Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

Coolest. App. EVER.

Posted on 2009-03-31 by M. Eric Carr

I’ve just discovered Crayon Physics. Remember playing with crayons as a kid and imagining your drawings coming to life? Well, imagine no longer. This is an excellent example of why computers are so cool. I’ve known about this for maybe … Continue reading →

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In Soviet Russia…

Posted on 2009-03-24 by M. Eric Carr

…memes perpetuate you! OK — how I wound up having the “first” comment on the first video on YouTube, I’ll probably never know. Especially since I know for a fact that I wasn’t the first to comment (click the button … Continue reading →

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Stupid Robot Tricks

Posted on 2009-02-11 by M. Eric Carr

New video — getting two robots to “share” access to an object. (Robot B waits for the signal from Robot A before starting, then Robot A waits its turn for the cycle to start over.) Since the robots aren’t bolted … Continue reading →

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XP SP3 breaks Remote Desktop: Here’s the fix…

Posted on 2009-01-21 by M. Eric Carr

Microsoft keeps finding new and improved ways in which to be annoying. Windows XP Service Pack 3, it turns out, breaks Remote Desktop access for some strange reason. Once you know the solution, it’s not a terribly difficult fix (see … Continue reading →

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