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dorkbot12: Last dorkbot of the 2007 season + Arduino SIG

By davidnunez ⋅ November 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

dorkbot12: Last dorkbot of the 2007 season + Arduino SIG:

NOTE THAT THERE IS A DATE CHANGE
Thursday, November 15, 7PMCafe Mundi1704 E 5th St. (a few blocks east of I-35)(512) 236-8634Yummy food and beverages to accompany your dork euphoria.FREE EVENT

Robot Marionette Got 3 Blue Ribbons at Maker Faire

By davidnunez ⋅ November 2, 2007 ⋅ One comment

photo (CC) Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
My Robot Marionette at Maker Faire was awarded 3 Editor’s Choice Ribbons!
This was a big surprise; this, plus the feedback I was receiving from passerby who stopped dead in their tracks with gaping maws really made it all worthwhile. I had a lot of “fun” building [...]

Spam and Email System

By davidnunez ⋅ November 1, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I think I have finally nailed down a reasonable email handling / spam fighting strategy after about a year of tweaking.
I’m going to slowly describe my system over a series of posts. It’s pretty good, if I do say so myself.
Here are a couple of ranty things I’d like to just put out [...]

dorkbot-sxsw wrap-up

By admin ⋅ March 23, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I just posted the dorkbot6 wrapup.

Applescript to import NNW smart folder into Yojimbo

By admin ⋅ March 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Today I modified this script which facilitates Yojimbo importing from NetNewsWire
I’ve set up a smart folder in NetNewsWire that grabs the latest 50 flagged headlines from any feed.
I needed this script because I had a technorati watch feed for dorkbot and I wanted to collect blog mentions to send around. I was just flagging [...]

Bold experiments

By admin ⋅ March 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

This is going to be one of those things that seems all grand (and grandiose) today, and it only gains power and momentum if I actually go through with it. This is dangerously close to reinforcing negative behavior since in a month this may all be a massive failure — negative self-talk cycle.
So, I’ve often [...]

The Unoffical Geek’s Guide to Getting Over Yourself at SxSW — 2007 Edition

By admin ⋅ March 8, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

For the past couple of years, I wrote The Unofficial Geek Guide to Getting Over Yourself at SxSW Interactive.
This is the new version for 2007. It’s mostly the same. I’m kinda the same. My relentless friendliness is the same.
Regardless, I’m looking forward to meeting you.
(Unashamed plug: check out dorkbot on [...]

Skype Tip: Voicemail Suddenly Stops Working

By admin ⋅ February 2, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m posting this tip because it took me a course of a week to enter the right combination of search terms to get an answer.
Symptom: On OS X, your voicemail stops working. They are listed in your history, but when you click to play, the playback window pops up for a brief second and [...]

Austinist: Robots Run Amuck at dorkbot-austin’s Final (Free) Event of the Year

By admin ⋅ November 9, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Austinist: Robots Run Amuck at dorkbot-austin’s Final (Free) Event of the Year:

“Those lovable geeks, mad scientists, rogue artists, and insane inventors are at again, and this time they’re closing out the year with one of their most amazing shows yet, at Cafe Mundi this Thursday.
_What is Dorkbot?_
* It’s a science fair with beer.
* It’s a [...]