Gamification of an application or website is the process of adding one or more game-like devices to the activity. In this case, the activity is using this website! This website is run on WordPress, and if you have ever worked with WordPress before, you may know that they offer every kind of plug-in that is […]
Many years ago I received a t-shirt as a gift with the formula for juggling printed on it. The formula was from Claude Shannon, the builder of the first juggling robot, who developed a juggling theorem. There is a movie about Claud, The Bit Player that is worth watching. Having juggled for many years prior to learning […]
For quite some time now there has been a bit of pressure on terminal users and developers to move away from bash to zsh or (Z Shell). Recently it seems to have gone to the next level with Mac OSX defaulting to zsh shell. Of course, you can continue to use bash but clearly, zsh […]
When you are working with Python, from time to time you find that you want to have a graphical user interface (GUI) to replace the command line so that it’s easier for users of your software to work with it. For a long time, this has been a difficult task. The main issue is that […]
AdeventOfCode.com is a site that has, for many years, offered an incredibly fun and challenging set of puzzles during the month of December. If you are an aspiring software engineer or a seasoned pro, this site is for you! The site has a simple new challenge for each day of December leading up to the […]
TwilioQuest Review Twilio has created an awesome game that is designed to teach students to program. I’m going to start by just saying – if you are interested in learning to code, then this app is fun and a great way to get started! Also if you have a friend who is learning to code […]
The lunar eclipse for January 2019 inspired me to try to capture it with a camera. So just for fun, I thought I might talk about my experience with shooting the moon pics so that other’s who might be inspired can learn from my mistakes. Shooting at full auto Before beginning this experiment, I did think it […]
Have you ever wanted to stream audio while you were on a hangout, but were unable to because of feedback in the Hangout? Well, this is the solution if you are using a mac. Soundflower is a virtual audio device for your Mac that is designed to allow audio to be routed to different applications. […]
Had a great time watching the show and helping people who were learning to juggle! Great day, wonderful weather, so lucky that NYC has Bryant Park Juggling!
Heroes of the Storm Fun replay! From Ragnaros Perspective Nova Perspective