Dorkboting

Ms. Rivet and and I ventured up to Portland this weekend to hang out with some geeks. We attended a workshop entitled "Arduino Cult Induction".
It was led by Don Davis, the designer of the clever ultra-compact Arduino microcontroller clone called the Dorkboard (there is a Portland club called DorkbotPDX).



We each got to build and tested one to take home. The basic program just blinks the light on and off. From there, who knows where.
Given the compact size, it could go about anywhere! Here it is with the pins labeled.
Here is the image file I made if you want to make your own label.

Wii Nunchuc Controlled Train?

Why yes, you can.

Wii Nunchuk Controlled Model Train - More DIY How To Projects

Dawson Station, yet again in Small-Layouts Scrapbook

This time as a viewer's top-10 choice of 2009 at Carl Ardent's Small Layout Scrapbook!
Luckily, I had a decent new picture ready for him to use (not the one on the right). He called mine out as one of his personal favorites of the year as well. Wow!

The clear favorite, and mine as well, was the Brooklyn 3AM layout. I'm still trying to find a video that shows it's awsomeness.