A synopsis of the results of a study to answer that question was posted on the HSLDA website today. Click here to read the report.
Day: August 10, 2009
Yesterday, our friend Jeff came over and we played with our new little Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller board. It is very cool. It has all the things one needs to make all kinds of cool robotic projects. With the cat tower not complete, volcano computer project on hold, and the ham project waiting for winter debugging, Christian and I have been talking about what we should do next. We want to build a robotic “something” that hold some appeal for Lorena and Kelly, too. The leading candidate is a throwback to something we had in Albany. We had a half, wooden barrel filled with water to hold goldfish on the back patio. We were thinking of a three tier version of the same with a webcam to monitor water height (like GaugeCam) and look at our fish via the internet, and a temperature monitor, some pumps, tubes, and levers, and other stuff controlled by the Deumilanove to move the water around in fun ways. We do not know what we want to call it yet, but we think that might be something we would all enjoy. The cats, in particular, might enjoy it too much, so that is why we would want to keep the fish outside.
North Carolina lacks sidewalks, soda can eating machines, gas station attendants and Douglas Fir trees. Oregon lacks sweet tea at convention, accents and y’alls, churches, and square rocks. North Carolina has BoJangles, Biscuitville and Chick-Fil-A. Oregon has Baja Fresh, Burgerville, and Elmer’s. North Carolina is humid. Oregon is wet. Oregon does not have Kitty Hawk, but North Carolina does not have Crater Lake. North Carolina houses have garages on the side. Oregon houses have garages in front. North Carolina rednecks are loggers. Oregon rednecks are loggers. North Carolina hippies live in Chapel Hill (or so I’ve been told) Oregon hippies live in Oregon. Real Oregonians are Beaver fans. Real North Carolinians are into Nascar or something. I’m not sure. All I know is that we’re not supposed to be Tar Heel fans. Barbecue is a specialty of North Carolina. Marionberry jam is an Oregon specialty. Harris Teeter and Safeway are very similar, but Safeway has better Chinese food, and Harris Teeter has free cookies. Alberstons and Fred Meyer are Oregon stores. Food Lion and Lowes are North Carolina stores. Ginger Rogers and Beverly Cleary are from Oregon, and so is Herbert Hoover. Dolley Madison and Andy Griffith and Michael Jordan are North Carolinians. Krispy Kreme was founded in Winston-Salem, but Nike’s headquarters are in Beaverton. Oregon state motto: She flies with her own wings. North Carolina’s motto: “To be rather than to seem”
To be continued…