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 SpenceJul 28, 2023
@futurebird eagerly awaiting low powered schottky pill bugs
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 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 sp
@raederle @Tedspence @futurebird Is there a difference between a pill bug and a potato bug? (Demonstrating my entomological ignorance.)
Jul 29, 2023 at 2:42pmWeb
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