Converting a Haiku into Music using a Context Free Grammar
In this post, I will demonstrate how I converted a Haiku into algorithmic music using a context free grammar. In…
Assembling a Morse Code Radio kit
I recently purchased an electronics kit for sending and receiving morse code. It has a port where you can plug…
Anatomy of a Song: Using Scripture as a Song Grammar
I have designed a simple context-free grammar using Psalm 71:22 to drive the creation of a song. I decided to…
Easy and inexpensive bases for paper and cardboard RPG miniatures
I print my own miniatures for use with Pathfinder. I buy the PDF version of the Pathfinder pawns and print…
The Adventure Begins
We just had our second gathering to play Pathfinder (Pathfinder is based on the D&D; 3.5 Edition Rules). We started…
My first 3D printer – the Geeetech i3 Pro B (Prusa Clone)
Back in the day… When I was a kid (back in the 80’s), I used to come home from school…
FPGA for Fun #1 (Part 2) – Driving the MAX 7219 LED Display Module
In a previous post, I covered the wiring diagrams, finite state machines, and LED segment encoding for the MAX7219 display…
FPGA for Fun #1 (Part 1) – Driving the MAX 7219 LED Display Module
I recently ordered a few LED display modules based on the MAX7219 chip. When they arrived, I immediately began putting…
Driving the Max 7219 7-Segment Display Module from ASP.NET Core on the Raspberry Pi
In a [previous blog post](/posts/running-a-net-core-2-0-webapi-app-on-the-raspberry-pi-raspbian/), I discussed how to create a dotnet core 2.0 WebApi application to run on the…
Is the feedback loop the key to a learning computer?
When I was in my early 20’s, I setup my Korg Poly-Six synthesizer so that the audio output fed into…