Comments on: Arduino switch box

By: EveningStarNM

EveningStarNM — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:06:47 +0000

Very interesting article. Thanks! I’m not an electronics genius, and I’ve only just started playing with the Arduino. Since I haven’t had time to do a lot of independent research about it, it’s nice to find lots of intriguing ideas on Hack a Day to help me fill up my play time. I especially like how this project demonstrates a computer graphics application. Thanks atain!

By: therian

therian — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:01:42 +0000

sure there is need for displaying switches and pots position, there is no dam way you can see physical position of switch and there is no dam pot knobs exist

By: Del

Del — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:48:39 +0000

Oh yeah, oomlout. Those guys who want $175 for an arduino-powered, sensorless robot kit. The arm appears to have 6 DOF, so it’ll probably be well over $500.

By: draeath

draeath — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:35:04 +0000

@betterer

We hate you. (really, i have no clue, and just feel like being a jackass in reply)

By: Betterer

Betterer — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:34:45 +0000

I think I figured it out. I tried to use a link :(
Search youtube for a “8x8x8 RBG cube” and you will find videos that are much better than this cube.

I guess whats wrong with this article is that its been done before, by everyone.

By: Betterer

Betterer — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:26:43 +0000

WHY WAS MY LAST POST DELETED?

By: tohoq

tohoq — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:25:53 +0000

Why does criticism always raise the question about the ownership of the site? I’m trying to offer ideas how the site could be improved. If you do something and tell others about it, someone *will* come and say how they think it could be made better.

The reason I read the RSS feed is that from time to time there are articles about useful and cool things. I just wish they were easier to find from the flood of information. Keeping the site (applies to any publication) concentrated is important.

Why not start a separate blog under hackaday.com, dedicated to electronics school type of articles and other simple “non-excellent and non-elitistic” stuff? I might even contribute.

By: Agreed

Agreed — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:52:18 +0000

I agree with tohoq, this is lame, and already on instructables…

http://www.youtube.com/user/eduxas0 Check this guy out, does a 8x8x8 with RGB leds, much easier to tell what the cube is supposed to show.

By: mess_maker

mess_maker — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:11:01 +0000

Honestly, tohoq, I understand your concern but it makes me wonder why you continue to come here. Do you own the website? Probably not. Do you pay to come here? Probably not. I am tired of reading people’s comments trying to tell hackaday how to run their website.

tohoq, if you don’t like, don’t come. Not everyone shares your level of excellence… nor does everyone share you level of elitism.

By: tohoq

tohoq — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:13:44 +0000

Seriously, what’s so cool about this? It’s just a board with switches, potentiometers and wire that anyone with at least one hand can build! Recently there have been few interesting, imaginative and unique projects here at Hack a Day. It seems this site’s name should be “What’s new at Instructables”.

Okay, someone built this, so they must think it’s useful and handy. But that doesn’t mean it’s interesting enough to be thoroughly documented and published on the web. What happened to self-criticism and publication threshold?

My request regarding Hack a Day articles: Please, quality over quantity in the future

By: Tripps

Tripps — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:53:57 +0000

I thought I was pale! At first I thought the guy in the video was wearing gloves.

By: jme

jme — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:37:50 +0000

could you please make an arduino item in your menu to file the articles under!