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2013-06-19 09:11:42 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

New free online course "Astronomy: Discovering the Universe" - starts 1 Jul - sign-up now! 

2013-06-19 07:09:26 (7 comments, 24 reshares, 39 +1s)

Do you suffer from bitchy resting face ? or asshole resting  face? I think i have seen a few people with this. #humour  

2013-06-19 00:48:16 (32 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Trying to work out where the portals are in this mess...

2013-06-18 23:26:25 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 13 +1s)

Wow! It's only been up a day and it's already a Staff Pick! Apparently Linux users really want to build video games on Linux! #LimitedComments    

2013-06-18 05:57:23 (15 comments, 7 reshares, 57 +1s)

Picked up a not quiet finished Quadcopter cheap, now I'm at the annoying point where I can't use it until parts arrive

2013-06-17 22:53:19 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

We need more women in STEM and this seems like a particularly cool program to help that! CC +STEM Women on G+ 

2013-06-17 20:37:20 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 6 +1s)

NICE TO MEET YOU MONDAY
Hey G+niuses! If you caught my crazy impromptu Hangout with +Diego Stocco on Saturday you know we're cooking up some wild sounds for my big album and I'm excited for you to meet him!

Diego is the producer, sound designer, composer and viral video star who will be helping to make my first big record a BIG experiment in music, tech and connecting with you!

I'll post some recap photos from our Hangout where we built a new instrument out of a log (yes, like a log we found in the woods) and start posting a series of his videos here to get you guys all introduced to his wildly brilliant work.

Here's a shortie awesome little video to get to kick things off and say "Hello Diego!"

XO, Daria

Ps. Circle this guy up 'cause we're about to roll for real! ;)

#MusicMonday   #... more »

2013-06-17 18:55:24 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Please help us make more robot creatures & interesting things!

As many people here reading this know, we really enjoy making robot creatures! It’s our passion, we want to eventually create a world where these robot creatures can interact together and with humans.

One of the problems that we’ve run in to right now is that we don’t have much money to spend on different robot parts. We want to make bigger robots with more actuators and sensors- for a different interactive experience. But, we get stuck on creating little things. It becomes extremely difficult to earn money when we are spending much of our time on creating these robots.

We need your help to support our robot building activities and experiments. With your help, we will be able to make more crazy robots. We will also be trying to save money for Maker Faire NY, 2013.

We set up a page on Patreon,where... more »

2013-06-17 06:22:30 (17 comments, 83 reshares, 215 +1s)

If you wanted to know how i converted the video earlier from a video to a gif, heres a tutorial

http://lizquilty.com/2013/06/17/how-to-make-an-animated-gif-from-an-video-in-linux/

2013-06-17 02:51:56 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Here's my definitive list of people to follow if you want to see robotics and electronics hacking in your feed. These are the people that inspire me to keep doing what I do. Many of them I know in person or hope to meet some day.  #DIY   #OpenSource  

2013-06-17 02:11:08 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Couple of pre-teen kids, playing metal in a rap neighbourhood - these kids rock! (link via +John Pyper )

2013-06-16 21:18:52 (10 comments, 21 reshares, 97 +1s)

Made this from one of the coolest vine videos https://vine.co/v/blrW6wMzEpa

2013-06-16 05:07:07 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

So, something i have always wanted to try, making cheese!

Went and bought all the things i will need, which wasn't easy (ended up buying online - nobody local has it). Hopefully in a short while i will have some cheeses like the ones in the pics 

http://makingsenseofthings.info/2010/12/how-to-make-brie-cheese-at-home/

2013-06-15 10:24:08 (4 comments, 15 reshares, 37 +1s)

Music on a beer bottle - brilliant!

2013-06-14 10:32:56 (6 comments, 15 reshares, 87 +1s)

                                 Amazing Ice Cubes in Lake
In the winter, for about five months or from January to May, the (Lake Baikal Russia) freezes over but the water is so clear that, from the surface, you can see an astounding 130 feet below you.
 Wind, temperature differences, frost and sun in the ice crust cause cracks and ice hummocks to form. Transparent and shining in a turquoise color, these masses of broken ice look like shards of glass rising into the sky.
YouTube : Ice Cubes in World's Largest Lake

2013-06-14 08:03:32 (13 comments, 11 reshares, 60 +1s)

This guy is a legend!

2013-06-13 21:08:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

We need 1,000 SMART women to help right now! +w hurley 
 was selected to participate in the British Airways first “Ungrounded” event.  This amazing event is an innovation lab flight that will assemble 100 “Silicon Valley Luminaries” on a flight from San Francisco to London.  They are on that flight right now!

The purpose is to devise a platform for connecting tech talent with big problems around the world.  This is a partnership with the UN and the team will present to the G8 Innovation Summit.   The team Whurley is on has decided to take on the issue of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).  

Whurley reached out to Girlstart as he was boarding the plane and asked us to try to get 1000 smart women involved before he lands in London (he knows I have a really cool network of amazing women).  But, what a challenge.  However, all you have to do isgo on to a websi... more »

2013-06-13 07:16:41 (30 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Python

Any python gurus here? have setup the server to use file.py , using mod python and the installed python is 2.7 offhand that  i know of.

How do i capture forms/form submission variables etc?

I have seen example after example after example, and none work, unsure if its mysetup or something else.

I suspect i have a newer version of things to the tutorials? 

2013-06-12 23:38:11 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Since i have not posted this in about a week - come one, come all! help me give them some good news tonight at Robotics club!

Even a small donation helps - NZD is great comparatively to other currency so it will cost you even less :D

http://www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/CambridgeRobotics

2013-06-12 10:19:28 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 67 +1s)

I have hijacked my son's robotic arm for some fun times with a raspberry pi!

2013-06-12 07:22:56 (7 comments, 8 reshares, 51 +1s)

3d Printing saving lifes
This is so cool, i had to share :D

In February 2012, doctors at the University of Michigan saved the life of now 20-month-old Kaiba Gionfriddo by implanting a 3-D printed splint to hold the trachea open. Over the next couple of years, Kaiba’s body will absorb the biopolymers of the splint. Before the transplant, his windpipe would collapse and he would need to be resuscitated daily. Over a year after the transplant, Kaiba has had no difficulty breathing.

More info: http://bit.ly/Z3pNaT
Taken from IFLS on facebook https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience

2013-06-12 06:52:01 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 65 +1s)

Kids have mufti day tomorrow (a day without school uniform) , my 14yo decided to go as a ninja instead of the usual boring jeans and shirt everyone else is wearing.

2013-06-12 02:24:17 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 13 +1s)

Ever wondered what was in google glasses?

2013-06-11 23:25:46 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

This is awesome, hydraulic robotic giant snake you can ride!
(starts at the good bit, go to beginner to hear the full desc on how its made)

2013-06-11 23:11:35 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Here's the new Teaser Trailer. What do you think?

2013-06-11 06:48:57 (54 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Just when you think the idiots have gone you get this

2013-06-11 05:43:27 (33 comments, 47 reshares, 94 +1s)

Apple updates - still playing catch up with everyone else and calling it innovation

Orig at https://securecdn.disqus.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/516/528/original.jpg

2013-06-11 01:27:32 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Maybe its time for +NASA to start a kickstarter?

2013-06-11 00:09:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Computer Science Circle
View profiles in circle: http://goo.gl/S5I1m
Links to shared circles: http://goo.gl/nO7rB
Science on Google+ community: http://goo.gl/mTTxX

If you have a science related degree, you are a science journalist, you are a K-12 science teacher, or you curate a science page, then add your profile/page to the database by filling out this form (http://goo.gl/yEg7M). Active profiles and pages will be included in the next shared circle.

2013-06-10 23:22:57 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 20 +1s)

It gets bigger!

2013-06-10 21:40:57 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

What can you do with the Linkbot? Well, here's a cool project posted by +Graham Ryland ! Their Kickstarter is here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barobo/linkbot-create-with-robots

2013-06-10 07:12:31 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Im not usually somebody to post music videos ... but this was  somewhat wtf funny :) 

2013-06-09 23:37:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

If you were considering a new server - here have $100 off ! 

2013-06-09 23:31:07 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

Oh .... well that seems easy .... :)

2013-06-09 10:44:57 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 37 +1s)

When im 102 i want to be base jumping, or something equally fun! :D

2013-06-09 04:55:25 (32 comments, 61 reshares, 135 +1s)

2013-06-09 03:10:35 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

LittleBigFund.org is live! Make a big impact to little charities
Check it out and donate now here: http://bit.ly/ZqJerh

The time has finally come! LittleBigFund.org is live and open for business! We're featuring three amazing #LGBT  organizations this month on a site that I know you'll love. Go read their stories, donate to create a big fund together, and then vote on which organization you think is most deserving of the fund. The one with the most votes receives the fund and you make a huge impact with only a few bucks. Crowdfunding and storytelling mix to enable charitable passions.

We've vetted these nonprofits, worked with them directly to tell their story, and will return a story back to you, our donors, with how the organization who received the fund used it. Your reward is knowing that you made a difference, not a tote bag. We facilitate the process.I... more »

2013-06-08 03:09:34 (1 comments, 12 reshares, 14 +1s)

Please donate to our robotics team so we can have a girls team s (please reshare also!)

2013-06-07 21:03:42 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 11 +1s)

Crappy conditions at work places are crappy for everyone! This one reminds me of a place i used to work at which was frustrating to deal with, but nowhere near as bad as this

2013-06-07 20:24:14 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 16 +1s)

An important message from +Larry Page... 

2013-06-07 09:10:34 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 22 +1s)

MUST Watch...

2013-06-07 00:28:38 (14 comments, 60 reshares, 101 +1s)

Found in facebook world (yeah ok , i use it from time to time)

2013-06-06 22:50:19 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

Grammar Lessons with Food

Mike goes first, Mike ALWAYS goes first!

2013-06-06 20:39:51 (4 comments, 10 reshares, 9 +1s)

Ever wanted to switch pty a process was on to another one (eg ssh in from another machine but forgot to screen?)
Have a look at this app, its somewhat like screenify, only with major bug fixes and better over all :)

2013-06-06 08:48:08 (21 comments, 8 reshares, 20 +1s)

App Camp for Girls wants to address the gender imbalance among software developers by giving girls the chance to learn how to build apps, to be inspired by women instructors, and to get exposure to software development as a career. Our goal is to grow our non-profit organization into a national force, with programs in multiple cities, helping thousands of girls.

#stemwomen  

2013-06-05 22:32:17 (26 comments, 15 reshares, 26 +1s)

Fundraising for a Robotics kit

Most people know that I am keen to help females into Technology as much as possible. I would love to even up the numbers. I am not doing this at the expense of males in any way, and equally encourage anyone with a great interest.
My son is in the local robotics club, but due to restricted parts and budget, my daugher is unable to join. Several other females have shown interest in joining also, however due to not having enough parts, they are unable to.

The Robotics they use are the Vex ones, as these are the ones used by all other schools, and the only way we can compete with other schools, however they are a little expensive.

My goal is to raise the money for another 'Classroom and Competition Robotics Kit' plus a few other parts so they can make the best robotics they can. The cost of this kid is just  over $1200NZD plus... more »

2013-06-05 08:55:36 (15 comments, 9 reshares, 23 +1s)

Ever lose your keys or get locked out? (Don’t worry, we all have.) Fret no more! An electronic door lock and a pill can change all that. Swallow this vitamin authentication pill and turn yourself into an 18-bit authentication token.
Learn More: http://goo.gl/ntmnn

(Photo: http://www.theverge.com/)

2013-06-05 07:09:13 (5 comments, 7 reshares, 25 +1s)

wow, Prairie dogs can talk to each other ,  put that in the basket of things i have learnt!
They can even describe the looks of the predator 

2013-06-05 06:54:49 (23 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Help with a STEM related fundraising

Here is the story. I live in a smallish town of 16,000 people. Its a great town, with only one high school of around 1500 kids aged 13-17ish.
The town is well known for its athletics, and its smart overachievers also. For me as a parent, this is great, my kids love it and fit in well.
The downside? there is little or no IT comparatively to larger cities in the school.
Sure they have computers, and they even have tech classes, but they are fairly basic, mundane and do things like learning html.
Two fantastic teachers have taken it upon themselves to change this,  and have organized both a Robotics team, and a digitech classes which teach actual programming (well ... its picaxe, but its a start!).
Due to budget restraints, they have been unable to do a few things they want.,
Whilst they have a robotics team, they can only... more »

2013-06-04 23:12:03 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 27 +1s)

Hooray for printing your own body parts! :)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57587027-1/3d-printed-robohands-help-kids-without-fingers/