Really, [OzzieGerff] had us at “LEGO.” But then he took it to another place entirely and built a completely mechanical, nearly 100% LEGO version of Snake. And it’s just as cool as…
  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    That’s so damn cool. Honestly, stuff like this makes me want to learn some engineering. I’m an electrician so going back to school isn’t really a priority, but down the line…

    • satanmat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Right. This is at its core a mechanical computer. This is only a few changes away from doing stuff like calculating real world data

      • catloafEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        It is calculating real-world data. It’s just specialized and applied calculations.

      • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, but my hardware knowledge is real basic. Closest I get to stuff like that would be PLCs, but I’m not really an industrial guy.

        Maybe as a hobby though