n-rd » games http://blog.n-rd.com Everyone has an inner n-rd. Tue, 10 May 2011 15:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 I…I… http://blog.n-rd.com/2009/11/18/i-i/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2009/11/18/i-i/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:30 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=215 oh internets, you so crazy.

New Catholic video game promises to brings family closer to heaven – Boing Boing

I smell viral marketing….or do I. I’m unsure of who I can trust anymore. I’m frightened and need an adult.

]]> http://blog.n-rd.com/2009/11/18/i-i/feed/ 0 Tilted Twister http://blog.n-rd.com/2009/08/27/tilted-twister/ http://blog.n-rd.com/2009/08/27/tilted-twister/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:08:45 +0000 Adam http://blog.n-rd.com/?p=138 I saw a soduko solver somewhere today, and this is the website that it was on. These are two pretty nifty robots, one that solves Rubik’s cubes and the other solves soduko. Looks like they’re both done with LEGO mindstorms, so given that small footprint these are pretty elegant solutions.

Tilted Twister

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