Comments by Daniel Grayson

  • 20 years since we shipped the first Pololu product

    20 years since we shipped the first Pololu product

    - 9 April 2021

    Thanks for the interesting retrospective!

  • November 2020 update after 8 months of operations under coronavirus

    November 2020 update after 8 months of operations under coronavirus

    - 19 November 2020

    That's some good news, thanks for the update!

  • Rethinking open source in the context of the coronavirus pandemic

    Rethinking open source in the context of the coronavirus pandemic

    - 25 April 2020

    I think you'll get some good feedback from this sensible presentation. I have some minor points.

    Re: "it might be more pragmatic to officially open up the designs than to fight the copies." -- Wouldn't dealing with
    support requests for counterfeits still take up staff time?

    Re: "The pandemic has increased awareness about potential benefits of manufacturing locally" -- I'm not sure this is true. It might show the opposite, that global trade is so important, especially during a pandemic, that government should be prevented from interfering in it, via tariffs, for example. At least, I hope so.

    Re: "we could open up some existing products after exceeding some donation threshold" -- it might be more sensible to solicit donations after a particular product is opened up.

    And finally, you didn't mention it, but your various bits of firmware could be made into free software.

  • Rainbow baby Eve

    Rainbow baby Eve

    - 15 March 2017

    Thank you for the view into your life and feelings, Jan, and best wishes for the forthcoming years.

  • David's line following robot that learns the course

    David's line following robot that learns the course

    - 2 May 2015

    If you're willing to have the robot run the course from memory, it could steer wider on the curves and cut the corners to achieve a faster time. What do the rules say about how close to the course the robot has to be?

  • On losing my baby

    On losing my baby

    - 6 February 2015

    Candice and Jan,

    Our condolences to you and your family for your loss. Thanks for sharing the story.

    I would have had a brother 17 months older than I if he hadn't been stillborn, with
    hydrocephaly; they were worried about me when I was born because I had a big
    head, and because I didn't start talking until age 3. We recently found what we
    think is the location of his grave in Lubbock, Texas, and my sister Kris visited it.
    Perhaps we'll add a marker.

    I've downloaded the Liszt piece and will attempt it. I have a good piano teacher now,
    so it might eventually be possible.

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