My nearby Radio Shack decided to go out of business, so I felt obliged to go give it some of my business. Personally, they picked a crappy area to build that particular store - it's in the same shopping strip as a goodwill store and a food depot. Anyway, I picked up electronics parts at 50% off: various LEDs, 7-segment LEDs, a breadboard and the choice pick: a BASIC Stamp kit with a fat lab manual! I got this stuff really cheap!

Anyway, I didn't have time to play with it at home, so I brought the Stamp with me to Miami on my trip. Last night I did half of the labs (skipping the homework) and brewed up my first original circuit: light measurement! The movie below illustrates the amount of light hitting the photoresistor, as indicated in the LED. Enjoy!