Category Archives: Hacking Around

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. As much as I love to write research papers and blog posts, everyone needs a hobby. I like to get involved in Open Source game development, since it’s a good way to make friends, help the community, and keep my coding skills sharp, and sometimes I’ll just break out a compiler and start trying to write a game or program from scratch. Whether it’s an awesome new game I’ve created, or something cool I’ve learned to do on Wordpress or Linux, I’ll write about it here.

I’m in love… (with WordPress)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Every once in a while, WordPress goes and does something that makes me want to write a post about them. I was originally pretty angry that they killed the Read-o-Mattic, since I loved that tool – it was so easy … Continue reading →

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Playing Cards from Across the Ocean

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I love card games. Particularly trading card games. There’s a certain joy that I get from carefully poring over my deck editor and trying to figure out how to prepare that perfect deck that will allow me to stomp my … Continue reading →

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Amateur Radio Public Service

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Yesterday, I went to the OCRA meeting and finally secured my free year of membership with them. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with the other hams, even though I still haven’t gotten around to buying a radio and … Continue reading →

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Fun with Typesetting

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I didn’t post anything on Monday. I wish I could say that I was doing something so interesting that I forgot all about it, but unfortunately, it was just the opposite: going back to school is no longer exciting and … Continue reading →

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