Just because I like to see the stats and usage of the blog, I have come across an interesting request that keeps repeating. People have been trying to translate the website into German. Yes, the title of the blog is what it would translate to in German. And no, I just copy pasted it from … Read more
By Sami Mughal Philips have been very clever in putting a speaker inside a notebook cushion. Even better, they have actually done a good job at combining both those things. The SDC5100 functions as both, a very comfortable notebook cushion as well as a pretty decent speaker. The quality of the build is very good. … Read more
So pleased am I at achieving this feat, that I am actually blogging it! I logged 500 miles to a single fuel tank yesterday, which is 40 litres of PETROL. And in case you are wondering, I drive a Hyundai i20. I do drive carefully, but I do not drive like an old lady!
I said funny. I meant significant. Or could be significant. Who knows! But I changed the title anyway! But here are the three headlines that are rocking the scientific world right now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15017484 – Particles exceed speed of light. Most of you know already, but if you don’t, most of modern day physics is based … Read more
Well here is one for all you Chemistry teachers and students out there… listen to this, memorise this, and go conquer the world of elements!!!!
This one applies mostly to British people, but it may work in other countries as well. If you are like me, you most probably hate carrying the 5kg of change in copper we end up accumulating in our wallets/purses. You most probably also hate the self-checkouts at most of the leading stores these days. I … Read more
Fans of Pakistan Cricket, the followers, and the ‘crazies’ are familiar with the name ‘News of the World!’. Last summer, this newspaper revealed three Pakistani cricketers as being involved in the spot-fixing scandal, which eventually got them banned for different periods of time from cricket. There was a lot of ‘concern’ about whether the allegations … Read more
Follow up to my last article, here is an application which helps run out of sync PWMs. This only works on Arduino Mega, as it requires more control over timers. The application would be anything that requires 2 sets of PWMs that work out of sync and in sync with each other. There are 3 … Read more
Talking about needs, the blog is also mobile friendly now. Which means if you visit it from a mobile, or such device, you should see a mobile version of it!
BBC4 showed ‘Doctor Who: The hand of fear’ in memory of Elizabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith from the famous BBC show. This 1976 episode of Doctor Who features a silicon based life form called Eldrad. Following is a picture:Now, behold a picture of Old Gregg from the Mighty Boosh:Don’t they look the same? Just 30 … Read more