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Max's Cool Beans

There is so much amazingly cool "stuff" to see and do that I'm amazed I find the time to get any real work done. In my blog I will waffle on about the books I'm reading, the projects I'm building, and the weird and wonderful websites I blunder across. Please Email Me if you see anything you think will "tickle my fancy."

Your chance to win an Exploration & Discovery experience and go behind the scenes at NASA!

Clive Maxfield

5/21/2013 3:58 PM EDT

Littelfuse's Speed2Design Exploration & Discovery program brings engineers behind-the-scenes at NASA's Ames Research and Johnson Space Centers.


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This sounds like the chance of a lifetime -- I'd already have entered myself, but I'm not allowed to ...

Mega-cool Camera Lucida app for the iPad

Clive Maxfield

5/21/2013 12:54 PM EDT

Initially I assumed that this app was for drawing on the iPad screen … I was so wrong!


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Achieving inner peace

Clive Maxfield

5/20/2013 3:12 PM EDT

What does it take to always be cheerful, to ignore aches and pains, to relax without alcohol, and to sleep without the aid of drugs?


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Well, that's very interesting, but what does it have to do with achieving inner peace? :-)

Video: Dancing Lego

Clive Maxfield

5/20/2013 2:08 PM EDT

This video involves a Raspberry Pi, five servos, and a bunch of Lego…


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The awesome majesty of the universe

Clive Maxfield

5/15/2013 4:30 PM EDT

A recent science program on the television completely blew me away…


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Chalk me up as one who is not privileged to receive the pictures. (Although Max's noggin comes ...

Was I just talking to an artificial intelligence?

Clive Maxfield

5/14/2013 5:06 PM EDT

This may sound a little crazy, but I seriously think I may have just had my first conversation with an artificial intelligence.


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What we know is that most programs are not able to handle exceptions very well, so the test would be ...

Cat in a shark suit riding a Roomba and chasing a duck

Clive Maxfield

5/14/2013 11:23 AM EDT

Just when you thought you'd seen it all…


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There's always a critic (grin) ... just wait until you are reincarnated as a duck :-)

A Camera Lucida for the 21st Century

Clive Maxfield

5/13/2013 10:46 AM EDT

A few days ago I became aware of a rather interesting project on KickStarter.com...


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Can you show us some examples of your work with the iPad App?

Good Grief! Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies

Clive Maxfield

5/10/2013 10:22 AM EDT

These cookies will do me so much good that they practically count as health food!


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I'm so glad you said that -- I was worried it was just me that thought this -- I can't wait to taste ...

Yours truly profiled in Circuit Cellar magazine

Clive Maxfield

5/6/2013 3:31 PM EDT

Glancing through the contents list my orbs fell across the eye-catching title: "An Interview with Clive 'Max' Maxfield"


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Wow! I never know those 1950s typing pool typists were one-handed!

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