User:Msemtd

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!

Areas of interest and/or skill

• bicycles
• 1980s arcade machine culture
• C, Perl, Java
• Debian GNU Linux
• skateboarding
• twisty puzzles and speedcubing
• tattooing

Current Projects

• Michael's MAME Machine
• Non-smokers' Pipe
• 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
• HackSpace Opening Party Organisation
• Waste and Recycling Initiative
• HackSpace Instrumentation I seem to have taken on the role of "cheap-talker" :)
  • who-is-in I'd like to know who (if anyone) is in the space at any particular time
  • Nanode -- ethernet capable Arduino project
• Home Instrumentation
• Component Sorting

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

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