Once upon a time, I wrote down some troubleshooting steps for circuit builds in my EE labs. After some frustration I’d had with circuits that didn’t work, Teaching Assistants who refused to offer firm troubleshooting suggestions, etc., I compiled this list of things to try when I was too frustrated to think anymore.
In light of […]
Listen, we’ve only got four and a half years until the world ends, and if that doesn’t pan out, it’s just a matter of time before some virus strain (or alien culture or robot revolution or our own stupidity) destroys society as we know it. Isn’t it time you made sure your low-tech skills were […]
I’ll admit to being a complete n00b when it comes to all things involving image hacking. I tried Photoshop, but it seems unwieldy to me, and I have to say the same for GIMP. In fact, most of my image editing needs of late have been satisfied by Paint.NET, though I do use Photoshop Elements […]
Last week, I was sitting at an Engineering Showcase at the university with my rocket buddies and one of them (thanks, I.O.!) mentioned “Lady Ada”. I’ll chat more about her soon, but in the meantime, browse her site for all kinds of cool goodies.
If you’re looking for the first project to try with your new […]
This is the first guest post on .51, and it comes from Alex McFerron, a mathematics and computer science theory hobbyist (that’s right; Alex does this stuff for *fun*!) who answered my call for more math here on the site.
Thanks, Alex!
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Here are five ways to have fun with mathematics right now, without having to review […]
It never ceases to amaze me how often I miss a simple comparison across technical boundaries. In this case, as someone who will happily unplug a computer, open it up and tinker around blindly with a screwdriver, I still freak a little when my car makes a weird noise.
Which got me to thinking: what if […]