaWGe57pdD3VyCXh9hdhT_zB0lTnQJ2tH01qOERS64KE/s200/aptronix.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy logic controlled - <a href="http://www.aptronix.com/fuzzynet/applnote/twostage.htm">two stage inverted pendulum</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-61780146222950533352007-04-13T23:33:00.000+02:002007-04-16T19:53:42.347+02:00Triple inverted pendulum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfzF5NzI4xDuex3JXwYctnJfAlazFNgcBvIn-5kvmk-4CmQxMjcNpSovK6dXMdFczU-hWsTiqW1XpBp4-eSkGenWZbn3aMpfMhFs3nFhH7D2jC2XiL2_EBvT-G4KSwx06K0zvmDb2Jmfl/s1600-h/pen_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053029654582699666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfzF5NzI4xDuex3JXwYctnJfAlazFNgcBvIn-5kvmk-4CmQxMjcNpSovK6dXMdFczU-hWsTiqW1XpBp4-eSkGenWZbn3aMpfMhFs3nFhH7D2jC2XiL2_EBvT-G4KSwx06K0zvmDb2Jmfl/s200/pen_3.jpg" border="0" /></a>A triple inverted pendulum by <a href="http://wwwa.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/research/pendel/index_e.html">Max Planck Institute</a>!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-23981541003873126242007-04-13T23:18:00.000+02:002007-04-16T19:53:42.352+02:00PID with BASIC Stamp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ln26GXSVCxi8WV2eMpKPYgQSLDS5Dm_K7hwNKGyd_eNii-1RR_0YaLzv6qybECuJx3AvkytJgbUH3tA1N9DKQMzZFo7KucDVSxdExlaSKBm8ggJnpZSQ0qgi1ogPj6XmmUans-OE4X_/s1600-h/bs2-ic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053025995270563442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ln26GXSVCxi8WV2eMpKPYgQSLDS5Dm_K7hwNKGyd_eNii-1RR_0YaLzv6qybECuJx3AvkytJgbUH3tA1N9DKQMzZFo7KucDVSxdExlaSKBm8ggJnpZSQ0qgi1ogPj6XmmUans-OE4X_/s200/bs2-ic.jpg" border="0" /></a>And a <a href="http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=6&m=66982">PID control intro</a> with the <a href="http://www.parallax.com/index.asp">BASIC Stamp</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-30846530987598940082007-04-13T22:45:00.000+02:002007-04-16T19:52:57.065+02:00LEGO inverted pendulum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_A3oLKVrp5cWmnAxV59IvwxBK6M1b2FG-LGeU7L0uIUrJQ2JWyFX2ptuTe86AIr8ejSz-MxC6Ih4LYAR8PI-IkJJmhzUu8jdR0omQKPcJTrp0sNveqofcEpdIZpaqReeSBzy_G0UZzMC/s1600-h/cartfront.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053020570726868578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_A3oLKVrp5cWmnAxV59IvwxBK6M1b2FG-LGeU7L0uIUrJQ2JWyFX2ptuTe86AIr8ejSz-MxC6Ih4LYAR8PI-IkJJmhzUu8jdR0omQKPcJTrp0sNveqofcEpdIZpaqReeSBzy_G0UZzMC/s200/cartfront.jpg" border="0" /></a>An <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms">RCX</a> inverted pendulum project by <a href="http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~dodds/projects/RobS03/Mapping/oldindex.html">Ken Dye</a>.<br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">also: an analysis of motor speeds for geared motors by <a href="http://www.sjbaker.org/steve/lego/motor_speed.html">S & O Baker</a>.</span></em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-55335713619030504672007-04-13T20:51:00.000+02:002007-04-13T21:01:07.995+02:00Rosie the robot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEOyup0VgkIjtEZoB2PqHmBwcqdB0efkXDbuE1GV7wWIl4FG5iR-YB-2idojk8iqwUeeN1iAr2hZnsGSWUL2TnkEdb6KoxYimc_Sc94YCMR7i780Tm1RUMmSXghoYUJLtfbPLjdWT85eR/s1600-h/perlin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052989745746585170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEOyup0VgkIjtEZoB2PqHmBwcqdB0efkXDbuE1GV7wWIl4FG5iR-YB-2idojk8iqwUeeN1iAr2hZnsGSWUL2TnkEdb6KoxYimc_Sc94YCMR7i780Tm1RUMmSXghoYUJLtfbPLjdWT85eR/s200/perlin.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ideas for unicycles by <a href="http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/experiments/rosie/">Ken Perlin</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-16672088601449083592007-04-12T01:22:00.000+02:002007-04-12T01:39:50.754+02:00Sodarace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6pzdRGgAIYujmtHqYSUnqZH99xEyLi9hnyhHQ67yUREHABdzR-OaMffJkIy3Vs7VM2sPxYQ-563pjotrS5RncdaBttM23ttIEFHx54lBNZ51SHz7GU_yXwwMp3QaT_NE4FcpYvsPEOYW/s1600-h/sodarace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052317179637835330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6pzdRGgAIYujmtHqYSUnqZH99xEyLi9hnyhHQ67yUREHABdzR-OaMffJkIy3Vs7VM2sPxYQ-563pjotrS5RncdaBttM23ttIEFHx54lBNZ51SHz7GU_yXwwMp3QaT_NE4FcpYvsPEOYW/s200/sodarace.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>"Sodarace is the online olympics pitting human creativity against machine learning in a competition to design robots that race over 2D terrains using the Sodaconstructor virtual construction kit."</em><br /><div><div><a href="http://sodarace.net/index.jsp">Sodarace</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://wodka.sourceforge.net/">Wodka</a> info. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-66179939620731273492007-04-11T21:53:00.000+02:002007-04-11T22:04:51.622+02:00Java to C++<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxcpYAUTzLeg3bVXVUoBe8HhkowgLVxatw3k-HZBsCfDnHBNQsJMXgaYWWXwfBtbRKtJERchkf2-i2YAh2tXt48Xqe9HOoorh54JkYy6QvVBfykGTgiGnvwmt5EUy2zVPCqne0IA-8iXS/s1600-h/java.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052263312158008866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxcpYAUTzLeg3bVXVUoBe8HhkowgLVxatw3k-HZBsCfDnHBNQsJMXgaYWWXwfBtbRKtJERchkf2-i2YAh2tXt48Xqe9HOoorh54JkYy6QvVBfykGTgiGnvwmt5EUy2zVPCqne0IA-8iXS/s200/java.jpg" border="0" /></a>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)">Java</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++">C++</a> <a href="http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs123/javatoc.shtml">transition tutorial</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-67975025502448107722007-04-11T21:39:00.000+02:002007-04-12T01:53:14.832+02:00Java raytracer - II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT6LgwGYBphRiYqb5MVVWN9gxCY6BUiBllPXONGAGimycf1xqkHCThKis9CcN2HBr8Q_QX70iscFYJR7E0PhiAL6z4NkB03ucAhPa6Er1aRkj2XW2Fz3GLuB3YnNMwnNMfTN8rMW5zPqr/s1600-h/balls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052260181126850066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT6LgwGYBphRiYqb5MVVWN9gxCY6BUiBllPXONGAGimycf1xqkHCThKis9CcN2HBr8Q_QX70iscFYJR7E0PhiAL6z4NkB03ucAhPa6Er1aRkj2XW2Fz3GLuB3YnNMwnNMfTN8rMW5zPqr/s200/balls.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another <a href="http://techhouse.brown.edu/~mbf/ray.html">Java raytracer</a> and <a href="http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs123/supportdocs/html/index.html">code</a> from Brown university.<br /><div>Pretty fast.</div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><br /><div><em><a href="http://mstergiou.blogspot.com/2007/04/java-raytracer.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Java raytracer - I</span></a></em><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854282702329916552.post-5775378662466505062007-04-11T00:01:00.000+02:002007-04-11T00:27:06.608+02:00Timeline of CGI<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNnGC_VkS2HOJ_7jap9EDzzGnQMmFFmbmi0VFq97BTKXKuaMw2SsqOyrjA62z8lTVGQK6KF1rWS9k0vZuLGIOhqCLkTujk8Y41N9bAFKFKWZ2ECo5UpKKuxuO_wn__j7dFJ2VDW1FWovn/s1600-h/Elephantsdream.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051924460713190914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNnGC_VkS2HOJ_7jap9EDzzGnQMmFFmbmi0VFq97BTKXKuaMw2SsqOyrjA62z8lTVGQK6KF1rWS9k0vZuLGIOhqCLkTujk8Y41N9bAFKFKWZ2ECo5UpKKuxuO_wn__j7dFJ2VDW1FWovn/s200/Elephantsdream.jpg" border="0" /></a>The wikipedia page about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_CGI_in_films">CGI</a>. The image is from <a href="http://www.elephantsdream.org/">Elephants Dream</a>, the <strong>first</strong> CGI short <strong>movie</strong> released as completely <strong>open source</strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0