Monthly Archives: April 2013

The Answer.

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Rick

It turns out that in Words With Friends, if you play the word LOVE on a triple word score, you get 42 points. There are layers here I cannot begin to peel. A veritable onion.

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Thoughts on Combat

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Rick

Years ago, I was an active member of the MUSH/MUX community. To put it simply, I was part of several online text-based games that put more of a focus on the roleplay aspect than the hitting things aspect. However, talk … Continue reading →

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Howto: Heat map style plots in Matlab.

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rick

I’m writing this up as a note as much for myself as it is for the edification of others. Since nobody seems to clearly explain how to go about doing this in Matlab. Okay, so you want to make a … Continue reading →

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Moving a Robot Part 3: Two wheels, moving differently

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Rick

So in our previous episodes, we talked about some of the issues and ways we can make a robot move. How does this even apply to a real robot? In many small robot applications, we like to use robots with … Continue reading →

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