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Friday, November 16, 2018

Barbie Jeep Robotics - Part One

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With our silly Machines Behaving Badly combat robot event behind us I have a new opportunity.  The schedule is different this year, I get th...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Indiscreet Mathematicians???

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I've been busy lately.  So much so that my previous exploratory strolls about campus have been reduced to brisk walks as I hoof it to ge...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Machine Behaving Badly 2018 - The Year Our Motto Was Wrong

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A few more thoughts on the Machines Behaving Badly event.  It was unusual for two reasons this year. Firstly because exactly one week earl...
Monday, November 12, 2018

Machines Behaving Badly - Fall 2018

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Another year of Machines Behaving Badly is complete.  Once again the small, flimsy robots made of plywood, styrofoam and unrealistic expecta...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

The Guns fall Silent

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In recent years I have started giving talks to a local "Learning in Retirement" group. Quite fun actually, many of them are retire...
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Friday, November 9, 2018

Time Capsule - Don't Try Any Tricks!

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( A recurring series based on odd things that probably should be thrown away but are just odd enough to study). My Father in Law heard tha...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

World War One from Far Above

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Just a few days now until I give a talk on my experiences digging the World War One battlefield site at Hill 80 in the Ypres Salient.  The t...