Comments on: Building the Robo-Loom http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/ The blog of kidlit authors Tom Angleberger & Sam Riddleburger Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: News: Book, Loom, Itty Bitty, Mining « http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-3077 News: Book, Loom, Itty Bitty, Mining « Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:35:29 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-3077 [...] Jacquard is the man who turned the loom into a robot — yes, I’m going to call it that – by using punchcards as ROM memory to send instructions to individual threads. And he did it all without K’Nex: http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/ [...] [...] Jacquard is the man who turned the loom into a robot — yes, I’m going to call it that – by using punchcards as ROM memory to send instructions to individual threads. And he did it all without K’Nex: http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/ [...]

]]> By: Steve A. http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2017 Steve A. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:03:31 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2017 I was of course refering to your red carpet pre-show where you juggled all the writers who were nominateed for Best Original Screenplay. I was of course refering to your red carpet pre-show where you juggled all the writers who were nominateed for Best Original Screenplay.

]]> By: riddleburger http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2006 riddleburger Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:12:43 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2006 Speaking of Diablo Cody ... how long until she has her won Celebrity author kid's book out? It better not be about a LLama in a hat, or I'll be furious. Speaking of Diablo Cody … how long until she has her won Celebrity author kid’s book out?
It better not be about a LLama in a hat, or I’ll be furious.

]]> By: riddleburger http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2005 riddleburger Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:11:25 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2005 >>Why do you know who it was who built the first flying shuttle and when it was he built it? That was all wikipedia, dude. I do get up before 10, but not willingly or nicely. p.s. Diablo is a Oscar-winning writer; Diabolo is a juggling substratum akin to yo-yo-ing. >>Why do you know who it was who built the first flying shuttle and when it was he built it?

That was all wikipedia, dude.

I do get up before 10, but not willingly or nicely.

p.s. Diablo is a Oscar-winning writer; Diabolo is a juggling substratum akin to yo-yo-ing.

]]> By: Steve A. http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2004 Steve A. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:29:09 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2004 You are a Renaissance man, frightfully gifted in unimaginable & ridiculously unrelated fields and we all hate you for it. Why do you know who it was who built the first flying shuttle and when it was he built it? Stop knowing stuff like that! What exactly is a flying shuttle? What did they do before John Kay made them fly? How come you can make a working loom out of k'nex when I can't even play with my Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop without accidently choking on a chunk of Play-Doh? What time do you get up in the morning to be able to do all this stuff? Is it earlier than 10:00? Is this what people who get up before 10:00 do with those extra hours? They write books and build looms and juggle diablos or whatever. Well, fie on you, sir! Fie! You are a Renaissance man, frightfully gifted in unimaginable & ridiculously unrelated fields and we all hate you for it. Why do you know who it was who built the first flying shuttle and when it was he built it? Stop knowing stuff like that! What exactly is a flying shuttle? What did they do before John Kay made them fly? How come you can make a working loom out of k’nex when I can’t even play with my Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop without accidently choking on a chunk of Play-Doh? What time do you get up in the morning to be able to do all this stuff? Is it earlier than 10:00? Is this what people who get up before 10:00 do with those extra hours? They write books and build looms and juggle diablos or whatever. Well, fie on you, sir! Fie!

]]> By: riddleburger http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2003 riddleburger Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:53:12 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2003 No, don't be impressed this was the easy part. It's the flying shuttle that would have been a real challenge. It's easy to pass it from hand to hand, but to build a machine to do it is another matter. That's why John Kay who built the first flying shuttle in the 1700s is a rock star! And he didn't even have k'nex! No, don’t be impressed this was the easy part. It’s the flying shuttle that would have been a real challenge. It’s easy to pass it from hand to hand, but to build a machine to do it is another matter.

That’s why John Kay who built the first flying shuttle in the 1700s is a rock star! And he didn’t even have k’nex!

]]> By: Linda B. (aka Linda Acorn) http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/building-the-robo-loom/#comment-2001 Linda B. (aka Linda Acorn) Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:26:58 +0000 http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/?p=790#comment-2001 I am extremely impressed. I am extremely impressed.

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