TV Remote? There's an App for That Posted on November 5, 2014A project using a Raspberry Pi with wired IR emitters to create a server controlling the equipment of a home entertainment center. [Read More]hobby Raspberry Pi iPhone remote control
Screwed Up Poker Posted on August 1, 2014A deep dive on the odds of a simple gambling game named ‘screw your neighbor.’ [Read More]games poker cards probability
RC Car? There's an App for That Posted on January 25, 2014A project to replace the innards of an RC car to control it with a custom iPhone app. [Read More]hobby iPhone Arduino remote control
The Chicken or the Egg? Posted on December 3, 2013Answering the age old question of which came first. [Read More]philosophy
Is Black a Color? Posted on November 9, 2013An overview of basic color theory. [Read More]color perception visual system
VisLies 2013 Posted on October 15, 2013An overview of the presentations at VisLies 2013. [Read More]visualization VisLies perception
The Three Birthday Problem Posted on August 14, 2013What are the odds of 3 people having the same birthday? [Read More]probability birthday
Lego Mechanical Computer Posted on August 1, 2013A device with no electronics but nevertheless able to do simple computations. [Read More]computation mechanical computer LEGO flip-flop