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Android

  • 5 Advantages of Reading E-Books on a Kobo Reader
    I’ve always been a casual reader, but some years ago I was gifted the Kobo Clara HD e-reader, which has made a big impact on my reading habits. While a good old fashioned paperback can never be beat, reading on the Kobo is great for a bunch of reasons. Read in the Dark Have you […]
  • Living the dream, working on a robot
    My semester is full-time, but I’m excited about my courses. I’m very focused on the required Android development class, because it’s giving me some insight into how a mobile OS handles user-built apps. But also because it ties into another, much more interesting class. Dubbed ‘Applied Research’, this is an invite-only course with a subject […]

Coding

  • 5 Advantages of Reading E-Books on a Kobo Reader
    I’ve always been a casual reader, but some years ago I was gifted the Kobo Clara HD e-reader, which has made a big impact on my reading habits. While a good old fashioned paperback can never be beat, reading on the Kobo is great for a bunch of reasons. Read in the Dark Have you […]
  • Living the dream, working on a robot
    My semester is full-time, but I’m excited about my courses. I’m very focused on the required Android development class, because it’s giving me some insight into how a mobile OS handles user-built apps. But also because it ties into another, much more interesting class. Dubbed ‘Applied Research’, this is an invite-only course with a subject […]
  • A shooter game from Scratch
    Following my first game using the Scratch platform, I built Hittoriko Hunter – a little shooter game based on sprites from the original Tamagotchi. Scratch was a great launchpad for learning concepts like loops and conditional statements. Actually, after a quick playthrough just now, I am a little surprised at how well I managed to […]
  • Building video games from Scratch
    A few years ago, I jumped on Harvard University’s free CS50 course, a popular self-paced MOOC. It was my first foray into coding, and I learned lots of skills including: One of the course’s first tasks was to build a video game using Scratch. I succeeded in putting together a little challenge game called ‘Shark […]
  • Siri shortcuts for location, distance, and bus schedules
    As a student commuting to campus by bus, I wanted to get to my bus stop right on time. I didn’t want to wait in the cold because I was ten minutes early or one minute late. My course schedules were all over the place, and I was constantly trying to remember what time I […]

Coffee

  • Embracing the Instant: A Programmer’s Ode to Instant Coffee
    [Warning: obligatory blogger’s coffee post] In the rushed days of DevOps deadlines and coding tasks, finding the perfect cup of coffee quickly becomes more than just a morning ritual — it becomes a necessity. As a programmer constantly balancing focus and time constraints, the quest for convenience without sacrificing quality led me to an unexpected […]

Futurism

  • The Exciting Future of Space Exploration: How Tech Will Make it Better
    The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, where most actual fighting will be done by small robots. As you go forth today remember your duty is clear: to build and maintain those robots. – The Commandant The Secret War of Lisa […]

Hardware

  • 5 Advantages of Reading E-Books on a Kobo Reader
    I’ve always been a casual reader, but some years ago I was gifted the Kobo Clara HD e-reader, which has made a big impact on my reading habits. While a good old fashioned paperback can never be beat, reading on the Kobo is great for a bunch of reasons. Read in the Dark Have you […]

Kotlin

  • Living the dream, working on a robot
    My semester is full-time, but I’m excited about my courses. I’m very focused on the required Android development class, because it’s giving me some insight into how a mobile OS handles user-built apps. But also because it ties into another, much more interesting class. Dubbed ‘Applied Research’, this is an invite-only course with a subject […]

Lifestyle

  • 5 Advantages of Reading E-Books on a Kobo Reader
    I’ve always been a casual reader, but some years ago I was gifted the Kobo Clara HD e-reader, which has made a big impact on my reading habits. While a good old fashioned paperback can never be beat, reading on the Kobo is great for a bunch of reasons. Read in the Dark Have you […]

Low Code

  • A shooter game from Scratch
    Following my first game using the Scratch platform, I built Hittoriko Hunter – a little shooter game based on sprites from the original Tamagotchi. Scratch was a great launchpad for learning concepts like loops and conditional statements. Actually, after a quick playthrough just now, I am a little surprised at how well I managed to […]
  • Building video games from Scratch
    A few years ago, I jumped on Harvard University’s free CS50 course, a popular self-paced MOOC. It was my first foray into coding, and I learned lots of skills including: One of the course’s first tasks was to build a video game using Scratch. I succeeded in putting together a little challenge game called ‘Shark […]
  • Siri shortcuts for location, distance, and bus schedules
    As a student commuting to campus by bus, I wanted to get to my bus stop right on time. I didn’t want to wait in the cold because I was ten minutes early or one minute late. My course schedules were all over the place, and I was constantly trying to remember what time I […]

Robots

  • Living the dream, working on a robot
    My semester is full-time, but I’m excited about my courses. I’m very focused on the required Android development class, because it’s giving me some insight into how a mobile OS handles user-built apps. But also because it ties into another, much more interesting class. Dubbed ‘Applied Research’, this is an invite-only course with a subject […]
  • The Exciting Future of Space Exploration: How Tech Will Make it Better
    The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, where most actual fighting will be done by small robots. As you go forth today remember your duty is clear: to build and maintain those robots. – The Commandant The Secret War of Lisa […]

Sci-fi

  • The Exciting Future of Space Exploration: How Tech Will Make it Better
    The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, where most actual fighting will be done by small robots. As you go forth today remember your duty is clear: to build and maintain those robots. – The Commandant The Secret War of Lisa […]

Uncategorized

  • Embracing the Instant: A Programmer’s Ode to Instant Coffee
    [Warning: obligatory blogger’s coffee post] In the rushed days of DevOps deadlines and coding tasks, finding the perfect cup of coffee quickly becomes more than just a morning ritual — it becomes a necessity. As a programmer constantly balancing focus and time constraints, the quest for convenience without sacrificing quality led me to an unexpected […]
  • How I Installed Bluetooth in my Car Stereo
    [This article was written Sept. 5, 2023. If you are working on a similar project, leave a comment.] There are a ton of videos and guides about how to retrofit your old car stereo to get Bluetooth streaming, but I’ve decided to share my own experiences with this, since my situation is a little bit […]
  • Lessons Learned While Launching the Turtle Robot Project
    Last night I was full of creative energy (thanks to a delicious chocolate milkshake) and decided to finally start assembling the Robot Turtle. This is a kit manufactured by keyestudio that I got on loan from my college for the summer. Before I could get started, though, I had to clear a space, because I […]