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If ... you might be a geek.

BeanBean Posts: 8,129
edited 2006-08-08 12:41 in General Discussion
Okay, my wife called me on these. I know everyone has their own.

If you have·a Parallax catalog in the bathroom...You might be a geek.
If you take your "Professional Development Board" on vacation...You might be a geek.
If you check the Parallax Forums more than once an hour... You might be a geek.

Bean.


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  • Charlie JohnsonCharlie Johnson Posts: 147
    edited 2006-08-07 13:11
    2 out of 3 .... almost a geek
  • John R.John R. Posts: 1,376
    edited 2006-08-07 15:51
    Does taking the laptop (wireless network) to the throne room and using the online shopping site count for the catalog?

    Do you get extra bonus points for taking a motor cycle battery to power the board when camping?

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    John R.

    8 + 8 = 10
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2006-08-07 16:23
    John, in which number system does 8+8=10?

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  • BamseBamse Posts: 561
    edited 2006-08-07 16:23
    The battery packs for VEX/RC models works really well... wink.gif

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    Living on the planet Earth might be expensive but it includes a free trip around the sun every year...

    Experience level:
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] Let's connect the motor to pin 1, it's a 6V motor so it should be fine.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] OK, I got my resistors hooked up with the LEDs.
    [noparse][[/noparse]X] I got the Motor hooked up with the H-bridge and the 555 is supplying the PWM.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] Now, if I can only program the BOE-BOT to interface with he Flux Capacitor.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] I dream in SX28 assembler...

    /Bamse
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  • Tom WalkerTom Walker Posts: 509
    edited 2006-08-07 16:27
    Franklin,
    That would be hexadecimal.

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  • John R.John R. Posts: 1,376
    edited 2006-08-07 16:34
    Yes, it is hex, The "hidden meaning" is thinking in bytes, not bits... (two hex digits = one byte), which means I really should have 08 + 08 = 10, but that kind of takes the fun out of things.

    What I really want to do is figure out how to write 2 + 2 = 5, have it be correct in some obscure fashion, and take that back to all my math teachers smile.gif

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    John R.

    8 + 8 = 10
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2006-08-07 19:00
    Brain freeze! Somehow I got decimal/binary on the brain and it didn't make sense.

    I like the one that goes
    There are only 10 kinds of people, those that know binary and those that don't.

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  • Tom WalkerTom Walker Posts: 509
    edited 2006-08-07 19:00
    Well, 2 + 2 < 4 if one or both of the 2s is travelling at or near the speed of light...:^)

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  • curtiscurtis Posts: 19
    edited 2006-08-07 19:41
    On the jpg there is a connector that fits the sx board and so where can I get one. I bought a AA battery pack from parallax that I use but I would like a few to play around with.

    Thanks,

    Curtis
  • BamseBamse Posts: 561
    edited 2006-08-07 20:08
    I got mine from Radio Shack, it's a 2.1 mm plug...
    RS should also have the battery connector or you should be able to find it in a hobby shop that sells RC cars...

    I got mine from Digikey and I can look up the part numbers if you want them...

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    Living on the planet Earth might be expensive but it includes a free trip around the sun every year...

    Experience level:
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] Let's connect the motor to pin 1, it's a 6V motor so it should be fine.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] OK, I got my resistors hooked up with the LEDs.
    [noparse][[/noparse]X] I got the Motor hooked up with the H-bridge and the 555 is supplying the PWM.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] Now, if I can only program the BOE-BOT to interface with he Flux Capacitor.
    [noparse][[/noparse] ] I dream in SX28 assembler...

    /Bamse
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2006-08-08 02:56
    · Everybody might want to think twice before using John R.'s laptop from here on out.

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  • scary_botscary_bot Posts: 32
    edited 2006-08-08 03:35
    I had no idea that I was a geek untill now.... lol
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2006-08-08 07:49
    I didn't pack my BS2 developerboard, but I did install guestPC with WinXP and the Propeller IDE on my Apple iBook, and put the PropStick, a solderless experimenter board, a box of components and wires in the carry-case...
    (Guess who forgot the PSU at home... )

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  • hutdonhutdon Posts: 32
    edited 2006-08-08 10:52
    Hey John, if you remember your basic Abbot and Costello, it can be proven by multiplication, division and addition that 7 X 13 = 28!

    Don
  • John R.John R. Posts: 1,376
    edited 2006-08-08 12:41
    PJ Allen said...

    · Everybody might want to think twice before using John R.'s laptop from here on out.

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    Just my own little form of security blush.gif

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    John R.

    8 + 8 = 10
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