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Programming, gadgets and life as a lecturer in a UK university.
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May 2006 - Posts
.NET Micro Framework
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:56 AM
Contrary to the name, I think this one is going to be big. Really big. It raises the prosepect of development for tiny embedded devices with the same ease as we can write code for desktop PCs. I've started a special section on this framework over at my
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Dalby Noise Reduction
Monday, May 29, 2006 5:16 PM
Went to the Dalby Forest today. The weather forecast was pretty horrible, it is a Bank Holiday and so we knew we were taking a gamble. But it paid off. Weather was great and it was very quiet when we arrived. We had a walk around the Bridestones. These
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Return of the Rob
Friday, May 26, 2006 9:57 AM
...we're back, and we're taking calls. Things have been mega busy since I got back from MEDC. And I've been spending all my free time playing with my other blog. And so the Spoke has been off my radar for a while. The students have just about all gone
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Heading Home
Friday, May 12, 2006 9:32 PM
Will I ever stay anywhere as posh again?
Well, today I packed up all my stuff ready for the journey back. Every time I go abroad I end up buying a new bag to take stuff home with me. This trip was no exception. I got a rather racy red number (should
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Bus Trip
Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:02 PM
Being on top of a bus does have its advantages...
On the final day of my visit to 'Vegas I thought I'd take a trip around. Now, I always try to make use of public transport when I go abroad. In the 'states this is usually a good deal because taxis can
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Sumo Loser
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 11:42 PM
My robot doing what it does best: running away.
For the last couple of days I've been working away on my Sumo robot. I got the kit on Monday and tonight we had the finals. The robots are really neat. You can program them using C# and they are powered
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The Hand of Fate
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:39 PM
I've always found probability interesting. Last week in the paper someone was writing about the way that things always even out, but over the very long run. You would expect that if you toss a coin 100 times you would get 50 heads and 50 tails but
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MEDC 2006 Gets Going
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:46 PM
Went to the keynote of MEDC 2006 today. The first thing that caught my eye was the way that Platform Builder has now been tied very neatly into Visual Studio 2005. Platform Builder is the tool that you use to buld platforms (well - duh). More specifically,
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Venetian Posh
Monday, May 08, 2006 5:29 PM
Neat view. I wonder if I could hit the pool from here.....
But now I am in 'Vegas, and staying at one of the poshest hotels in the city thanks to a Microsoft discount deal (I dread to think how much this place would cost if I was paying full price).
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Off to 'Vegas
Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:28 PM
At least this plane doesn't have hydraulics. Here's a little tip for travellers. If you are travelling via Amsterdam airport (or Schipol) make sure that in your hand baggage you include enough clothes to get you through the night after you arrive. Don't
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