I love “lazyweb” sites, Q&A sites, and other crowdsourced resources that deal in instant-gratification content. I especially like them when the signal-to-noise ratio is high; when a lot of really smart, inspired people come together to share their expertise. As of a few weeks ago, O’Reilly now has its own such site, O’Reilly Answers, a […]
Our pal Fra Fondi of HobbyMedia writes: Joker Racer R/C Server is a small-sized and power-efficient Llinux server designed for radio control cars. You can drive your R/C cars over the internet with your browser (or with a custom iPhone application) by connecting the store-sold web camera and the standard servo/speed controllers of your R/C […]
Hasbro is having a contest to see who can build the best Star Wars diorama using “at least five 3 3/4″ Hasbro Star Wars figures and or vehicles.” Submissions are open until November 16. See the official rules (.pdf). [via Geekologie]
A reader just sent me a link to servodatabase.com, which lists RC servo specifications and provides user reviews, a comparison engine, and various forms of sorting. Looks like a very good resource. [Thanks, Phil!]
“FAIL” is a shortcut for thinking, not very encouraging and overused, “SUCCESS” is where it’s at – many of the “success” posts found on this new site are projects from MAKE! SUCCEED Blog: “A collection of the world’s most epic, awesome, mind blowing Succeeds”
Interesting article in the Telegraph about “Argleton,” a town that appears in Google maps but does not, apparently, exist in the real world. The best theory I’ve heard is that the town is a “trap” intended to catch those who steal map data. [Thanks, Glen!]
There’s railroad-car homes, offices, hotels–even a railroad-car footbridge.
