I've recently tried out AIDE - Android ID and I must say I'm quite pleased .

Git set up took a while (use HTTPS for the protocol); but once that was up, everything has been working fine. Up to now, I've used it during my bus trips, but I can also see huge advantages during client presentations that need quick tweaks.

Mobile Frame Zero is a great game that uses Lego to make robots and runs on outstanding rules!

I decided to create a skirmish size company with the 31008 Lego kit :



I started out by making a close combat robot :





I'll probably rework him later (the legs and the torso are really downers).I'm more satisfied by how the tank came out :




I then had enough bits left to make something of a helicopter :




And finally, I made some "things" to represent stations :



I also had some leftover spare parts :



I know that these won't be the final versions of the frames, but I do recommend the Lego kit 31008! There are plenty of interesting parts in it that are perfect to start playing Mobile Frame Zero .

Since nearly two years now, I've been a fan of Git.

GitHub is a popular site to host one's code on Git, yet, the fact that to have private hosting, one needs to pay has always nagged me (I just need a small repository for now).

Lately, I found out about Bitbucket who offers free public and private hosting; so I gave it a try.

Connection via Git Bash was pretty straight forward; connection via Git Extensions took a little bit more work. Finally, I found the easiest way was to use PuTTY to manage the authentication.

I'm quite happy with the Bitbucket service. If anybody has counter-arguments in favor of GitHub concerning this case, I'd be very happy to hear them .

What are you're thoughts on "punishing" and "rewarding" teams for automatic software builds?

I found these two approches interesting :

Who broke the build?

Croissant Build

The first one, I find really fun but I can see where and when it'll go wrong .

The second, I'm a little bit worried for my waist-line .

A new Shapeways order arrived (feels like Christmas everytime ).

In WSF Polished :



And Stainless Steel (the weight feels great) :



Linky

Here's a little project I had fun doing. I modeled and painted it just for kicks.

3D render :



The 3D print (in White Strong & Flexible Polished) :







The painted version (I wanted to have part of it made out of wraithbone; I might have gone a bit overboard, but I find it has given me ideas for other miniatures) :



And turn table video :

Here's a nice and easy to use Javascript library for internationalising a web application (handy for Phonegap and co.) :

http://keith-wood.name/localisation.html

Just because it's funner when it's animated :

I haven't blogged in a while (life, job, ... )), so I thought it'd be time to surface back up a bit. Here's a small addition to my Shapeways shop, a six sided dice numbered twice from 1 to 3 :



Linky to the shop !