Everyone likes to use LaTeX for their documents. And everyone likes to use l as a variable. When writing formulas by hand it’s not much of a problem, but when typesetting, it is easy to confuse it with a 1: l is not 1 It also looks kind of stupid in a TeXed document: The [...]

The special character of the underscore “_” character in LaTeX is often annoying. The standard answer to this complaint is mostly: [16:59] <DenisG> meeh, the _ is such an annoyance! [17:37] <charon> DenisG: well, in normal prose odds are you don’t need it, and if you use source code you should use listings or similar [...]

I decided to first explain the mechanics of the joystick better, instead of directly diving into the electronics. Here we go. The mechanical part of the joystick is made of brass and aluminium, because they are not magnetic, have good properties when used in a bearing and look gooood! :D    The assemblage looks too [...]

For about six months I’m working on an electronics project for the university. The idea is to create a joystick device, where the motion of the stick is translated into the movements of a small permanent magnet, whose field is then measured by sensors and translated into angular coordinates. The goal is foremost educational—it’s a [...]

So, we built a bench. I spent all day yesterday calculating the statics and stability. It’s nice if you know your mechanics well ;-). Bringing the material to its limit allows to construct a lighter, more delicate and æsthetically pleasing frame.

(DenisG) Artikel der Norwich Evening News 24 Eine Mutter von drei Kindern hat es zu ihrer Mission gemacht sicher zu stellen, dass Kinder beim groß werden nur die guten Dinge des Lebens erfahren. Sie wurde zum Leiter des »East of England Cheering Comittee« der »Happy Endings Foundation« ernannt. Diese Organisation drängt Eltern darauf, ihre Kinder [...]