[MakeLV] Arduino Cicada warning device

[Will]

David, if you want... purchase the ethernet shield and the Arduino can
tweet directly! http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/TwitterLibrary#Example

-Will C


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM, <rsjames at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> I met a guy once who was interested in cicadas - as snacks!.  He was a bit
> of a whack job...
>
>
>
> I also have a three step way of informing the public about the cicadas:
>
> 1. Listen for loud buzzing.  If it sounds like there are millions cicadas
> buzzing, cicadas have arrived.
>
> 2. Look at a tree.  If covered in cicadas, cicada have arrived.
>
> 3. Look outside.  If giant, three-foot-long cicadas are attacking pets and
> small children, slamming into windows to break them, overturning cars, and
> creating general mayhem, Brood II cicadas have not arrived - you are in a
> bad horror movie!
>
>
>
> RSJ
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will **
> Sent: Apr 1, 2013 11:07 AM
> To: Build things for fun! **
> Subject: Re: [MakeLV] Arduino Cicada warning device
>
> If you have a laptop you can hook it up to, then there shouldn't be a
> problem in displaying the data to the public. I'll ask some friends on the
> IRC channels what they think, but worse comes to worse something can be
> linked to twitter. Hackaday has a lot of Arduino + twitter blog posts.
>
> -Will C
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:59 AM, David Smith ** wrote:
>
> > I bought one of the Radio Shack kits on sale after Christmas, so I'm
> > definitely going to have a go at it. I'm trying to figure out if I can do
> > it at the Center and show the public the data.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Apr 1, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Will ** wrote:
> >
> > You know.... we do have the majority of the parts from the Arduino class
> > at the space that we can build a prototype fairly quickly.
> >
> > -Will C
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:13 AM, David Smith <
> > david at davincisciencecenter.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Catch the buzz! Be prepared for Brood II
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/01/175737170/its-almost-cicada-time-help-radiolab-track-swarmageddon?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130401
> >>
> >> Directions for the detector here: http://project.wnyc.org/cicadas/
> >>
> >> Dave
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