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UI Horror: iOS X

Michael | August 25, 2016 | 1 Comments

Note: this is based on a (fairly late) preview of iOS X; the behavior outlined has changed slightly in one of the earlier betas and might change again before final release.  Hopefully this will change again before the final release, because the current behavior is […]

Internet of Blinkenlights version 0.2

Michael | August 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve been playing with my Internet of Things aspiration, a box that makes it possible for me to control my curtains from the comfort of my bed.  In addition, I want to collect sensor data (temperature, humidity, light) and […]

Insanely Large Numbers

Michael | August 5, 2016 | 0 Comments

Let’s talk about large numbers, why don’t we? Have you ever thought of what the largest number is? 7?  19?  21 perhaps?  The computer scientists might smugly insist on 1 and a couple nerds out there will try to say 42 while laughing at […]

Britney Spears Treasure Hunt

Michael | July 23, 2016 | 0 Comments

Thursday morning, I did what any sane person would do: I went to the Britney Spears online store and ordered a bunch of stuff.  Because that’s how I roll.  And they have free magnets on orders over $50. I’ve done that before, to the […]

Deforestation

Michael | July 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

I’m like some sort of Gardening wizard.  I removed all the ugly bushes and trees. Front garden before (April): Front garden after:   Front garden in May: Front garden today (July): It’s a shame that copper nailing trees seems to be an urban […]

Your Political Ideology is a Religion

Michael | May 16, 2016 | 4 Comments

I was contemplating a more trolling headline like “socialism is religion” or  “liberalism is religion,” but realized it was too click-baity and I couldn’t be bothered to make two copies of the post with each headline to really reel in those sweet sweet clicks.  Just […]

One Year with the Apple Watch

Michael | April 10, 2016 | 0 Comments

It’s now almost a year ago I got my Apple Watch. Originally, I found it a quite silly idea, and mostly got it because I found the idea of the iPad equally silly when it was first released, but would have a hard time […]

Is Google’s Go-bot a Breakthrough for Artificial Intelligence?

Michael | March 25, 2016 | 0 Comments

If you know Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, you immediately know the answer is “no.”  The answer, much like kids, is not really the interesting part however; what is interesting is the process of getting there. Go, like chess and most other games, has been […]

Internet of Curtains version 0.1

Michael | March 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

My outside curtain box has reached its first prototype.  If you recall my post about IoT, I am working on a box that can control my outside blinds and also send a ton of sensor data back to a command center. For my first […]

Internet of Shoddily-made Things

Michael | February 28, 2016 | 0 Comments