Danny Staple About Me
I am proudly a Computer Geek - running the company ODM Solutions Ltd where I specialise in automation and developer tools. I like Python and Linux, but use whatever is needed.
I am shamelessly into robots, and run a robotics website at Orion Robots. I tinker with the Arduino, electronics, Raspberry Pi and any other gadgety electronic things I can get my hands on - I was the kind of kid that took everything apart.
I am a father of two great kids.
I love SciFi, and some Fantasy as films, plays and books- I read a lot.
I play computer games, build stuff with Lego, grow plants occasionally and muse about all things.
I am a bit of a foodie - although I’d like to be a lighter one!
I have some interest in ethics, philosophy and politics - but try not to get too hung up about them as most people have already made up their minds and cannot change. My closest political description is I am passionate skeptic - I like things that are evidence based, and generally let people be. Believe what you want - just don’t make it my problem.
This site collects together musings I’ve written on other sites, and will collect those I write that are related to neither robots or computer programming.
- 19 Mar 2022 » The opportunity cost of writing
- 25 Feb 2019 » Just listening to music
- 01 Oct 2016 » I've shaved my head for Cancer Research Uk - Bold and Cold October 2016
- 23 Mar 2015 » Recursion For Younger Ones
- 03 Feb 2015 » Dreaming of portable computers.
- 28 Nov 2014 » Mini-Rant about "freshness"
- 28 Nov 2014 » How the unspillable mug was spilled...
- 04 Nov 2014 » MP Meetings and Working People
- 10 Oct 2014 » Why Time Machines May Be Useless
- 23 Sep 2014 » Seeing the historic parts of Coventry
- 02 Sep 2014 » A message to the Anti Vaccine Movement
- 03 Aug 2014 » The future of House Building is 3d
- 21 Dec 2013 » Ei131 Smoke Alarm Battery - where is the thing
- 01 Nov 2013 » Movember 2013
- 22 Jan 2013 » Reinventing the High Street
- 03 Dec 2012 » The Reckless Machine
- 26 May 2011 » Steam - My favourite way to play non-free games
- 15 May 2011 » Concorde Gone from corner of London Heathrow
- 05 Mar 2011 » Reading Robert Heinlein
- 07 Feb 2011 » More i2c fun with an Arduino
- 02 Feb 2011 » Visitng the London Hackspace - an interesting day out
- 01 Feb 2011 » The Lego Mindstorms RCX
- 18 Jan 2011 » New years resolutions for 2011
- 16 Jan 2011 » My battle with Fungus Gnats
- 11 Jan 2011 » Making a Robot Themed Party
- 29 Dec 2010 » Jules Verne Mysterious Island
- 22 Nov 2010 » Fun and Amazing Educational robot kits for kids
- 18 Oct 2010 » 7 Cool Robot Costumes You Can Make Yourself
- 10 Apr 2010 » Why my mobile phone is my essential gadget
- 16 Feb 2010 » Making The Most Of West London
- 03 Feb 2010 » New page on Giant Robots
- 01 Mar 2009 » The Gay Issue
- 23 Dec 2008 » Crackers and Cheese - Christmas Snacking!
- 09 Dec 2008 » How To Fix Broken Christmas Lights The Fast Way
- 24 Nov 2008 » About Portable Apps
- 31 Aug 2008 » HOWTO Make your own smoothies
- 07 Aug 2008 » Food Waste Mountains, Biofuels and The Energy Crunch
- 01 Aug 2008 » HOWTO Use ThinkingRock to organise your thoughts
- 16 Jul 2008 » Routes and Advice for Walking In London
- 02 Jun 2008 » Power and data transmission
- 26 May 2008 » Wonderful, and yet terrifying
- 26 May 2008 » Dalek Game
- 30 Mar 2008 » Using Telnet on the DLink DSM-G600
- 21 Mar 2008 » DLink DSM-G600 next steps
- 16 Mar 2008 » New Toy - DLink DSM-G600 NAS Box
- 21 Feb 2008 » Role models and influences
- 24 Jan 2008 » Virgin unveils spaceship designs
- 27 Nov 2007 » Using Fuel Cells On The Methane In Siberia
- 07 Oct 2007 » Japanese Lunar Probe
- 09 Sep 2007 » Another call for mechanical turks
- 28 Jul 2007 » More space news
- 29 Jun 2007 » Prototype Space Hotel Launches!
- 15 Jun 2007 » Silent Computer Upgrade - Part 4
- 14 Jun 2007 » Silent Computer Upgrade - Part III
- 13 Jun 2007 » Silent Computer Upgrade - Part II
- 13 May 2007 » Silent Computer Upgrade
- 03 May 2007 » OrionRobots and I pledge our support...
- 04 Feb 2007 » Scientist Missing- Call For Help
- 22 Jul 2006 » What happens when architecture meets technology?
- 14 Jul 2006 » Magnetic Fingertip sensors
- 17 Jun 2006 » MechaHub announced
- 09 Mar 2006 » IDLE 2006 - 18th March
- 21 Feb 2006 » Broadband Nightmare
- 17 Dec 2005 » Review of bitweaver
- 11 Dec 2005 » War of The Worlds Creation CAD Files
- 10 Dec 2005 » Open source Projects to release
- 05 Oct 2005 » Paving Rethink
- 15 Sep 2005 » Vertical Farm
- 23 Aug 2005 » Busy and Building
- 07 Jul 2005 » Breaking big news for London
- 18 Jun 2005 » Amiga transfer finally over
- 06 Jun 2005 » More on the Amiga and Moving
- 12 May 2005 » MegaBloks Ship
- 20 Apr 2005 » Transformers Game
- 05 Apr 2005 » Weekend Group Log still to come, and problems with XP
- 01 Apr 2005 » Top Film Trailers
- 10 Mar 2005 » Moving House, Moving Hosting
- 03 Jan 2005 » Mains Plug Interceptors
- 17 Mar 2003 » Replacing a Power Supply For an Older Compaq TFT Monitor