Yeah, been neglecting my blog again, what with moving and all (back in the DC metro area again... hopefully for good). Anyways, several things I've been to write about.
- I took a bunch of good photos at the SF Conservatory of Flowers, Baltimore Inner Harbor and the Fourth of July Fireworks in DC. Lots of fun stuff. Fireworks are a pain in the rear to shoot (with or without a tripod). I wish I knew a better way to practice fireworks shots.
- I am now the proud owner of an Arduino Uno processor, which I bought as part of an experimentation kit from Adafruit Industries. So far, I've made a binary counter and a music box with it (due to lack of musical caliber, the only song I got it to play was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). This thing is pretty cool, though; it basically gives you a C access to a small number of pins, which you can use to control various hardware elements. My kit also came with some basic sensors (a light sensor, pressure sensor, and a few others).
- Urmi and I bought a Betta fish. She wanted to get a dog (strictly prohibited by our lease), and I was pushing for a cat (also prohibited, plus Urmi hates them). Bettas are pretty, but don't seem to do very much that's exciting (except for hiding from anything that moves).
