"There is much pleasure in useless knowledge." — Bertrand Russell
I was up on the hill behind my house, moving a little antenna that I have, and was immediately struck by how blazing it was. Now that I am back inside, relaxing with the laptop, I did what every geek would: surf over to weather.com to find out how hot it was. This is what […]
Here are some interesting kits, all designed to use the 1 Wire sensor bus. In theory, the Open Tracker can use these directly. Perhaps the barometric pressure sensor would be useful on my balloon project. Weather : Hobby Boards : Complete 1wire Solutions
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