I joined The Mill Creek Chorale after viewing the 2019 Christmas concert. I was amazed of the 109 other members of the group had such a big…
Overview A set of instructions in a program tells a computer what to do, in what order to do things, and where any data should be put into…
From a person with a fair bit of knowledge about meditating and a high interest in it but with little time spent actually meditating, I…
The third project in our quest to learn how to build a modern computer was specifically about memory and time. We had to build a bit…
As we continue on our journey to Building a Modern Computer, we come into the need to remember chip output in time. It is only when we need…
This week’s project was building 5 chip designs, the HalfAdder, FullAdder, Add16, Inc16, and two version the the ALU, the Arithmetic Logic…
👨👧👦 Happy Father’s Day. Keep kicking ass ✅ and making great kids 🚸! To all the dad’s everywhere, keep up the good work. We teach our…
This week we continue from last week’s post and dive into part 2 of the Build a Modern Computer from First Principles course. This week will…
I began the project the day after completing the last post. The work happened in spurts with breakthroughs fueling later work. The First…
Continuing from last week’s post covering the basics of boolean algebra, Hardware Description Language, and elementary logic gates, we delve…
Logical Values (1.1) The course begins with the discussion of logical boolean values. In case you missed the my review of the introduction…
My book club is not meeting to discuss the next part of Building a Modern Computer, so I will delay part 2 of that series until next week…
I have begun taking a course on Coursera about building a modern computer. Here is why you might want to take the course. Course Overview…
Star Wars had a big impact on me as a child. I remember watching A New Hope on tape over and over. The commercials were cut when my Mom…
Server Sockets Spraying ClientS WebSockets are the social web connection that power apps like messengers and polling systems, on the web…
I am working on an article about Web Sockets for next week, so until then I wanted to share some music that I found very affective. Not…
A quick update, but if you haven’t seen this yet, you should. I will be back next week with a more substantial update. Until then, enjoy. 🍻
My Most Recent 3 Liked Songs on Spotify This is an unedited look at my latest 3 songs I added to my Spotify Liked Songs playlist. I included…
It is an age old question. Which would you rather go to (in America, because Australian Target is a whole ‘nother ball game)? Well, if you…
So, you are interested in a buying a PS5, or are wondering why you should buy a PS5? This article will help you know how to increase your…
Remember to save often and early. Writte entirely on my phone. This is version 2. Version 1 was better. Some leasons you relearn over and…
Background I have been using Fitbod for the last 4 months or so and wanted to share my experience using the app to get fit. I am not a…
The Loch Ness monster might no longer be a mystery. It also is not longer a mystery that Tom Brady was the secret sauce behind the Patriots…
So, My family tried the Oculus Quest 2 this weekend. Here are the good things and the things that we longed for as we played in virtual…
Archeologists apparently found a most intact dinosaur’s butthole that included skin, Well, it wasn’t quite a butthole. It was actually a…
Here are all the things I learned today that I wanted to share with you. America has a new President as of tomorrow at 9PST. The Kindgoms of…
Where do I go from here? So, you’ve set Vim up (possible in VSCode) and are ready to start using Vim. You have the basics down of composing…
Setting up Vim with VsCode And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And…
Introduction These thoughts are my own, for the most part. I have been using Vim for 3+ years at the time of this writing. I wouldn’t say I…
Don’t worry (…its easy) easy First, a little background If you use VSCode as your editor, there is a great extension that will allow you to…
Squasing commits can be a really good way to get the tiny corrections to a pull request merged back into the main project. But, if you are…
Why using VSCode w/Vim is great I have recently started using VSCode again, and it might be incredible enough to become my full time editor…
Great Magic Keyboard alternative with easy switching between 3 devices This is a great keyboard. I am using it on Apple products (a Macbook…
History of Vim If you want to know some history of Vim, a contraction of Vi Improved, check this article out on that. Vi has been around for…
Burlington to KC Our trip was mostly lackluster, other than the rock that chipped our windshield that we later had to get fixed that a…
Denver Day #2 We had a great day wandering around the city, going into gift shops, and eating some great food. We rode the city bus around…
Lots more desert and hot weather We arrived in Denver, and I was really excited to get there. I have always wanted to go to Denver for as…
Lots of desert and hot weather This day was mostly driving, so not much to report, but there was some interesting sites along the way.
First adventures in Bend, OR After a good night’s rest, we decided to spend the day in Bend, since that is why we came to this area in the…
All Good things… As we began our adventure, we are slowly heading back to Nashville. All good things must come to an end. It was sad for all…
Park Drive And so the day came that I had been waiting for for a long time. We drove to Canon Beach. We initially drove through Ecola State…
Washington Park Today is another day to explore the city and its awesome everything. Today we decided to go to Washington Park. It is pretty…
Portland Downtown alt text After working all week, I was done and it was time to go explore the city a bit. We took the streetcar downtown…
Goodbye Sedro-Wooley All good things must come to an end, and our time with our friends were no exception to this rule. They left early this…
Our hosts prep for departure Our hosts were getting ready to go on a month long backpacking hike from Yellowstone to northern Montana. So…
Bellingham Farmer’s Market Today we went to Bellingham to explore this cute little city and discover how the locals spend their time. The…
La Conner, WA It is Friday! I am excited to finish my work for the day and enjoy a weekend of good weather, exploring, and good friends. I…
Problem: So, you want to use a variable to dynamically generate a key in a javascript object? Solution: It is actually pretty simple. Wrap…
Driving to Sedro-wooley When the day finally came to go see our friends north of Seattle, we were all excited to start that venture. Waze…
While I worked for a week… Jill and the kids went exploring through the city, going to Pittock Mansion, The Zoo, and other things that are…
Today we got up early and had a quick breakfast, packed the car, and started driving to Portland, Or. Waze was suggesting two very…
We went back to John’s lake and did that loop before lunch. We saw a deer and really enjoyed the easy walk. Besides the Lilly padded lake…
After a relaxing morning where Jill took some time to sleep in and the kids had some time to play and get some energy out. We ate an early…
Driving out of our Yellowstone campsite after a breakfast of biscuits and gravy with sausage and fruit. Breakfast was supposed to be until…
It was a beautiful morning and the view from our campground was awesome! alt text We spent the day driving around Yellowstone and doing…
We woke up and gathered our things and had breakfast around the teepee. alt text Then we began our trip to Yellowstone. alt text The drive…
A lot of driving today, but some of the most scenic views so far, for sure. We went through a beautiful canyon with tall pine trees…
Busy day, for sure. Wall Drug alt text We went to Wall Drug and had some fun. I got a hat and a die with a buffalo for the one dot. Jill got…
That was the best hotel breakfast I have ever had. Pancakes that quickly dissapeared from the serving plate, but were just as quickly…
And so begins our trip to Portland, OR. We decided to take a trip to Portland since my job has an office there and we have never been to…
