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Temperature Sensor + Arduino

Hello people, it’s been a while since I have posted projects on this website. This semester was really busy, I didn’t have time to much else, but soon I will have my winter holiday (Here in south our summer holiday is from December to February).

Today I am going to show you how to build a simple temperature sensor using one LM35 Precision Temperature Sensor and Arduino, so you can hookup on your future projects. The circuit will send serial information about the temperature so you can use on your computer, change the code as you will. I’m planning to build a temperature sensor with max/min + clock + LCD, and when I get it done, I will post here.

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What happens if you type “sudo rm -rf /” on Linux

Want to know what happens if you type “sudo rm -rf /” on the terminal? Beware to don’t type this on your computer, it will erase all system root folders.

Watch the video below:

Say hello to Gutsy Gibbon

Today is the day many people were waiting for. Ubuntu 7.10 codename Gutsy Gibbon was released, with several improvements. Ubuntu for those who don’t already know it, it’s a Linux Distro for Humans, which means that even you who don’t know much about computers can use it. It’s totally free and runs on Pcs and Mac. So if you are up to the challenge, you can Download the .ISO file from here, request by mail or just upgrade.
If you’re interested, I’ve selected some links for you:

- A Look at Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” RC1
- Ubuntu’s Power Consumption Tested
- UbuntuSwitch.com
- 13 Things to after installing Ubuntu

Heroes in “Got Milk” Commercials

The American campaign “Got Milk?” was created to incentive milk consume between Americans, and got known by showing famous faces like singers and actors with milk mustache.

The new campaign have stars like Hiro and Claire, from Heroes. Here you can see other examples of TV/Movie characters, like from the Fantastic Four and Superman.

heroesgotmilk.jpg

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Funny music themes made by hand

I’ll post here a list of funny videos I found on the web with a guy making music with his own hands, songs like Mario and Witch Doctor. This is LOLē!

The Witch Doctor

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Linux TP


Toilet Paper for those who love or hate Linux! Funny!
From SenhorCoxinha

Google Maps launches Mapplets

Google Maps has launched today a new feature called Mapplets (Map + Applets ^^), which makes you able to insert layers with many different information into your maps, like crime rates, building prices, transit maps, area calculator(thats a nice one), and much more.
Mapplets are now available at the “My Maps” tab, where you click in “Add content” to see them all. After adding some “Mapplets”, you’ll see them placed on the left menu interface. I’ve places on this post a Mapplets demonstration made from Google. Enjoy! :)

Playing with RGB leds = fun ^^

I was playing with some rgb leds, and here is the result, for now just pictures, then I’ll write some tutorials about my newest projects!

Playing with RGB leds

What’s that?


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Avatar Life

Video makes fun of the difficulty of movement from avatars in the Second Life.

This is an old problem, I’ve seen something similar with GTA game.