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Herd of Nerds
Error Messages
Just found this page full of screenshots of error messages. Strangely satisfying to scroll past them all...
added by rogan Thu 25 Sep '08, 15:54 3 comments
Image Re-targeting
How to change the size of a picture without cropping or skewing it, with the help of really clever algorithms.
It's difficult to explain in words, thankfully this is a video.
added by tiexano Thu 20 Sep '07, 5:03 4 comments
The Apple Crate
Bloke builds parallel computer out of old Apple ][e motherboards. Because he can.
added by chthonic Wed 7 Sep '05, 9:18 4 comments
The Scrolling Belt Buckle
A programmable scrolling display which allows one to write obvious "jokes" about one's anatomy.
added by Standard Deviant Sat 16 Apr '05, 20:36 2 comments
Lego Rubik's Cube Robot
J.P.Brown doesn't just know how to solve a Rubik's cube. He writes algorithms to do it. And then builds robots to run it. On real cubes. Using Lego. Hardcore.
added by tomsk Tue 15 Mar '05, 11:17 4 comments
Mars Tumbleweed Rover
The Tumbleweed Rover is a light weight system designed to blow across the landscape of Mars.

NASA steals idea from Russian Thistle.
added by Standard Deviant Mon 7 Feb '05, 20:03 5 comments
GraffitiWriter
"...a tele-operated field programable robot which employs a custom built array of spray cans to write linear text messages on the ground at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour... The printing process is similar to that of a dot matrix printer."
added by Standard Deviant Sat 22 Jan '05, 13:50 5 comments
NotCon04
Great stuff from NotCon '04,
but the best is under the Hardware section:

Matt Jones (Chair); James Larsson, Telling the time (not very accurately) using a Marks & Spencer prawn sandwich and a BBC micro.
added by pippy Sun 21 Nov '04, 0:31 0 comments
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