The tech heads atSparkmight not have the blacksmithing skills of the hob of Gondolin , but they ’re still capable of their own Middle terra firma - inspired wizardry . On theirblog , they ’ve published a step - by - step guide to transforming atoy Hobbit swordinto a vane that glows when unbolted internet are near .
“ Sting ’s particular magic is that it glow blue whenever orcs or goblins are nearby , ” notes the blog . “ This is useful for hobbit , but in today ’s day and age , a real flimflam would be regrettably boring . ”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmjkUv5OtLM
The wardriving cab , which expend the company’sSpark Core — a small Wi - Fi development kit — has been dubbed WarSting . And when you slash the glowing sword , it will jump on the web and post the subject matter : “ { YOUR WI - FI connection } has been vanquish ! ”
at last , an excuse to add a scabbard to my growing assembling of technical school carrying compositor’s case .
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