More Thoughts on Lego
Quite a while back, I wrote about how much fun I was having with Lego Digital Designer (LDD). I was really pleased with that program, and have used it a lot (mostly to put together old sets from my...
View ArticlePhasmophobia and Bézier Curves
I’ve been playing a lot of Phasmophobia recently. It’s a ghost-hunting game where you, and a team of up-to 3 other investigators explore haunted properties looking for evidence in order to determine...
View ArticleProject Euler 114
It’s been a while since I’ve taken the time to solve some Project Euler problems. I thought today would be a good day to pick it up and try solving one I had not been able to solve the last time I...
View ArticleProject Euler 174
We shall define a square lamina to be a square outline with a square “hole” so that the shape possesses vertical and horizontal symmetry. Given eight tiles it is possible to form a lamina in only one...
View Article1 Hour Coding Challenge
I had an hour to spare, and decided that I would try challenging myself. I wanted to make a clone of Minesweeper that my kids could play. I thought it would be fun to see if I could make a fully...
View ArticleCreating a 150 Year Old Soap Box
Have you ever heard of ACME soap? I can’t say definitively if the company still exists, but it was a soap brand from the early 1800’s. Growing up, my grandma’s bathroom was wallpapered with ACME Soap...
View ArticleFinding Old Video Game Music
The other day my sister left me a voice mail hoping I could help her identify a tune she had in her head. She sang it and I instantly recognized it. I couldn’t remember where it was from, but I had the...
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