OWI Robotic Arm Control Program
Using work undertaken to communicate over USB with the OWI Robotic Arm, I wrote a program, in Python, to control the robotic arm.
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Author: james
Boycott: KFC
This worldwide fast food chain’s supply chain is horrific. I mean, people are buying cheap buckets full of sliced up young chickens (they’re killed after a couple of months) and think this company (that generated $3 Billion revenue in 2021) has kindness to animal lives on its agenda?
Read moreGarmin Virb: Google Maps not showing
Garmin Virb uses an embedded IE (Internet explorer) browser to show the maps but as IE is outdated (even before 2018). Google maps uses new javascript resources that IE does not support so the maps may not show. Additionally the IE browser will be deactivated by Microsoft.
Read moreBoycott: Discord
Recently, I took part in a Discord server, hosted by a gamer I’d met online. Another user (by the name Samuksis) had posted some disturbing anti-Semitic content. I was disgusted by this and informed Discord. Discord did nothing and ignored my communications on the issue (via email and Twitter).
Read moreMaking Better Use of the Redundant Stadia Controller on Windows
Now that Google have ceased the Stadia service and enabled the Stadia controllers to be switched to bluetooth mode, I started using mine on the PC but there’s a problem.
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Hatton Coat of Arms
I was surprised a few years back about the name Hatton having such history and a coat of arms. As someone who rejects aristocracy, pageantry and heraldry; a coat of arms has little appeal to me and my sense of identity beyond that of gimmickry but indeed that’s how I intend to use ours.
Read moreBoycott: Otley Burger Company
The owner, Joe Scholey, thinks it is appropriate to promote his meat burgers using images of paedophiles, sex offenders, rapists and the image of an abducted 3-year old girl.
Read moreScratch Cheat Sheet
Various resources/links related to Scratch
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Car Boots
My penchant is car boots. Who doesn’t like a bargain? I’ve acquired so much at car boots now, I just think I’m paying a fair price and now high street shops seems like a scam. Just because I get things cheap, doesn’t mean they’re cheap items though! Car booting is great fun and I sincerely can’t remember when I last walked into a shop and bought anything other than groceries for a ‘normal’ retail price.
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Collatz Conjecture in Scratch
It’s not the first time I have extolled the virtues of Scratch. It is a fantastic platform by which people can be introduced into programming. I fancied doing something creative this evening and playing about in Scratch. I was going to make a little game but then I thought about illustrating an aspect of the Collatz conjecture in Scratch.
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