myrmepropagandistJul 23, 2023

* Isopods have 7 pairs of legs all pretty much the same length.

* 74** logic gates have ... 7 pairs of legs all the same length!

Coincidence? I think not!

Clearly, each isopod contains 4 logic gates. This Armadillidium vulgare has 4 AND gates. Don't forget to connect power & ground legs & use pull-down resistors on inputs.

(best practice is to simply ask the rollie to position itself in your circuit.)

Like most natural systems. they use micro-voltages, don't use standard 5V power sources.

Show threadTed Spence
@futurebird eagerly awaiting low powered schottky pill bugs
Jul 28, 2023 at 6:09pmWeb
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023

@Tedspence @futurebird Does anyone else remember Mr Rodger’s show doing an entire story (a musical if I recall) about pill bugs?

I’m convinced this is a real memory and not a fever dream.

Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 29, 2023

@MattO @Tedspence

I don't remember this-- but if it is real I *need* and I cannot stress this enough, I *need** to see it!

Show threadHat. AuDHD cat 😷🌺🍉🌻🔻Jul 29, 2023
@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird no i don't remember.
I NEED to watch it if that exists.
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023

@CatHat @Tedspence @futurebird
FWIW I’m not crazy (in this specific instance). It is an opera and it stars potato bugs and cows.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0649595/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" 1300: Potato Bugs and Cows Opera (TV Episode 1973) ⭐ 9.7 | Family, Fantasy, Music

28m | TV-Y

IMDb
Show threadHat. AuDHD cat 😷🌺🍉🌻🔻Jul 29, 2023
@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird :o
Show threadraederleJul 29, 2023
@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird could it be potato bugs? http://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/mrn/episodes/1300/index.html
Episode 1300 - The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Archive

Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023
@raederle @Tedspence @futurebird YES!! That’s it! An opera with potato bugs and cows.
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023
@raederle @Tedspence @futurebird Is there a difference between a pill bug and a potato bug? (Demonstrating my entomological ignorance.)
Show threadraederleJul 29, 2023
@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird A quick web search shows they are probably common names for the same bug. I don’t care for bugs, mostly, so I don’t delve too much into what to call them other than to evict them from the house back to the garden. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillidiidae
Armadillidiidae - Wikipedia

Show threadChris PackhamJul 29, 2023
@MattO I’ll just play the odds and say yes, probably
Show threadRob Vincent (OLD ACCOUNT)Jul 29, 2023

@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird It was potato bugs! Episode 1300 a.k.a. Season 6 episode 40.

Info: http://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/mrn/episodes/1300/index.html

Episode 1300 - The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Archive

Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023
@Rob_T_Firefly @Tedspence @futurebird My fediverse “fame?” Reminding the world that Fred Rogers once wrote an opera about pill bugs and cows.
Show threadRob Vincent (OLD ACCOUNT)Jul 29, 2023
@MattO @Tedspence @futurebird That's more than most of us will ever achieve on here! ​
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spJul 29, 2023
@Rob_T_Firefly @Tedspence @futurebird I will associate myself with Fred Rogers any day of the week.
Show threadVirginicusJul 29, 2023
@MattO @Rob_T_Firefly @Tedspence @futurebird 🥂🍾🎉🎊
Show threadKit BashirJul 29, 2023
@Tedspence @futurebird weren’t LS obsoleted by Complementary Millipede On Steroids (CMOS)?