Comments on: Adafruit is making a kids' electronics puppet show! http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: relmarboys http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1617488 relmarboys Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1617488 555 is a timer.  555 Spadina Rd, Toronto is a hidden power transformer. On August 10, 2012, Relmar Boys released their song "Five ! Five ! Five !" 5 Days Later... on August 15th, Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer,  died. Shocking coincidence ? www.relmar.ca 555 is a timer. 
555 Spadina Rd, Toronto is a hidden power transformer.

On August 10, 2012, Relmar Boys released their song “Five ! Five ! Five !”

5 Days Later… on August 15th, Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer, 
died. Shocking coincidence ?

http://www.relmar.ca

]]> By: SmokingHeartDesigns http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1617117 SmokingHeartDesigns Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1617117  Convert their birthdays fully into numerals including month and day.   The way you remember resistor codes is by building stuff.  Constantly.  Convert their birthdays fully into numerals including month and day.   The way you remember resistor codes is by building stuff.  Constantly.

]]> By: SmokingHeartDesigns http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1617115 SmokingHeartDesigns Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1617115 Except it puts spikes on the power supply rail.  Very noisy. Cool idea for a show also. Maybe PBS will pick it up. Except it puts spikes on the power supply rail.  Very noisy. Cool idea for a show also. Maybe PBS will pick it up.

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616958 Gilbert Wham Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616958 Maybe if I watch this, I will finally be able to remember resistor codes without looking them up. Though it's possible I have a hardware glitch rather than faulty software - I can remember every postcode I've ever had, but none of my family's birthdays. Maybe if I watch this, I will finally be able to remember resistor codes without looking them up. Though it’s possible I have a hardware glitch rather than faulty software – I can remember every postcode I’ve ever had, but none of my family’s birthdays.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616948 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616948 The one running on a family values platform is a 'bistable multivibrator', if you take my meaning... The one running on a family values platform is a ‘bistable multivibrator’, if you take my meaning…

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616928 Robert Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616928 I've always used Blackie Browned Red Oranges, Green and Blue Violets, and Gray Whites. I don't see what the problem is. I’ve always used Blackie Browned Red Oranges, Green and Blue Violets, and Gray Whites. I don’t see what the problem is.

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616921 Robert Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616921 I vote for any politician as the Flip Flop. I vote for any politician as the Flip Flop.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616914 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616914 I have the sneaking suspicion that SMT will do more than decency when it comes to eradicating dubious resistance stripe mnemonics... I have the sneaking suspicion that SMT will do more than decency when it comes to eradicating dubious resistance stripe mnemonics…

]]> By: Bevatron Repairman http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616870 Bevatron Repairman Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616870 I hope she'll include a new, clever (and not awful) mnemonic for resistance coding.  I hate that Bad Boys, etc., is still stuck in my head after all these years. I hope she’ll include a new, clever (and not awful) mnemonic for resistance coding.  I hate that Bad Boys, etc., is still stuck in my head after all these years.

]]> By: adafruit industries http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616856 adafruit industries Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616856 the 555 is a good old timer :) the 555 is a good old timer :)

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/adafruit-is-making-a-kids-el.html#comment-1616851 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203050#comment-1616851 Meh. I found the personalities of the diodes to be excessively one-sided, the resistor is a total obstructionist, and the 'electrolytic capacitor' component was far too polarized for today's political climate... Meh. I found the personalities of the diodes to be excessively one-sided, the resistor is a total obstructionist, and the ‘electrolytic capacitor’ component was far too polarized for today’s political climate…

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