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December 2024

14-12-2024
How to Calculate the Motor Torque for a Mobile Robot

How to Calculate the Motor Torque for a Mobile Robot

Source: wiki.dfrobot.com

This guide outlines how to calculate power parameters for a mobile robot and select an appropriate power system. We cover frictional and acceleration forces, wheel type, and motor parameters to design a direct-drive system with a brushless motor. With the rated voltage, speed, and torque of the motor, we calculate the required power and minimum battery capacity to power the robot successfully. This discussion is a valuable resource for designing or selecting a power system for an indoor, service-oriented mobile robot capable of carrying a payload of 20 kg and achieving a speed of 1.

Notes:

Linked is an article explaining how to calculate torque. But why? When choosing a motor for a robot, you need to calculate the torque required, which in turn depends on the weight of the robot, the diameter of the wheels, and other parameters.

Tags: robotics robot power motor
14-12-2024
marimo-team/marimo: A reactive notebook for Python — run reproducible experiments, execute as a script, deploy as an app, and version with git.

marimo-team/marimo: A reactive notebook for Python — run reproducible experiments, execute as a script, deploy as an app, and version with git.

Source: github.com

A reactive notebook for Python — run reproducible experiments, execute as a script, deploy as an app, and version with git. - marimo-team/marimo: A reactive notebook for Python — run reproducible ...

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An impressive "rewrite" of Jupyter Notebooks which has more logical "recalc" rules.

Tags: python notebook jupyter reactive
08-12-2024
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

Source: projects.propublica.org

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file from your health insurance company.

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We all will get a claim rejected at some point. Sometimes not a very big deal, other times a huge deal. This web site is recommended as a tool to figure out what happened and how perhaps get the decision reversed.

Tags: health-insurance medical health health-records tool
04-12-2024
Random Nerd Tutorials | Learn ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi

Random Nerd Tutorials | Learn ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi

Source: randomnerdtutorials.com

Random Nerd Tutorials helps makers, hobbyists and engineers build electronics projects. We make projects with: ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Home Automation and Internet of Things. If you want to learn electronics and programming, you're in the right place.

Notes:

I just came across the linked catalog of free tutorials. Looks like it could be very useful! Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and more.

Tags: esp32 arduino tutorials

November 2024

30-11-2024
A Comprehensive Guide to Python Project Management and Packaging: Concepts Illustrated with uv – Part I – Reinforced Knowledge

A Comprehensive Guide to Python Project Management and Packaging: Concepts Illustrated with uv – Part I – Reinforced Knowledge

Source: reinforcedknowledge.com

A Comprehensive Guide to Python Project Management and Packaging: Concepts Illustrated with uv – Part I – Reinforced Knowledge URL: https://reinforcedknowledge.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-python-project-management-and-packaging-concepts-illustrated-with-uv-part-i/ Type: article Domain: reinforcedknowledge.com Notes: Linked is a useful and comprehensive series about packaging in python. The fact that there are so many of these is evidence that, a) I am still confused about some of this, and b) the state of packaging in python is and remains a mess. I don’t know how we are going to get out of this?

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Linked is a useful and comprehensive series about packaging in python. The fact that there are so many of these is evidence that, a) I am still confused about some of this, and b) the state of packaging in python is and remains a mess. I don’t know how we are going to get out of this?

Tags: python python-package how-to explainer project-management
30-11-2024

Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering

Source: jvns.ca

Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering URL: https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/11/29/why-pipes-get-stuck-buffering/?utm_source=hackernewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=fav Type: article Domain: jvns.ca Notes: Linked is another bit of esoteric practical research by Julia Evans, this time about pipes in the Unix shell. Useful bit of esoterica.

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Linked is another bit of esoteric practical research by Julia Evans, this time about pipes in the Unix shell. Useful bit of esoterica.

Tags: explainer head tips shell performance pipes
24-11-2024
1969: Can You Land on The Moon? • A Python turtle Lunar Lander

1969: Can You Land on The Moon? • A Python turtle Lunar Lander

Source: open.substack.com

Revisiting one of my favourite projects: a lunar lander using, yes, the one and only turtle module

Notes:

Linked is an article about the “turtle” Python package. It’s a simple and elegant API for creating simple visual animations, simulations and/or games. I had never come across it before and it looks like a good addition to my toolkit.

Tags: python tutorial graphics python-turtle game
18-11-2024
Ronynn's Blog Overthinking Analytically - Game Development, Tech, Productivity & Writing

Ronynn's Blog Overthinking Analytically - Game Development, Tech, Productivity & Writing

Source: ronynn.github.io

Explore Ronynn's insights on game development, tech, productivity, and writing.

Notes:

Attached is an article that is guaranteed to be clickbait for my people. Certainly for me! I use both Ruby and Python. Lately more python because the stuff I am working on uses Python. And let’s face it Python is, generally speaking, a more mainstream language. I don’t find the arguments made in the attached article especially compelling. I would say that Ruby and Python are more similar than different but in the end, for many reasons, I would use Ruby if I had a choice.

Tags: ruby python programming-language programming compare
15-11-2024
Niels Cautaerts - Python dependency management is a dumpster fire

Niels Cautaerts - Python dependency management is a dumpster fire

Source: nielscautaerts.xyz

Niels Cautaerts - Python dependency management is a dumpster fire URL: https://nielscautaerts.xyz/python-dependency-management-is-a-dumpster-fire.html Type: link Domain: nielscautaerts.xyz Notes: Attached is yet another article that tries to clarify the options for python package management. The problem is that this space is dynamic and overpopulated, so any article quickly becomes out of dare.

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Attached is yet another article that tries to clarify the options for python package management. The problem is that this space is dynamic and overpopulated, so any article quickly becomes out of dare.

Tags: python python-package explainer dependencies package pyenv uv
09-11-2024
Python for DevOps: A Comprehensive Guide from Beginner to Advanced

Python for DevOps: A Comprehensive Guide from Beginner to Advanced

Source: dev.to

Python has gained significant traction in the DevOps ecosystem due to its ease of use, extensive...

Notes:

Linked is a nice collection of tips and libraries. They are useful really for any kind of automation. I still avoid shell scripting because it is confusing to me to do anything more than trivial things. E

Tags: python devops automation scripting infrastructure-as-code tooling

October 2024

19-10-2024
The Hidden Power of Symbols in Ruby: When to Use Symbols Instead of Strings - Thnk And Grow

The Hidden Power of Symbols in Ruby: When to Use Symbols Instead of Strings - Thnk And Grow

Source: blog.thnkandgrow.com

What are symbols in Ruby and why are they?

Notes:

The linked article talks about strings and symbols in Ruby. When I teach software engineering with Ruby I often struggle to really explain symbols, why they exist and how to use them. While they are cool for certain very specific purposes, I think if we were going to try to make the language smaller, I would suggest removing that feature!

Tags: ruby symbols programming howto explainer

September 2024

28-09-2024
The polish paradox

The polish paradox

Source: matthewstrom.com

The more you polish, the less you see

Notes:

That’s p-oh-lish not powe-lish! Linked article has some cool examples of user interface polish and where and when it is important.

Tags: polish user-interface desgin
27-09-2024
Lessons Learned: The Evolution of an Undergraduate Robotics Course in

Lessons Learned: The Evolution of an Undergraduate Robotics Course in

Source: link.springer.com

Seven years ago (2016), we began integrating Robotics into our Computer Science curriculum. This paper explores the mission, initial goals and objectives, specific choices we made along the way, and why and outcomes. Of course, we were not the first to do so. Our...

Notes:

The link is to a paper of mine that was/will be published as a chapter in this volume

Tags: robotics teaching course education programming
18-09-2024

The PhD Paradox: A Journey into Academia’s Upside-Down World – Daniel Lemire's blog

Source: lemire.me

An ironic and cynical view of higher education’s obsession with degrees

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The linked article critiques the role of doctorates (PhDs) in higher ed and society as a whole. Key quote: “Imagine if we recruited professors not just for their academic credentials but for their real-world achievements. People who’ve actually built things that work, could revolutionize how we teach software engineering or entrepreneurship.” . Duh.

Tags: higher-education academia phd research education opinion
17-09-2024

How Not To Use Static Typing In Ruby

Source: noelrappin.com

Great advanced analysis of Ruby designs

Notes:

The linked article does a wonderful job exploring design choices in Ruby. It happens to focus on type checking and “fail early” vs “fail late”. But it’s most interesting to see the advanced and useful application of Ruby features and patterns. I

Tags: ruby how-to style design type-checking static