Anton Olsen . com http://antonolsen.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en YouTube - VEX Robotics Competition http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/369173695/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/08/19/youtube-vex-robotics-competition/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:31:08 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/2008/08/19/youtube-vex-robotics-competition/

YouTube - VEX Robotics Competition.

Recap of the 2008 VEX Robotics Championship.

]]> http://antonolsen.com/2008/08/19/youtube-vex-robotics-competition/feed/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/08/19/youtube-vex-robotics-competition/ Talking To Pirates http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/366548766/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/08/16/talking-to-pirates/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:36:16 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/?p=769

If you wanted to change ONE thing to get more pirates to buy games, scrapping DRM is it. These gamers are the low hanging fruit of this whole debate.

Talking To Pirates

Looks like at least one person in the game industry is listening.  Hopefully he will inspire more to do the same.

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In the last two days I have seen a 4 point turn in the middle of a 6 lane road, someone stop half way through a left turn and motion for an oncoming car to make a right turn on red, and three people catch themselves running a red light, stop in the middle of the intersection and back up to where they should have stopped.

We are heading back south today with stops in Creston, IA and Kansas City.

I posted pics of the wedding here in case you want to look:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonolsen/sets/72157606619678002/

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Obama turns 47 today

Happy birthday to Obama and me.

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"The Dork Knight" T-Shirt by Reece Ward - RedBubble

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  • MAKE: Blog: String can public phone will soon replace your cellphone
    Payphone cup
    (tags: humor)
  • Robobuilder Creators Kit 5710K
    Cool looking robot kit with an interesting servo design.
    (tags: robot)
  • Amazon.com: LEGO Mindstorms NXT: Toys & Games
    LEGO's NXT Robotics kit.
    (tags: lego robotics)
  • I2C sensors and interfaces for robotics and other applications - www.mindsensors.com
    i2c sensors for robotics
    (tags: i2c sensors robotics)
  • I2C Line Following Robot Sensor
    A line sensor with 5 light sensors and i2c.
    (tags: i2c robotics sensors)
  • Dual digital thermometer with I2C interface | AVR Projects | MCU project everyday
    using an i2c temperature sensor with an avr
    (tags: i2c avr)
  • View topic - Sensor application by using I2C bus :: AVR Freaks
    using i2c with an avr
    (tags: i2c avr)
  • Cool-Amp Silver Plating Powder
    Cool stuff that will silver plate a copper PCB to prevent corrosion.
    (tags: tobuy silver pcb diy)

    • ]]>     http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/31/links-for-2008-07-31/feed/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/31/links-for-2008-07-31/     The Presurfer: Bubbloo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/351191543/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/the-presurfer-bubbloo/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:01:31 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/the-presurfer-bubbloo/

    The Presurfer: Bubbloo.

    Anyone close enough to the Denver Art Museum to check this out?

    See also:
    Hack-a-day

    ]]>     http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/the-presurfer-bubbloo/feed/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/the-presurfer-bubbloo/     J&D's Peppered Bacon Salt http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/351177704/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/peppered-bacon-salt/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:38:52 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/amazoncom-jds-peppered-bacon-salt-25-ounce-unit-pack-of-3-grocery/

    Amazon.com: J&D's Peppered Bacon Salt

    I bet this is good on popcorn.

    ]]>     http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/peppered-bacon-salt/feed/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/peppered-bacon-salt/     LOLpalooza, a New Site http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/351154481/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/lolpalooza-a-new-site/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:09:02 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/lolpalooza-a-new-site/

    LOLpalooza

    Can you believe that LOLpalooza wasn't taken yet?  Well, it is now.

    ]]>     http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/lolpalooza-a-new-site/feed/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/30/lolpalooza-a-new-site/     Yahoo Music Does The Right Thing http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/antonolsen/~3/349455861/ http://antonolsen.com/2008/07/29/yahoo-music-does-the-right-thing/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:51:40 +0000 Anton http://antonolsen.com/?p=742 Yahoo Music Does The Right Thing: Issues Refunds to Customers - ReadWriteWeb

    Yahoo has announced that it will issue a refund to its customers for the full value of their purchases. According to a report on CNet, Yahoo is also looking at making copies of the music its customers bought available to them as MP3s without any DRM.

    Looks like there is a little hope for the Yahoo Music customers.

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