In the past I’ve written down a few thoughts on the terms “why” and “why not” as they’re used in regular conversation. When I really examined these terms, I arrived at what I thought were some good insights which I’ve decided to present them in a 2-part series here. In … Continue reading
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Synapse: my 3D print shop on Shapeways.com
I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. The 3D print company Shapeways allows users to create “online shops” on its website, where other users can order 3D prints of their designs. The shop owners mark up their … Continue reading
Embrace planter (hardware)
Another 3D model to be printed and filled with plants —created a long time ago, but recently edited to have thicker walls and a smaller overall size. I made this one with drainage holes and a fitted tray underneath to … Continue reading
Cubic planter series (hardware)
I designed these models as a series of flower pots for 3D printing. Plants growing out of geometry dominated by right angles—the thing that struck me about this concept and motivated me to put these ideas into reality is the … Continue reading
Yin Yang vessel (hardware)
Everyone’s seen the yin and yang symbol before. At its most basic (and I only really know the basics), it’s meant to convey the idea that all natural forces have a corresponding opposite and cannot exist or have identity without … Continue reading
Mother Bird (image)
When I was in grade school, I drew this picture to give to my mom for Mother’s Day: She hung it up in her classroom, and she said the kids in her classes always liked it and asked her about … Continue reading
My Job at Microsoft
I got a job at Microsoft! I was hired as a technical writer for Microsoft’s Content Publishing group. Our job is mainly to manage the Windows API reference pages and create conceptual content (how-to guides) for 3rd-party developers who wish to make applications for … Continue reading
Success and Failure (Part 3)
In parts 1 and 2 I wrote about how we can work to be more successful at the things that are most important to us by framing it as a decision to fail at things that are less important to … Continue reading
Success and Failure (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how we can view everything we do as a success of some kind and view everything we stop doing as some level of failure, and I proposed that there are often activities … Continue reading
Success and Failure (Part 1)
In the following posts I’m going to share one of the most important non-academic truths I learned in college. But heads up: the following 3 paragraphs are boring introductory material. When I transitioned from high school to college life, especially at … Continue reading
Opening Blog Post
I tend to write things down often: usually on a note on my phone, which I periodically upload to my computer and organize by content. I type out quick paragraphs either to sort out strong feelings or take down thoughts … Continue reading
Do List 1.0.0
Do List Do List is not just any other to-do list app. It accepts information about the priority and estimated time of completion for each of your tasks. Then, when you’re feeling productive, simply enter in the amount of time … Continue reading
Graph Cycle Detector
In this project I wrote a program to construct a graph from a source file, and then look for cycles (connection loops) around a specified vertex (very difficult to find just by looking at the raw data). In my case, the … Continue reading
Binary Search Tree Comparison
In this school project, my professor Dr. Thomas VanDrunen wrote 3 different implementations of binary search tree, and my task was to formulate a question about their relative performance, write a test to answer my question, and then report on … Continue reading
Zombie Command Center (image)
In this project my aim was to model a building quickly and with a low polygon count (important for resources in game development).
