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For the past few years I've been heavily involved in the Hackspace (I'm one of the founding members and I spent a year as a trustee) but I've previously been an organiser for Linux user groups, Perl user groups, the UK speedcubing community, Middle Age Shred, etc. | |||
== Projects == | == Projects == | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 2 August 2013
Hi my name's Michael Erskine and I'm a recovering software engineer. Please sponsor my efforts to move into the world of hardware where I can't just allocate an array of ten thousand objects to do my bidding. I can't even find the right capacitor!
Pictures
What on earth is "msemtd"?
- Michael
- Stewart
- Erskine
- Mapping
- Technical
- Development
In the late 80's I began working as a software engineer at my first real job out of college. At this particular company each employee's Unix username was made up form their initials and their job description. My role as a software developer in the Geographical Information Systems department defined my first real email address, IRC nick, etc. and has become a handy, generally easy to use identifier for life on the interweb waves.
Areas of interest and/or skill
- bicycles
- 1980s arcade machine culture
- C, Perl, Java
- Debian GNU Linux
- skateboarding
- twisty puzzles and speedcubing
- tattooing
For the past few years I've been heavily involved in the Hackspace (I'm one of the founding members and I spent a year as a trustee) but I've previously been an organiser for Linux user groups, Perl user groups, the UK speedcubing community, Middle Age Shred, etc.
Projects
- Michael's MAME Machine
- Non-smokers' Pipe
- Small Arduino Equivalents
- Breaduino to stripboarduino to own-PCB-duino
- paperduino
- paperftdi
- FTDI-board
- LCPxpresso - poor man's TCP/IP "shield"
- Cheesoid - a comedy robot with sensory and existential issues
- Poor Man's CNC
- AwesomeShield
- U-Boat
- Rubik's Cube Footrest
- HackSpace Opening Party Organisation
- Waste and Recycling Initiative
- HackSpace Instrumentation I seem to have taken on the role of "cheap-talker" :)
- Home Instrumentation
- Component Sorting
- Mini VFD
- Minimus USB AVR
- Ti Chronos watch
- Electric Bike Repair
- Small Amplifier
- Arduino SD Card
- TagTool
- Raspberry Pi Small LCD
- Raspberry Pi Arduino Buffer
- Line-following Robot
- Hackspace BMX
- Arduino Rotary Encoder Menu System
- Party Speakers
- Saloon Indicator
- Safety Team
- AEG LCD Clocks
- BMO
- Numberwang
- Skateboard Banjo
- Point-One Inch Ruler
- Skateboard Fiddle
- Banjo Bag
Wish List
- USBtinyISP AVR Programmer Kit (USB SpokePOV Dongle) - v2.0 http://www.adafruit.com/products/46
Parts Box
F-F jumpers or just the headers:
- http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/headers-pcb-receptacles/2304900/
- http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=199
Sources of robot parts
- http://www.solutions-cubed.com/Solutions%20Cubed/products.cfm
- http://www.active-robots.com/motors-wheels/wheels/2-75-wheel-4-pack.html
- http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/motor-control
- http://www.active-robots.com/sensors/object-detection/ultrasonic/srf02-high-performance-ultrasonic-ranger.html
- http://www.vexrobotics.com/products/accessories/motion
Lightake compelling items
- http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.Audio_Artist_Hamburger_Mini_Speaker___Black-41485
- http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.Pre_Order_Amazing_2_Channel_Remote_Control_Air_Swimmers_Inflatable_Flying_Shark__4xAAA_-46508
Relays - switches, etc. http://www.pickeringrelay.com/pdfs/105.pdf
I Can Be Found At...
- https://profiles.google.com/msemtd#msemtd/about
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/msemtd
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/msemtd
- Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21085792@N00/
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/msemtd
My domains: -
- tecspy.com
- mickapedia.com
- vebug.com
- ukcubemasters.com
- halfpipeandslippers.com
IRC
- msemtd on freenode etc. #rubiks #nlug
- irssi in Poor Man's Service
Email (do people still use that?)
- msemtd@googlemail.com
- msemtd@yahoo.co.uk
- mick@tecspy.com
Forums
- Middle Age Shred
- SpeedSolving.com
