User: grondak

Re:they used what??

On: Sony's New Bi-Pedal Robot

Geez. Try this:
....
try {
this->Surface()->walk();
}
catch (fallingException) {
this->say("Hey, I'm not going to fall!");
}
....

Re:Is this a first post?

On: Linux on the iMac G4

LOL I hit reply at 15 seconds.

then counted again and hit reply at 17

then I counted again and hit reply. Oh well!

Is this a first post?

On: Linux on the iMac G4

I think it is!

Faster Internet for Everyone Else!

On: @Home Network Approaching Shutdown

Quick, download stuff while you can!

Cuddly Home Appliances?

On: Robot Cat 'NeCoRo'

These guys are trying to make home appliances more user friendly....

... but the day my furry vacuum cleaner gets out of the closet and wants to "play" is the day I get rid of my intelligent web browser, stomp on my loving MP3 player, and eat the last Pop-Tart from my too-eager toaster. Look for me in the Luddite section at L.L. Bean, please!

Kit-based MP3 player already Slashdotted

On: Linux Based MP3 Stereo

Who needs an OS? Try this kit-based open-sourced MP3 player that we talked about last year:

http://slashdot.org/articles/00/09/15/1239247.shtm l

I have one on my desk at work, with 10GB of MP3s I ripped from my CD collection. It's sweet because some of the hardware is implemented in a field-programmable gate array-- and the designer has already used this feature many times to improve the design. I've uploaded a brand-new DMA controller to this puppy just by changing the firmware. Don't forget: this thing holds as much music as your recycled hard drive does.

Tony