The reason I love computers is because they cannot lie. You tell them (give them code) to do something and they do it exactly the way you told them to. If it came out different from what you expected, then it’s your fault for being a faulty human 😂 I love the honesty from these…
Author: madcomputerscientist.ninja
Right to Repair: Not Right for Everyone?
As I start my car to go to a xmas party, I receive this ominous error message on my dashboard… “What is it now you over engineered, overpriced piece of German steel?” I muttered to myself. I’ve had error messages from signal lights not working; all the way to an engine misfire over the years….
Handheld Portable Steam Machine
Ever since I started working from home at the start of the pandemic of 2020 I decided to learn a new (well re-learn) a skill. I chose to take up competitive fighting games again. I don’t think I can be as good as I used to be back when I was younger and much more…
Hacking a Master Combination Lock
My son and I we’re doing some back to school cleaning yesterday. Amongst the unbelievable amount of garbage we found in his school cabinet was his master combination lock. He used it back when going to a school IRL was a thing. I asked him if he remembers the combination to which he nonchalantly says…
Personal Pandemic Stats (500 Days Later)
Back in April 2020 I wrote about how I built an automated LCD matrix counter that shows how many days since I started working from home. Who would have thought that 500 days later I would still be working from home? I certainly didn’t. I have been wearing a fitbit for over 3 years now…
MetaHumans: Don’t Sell Out Your Soul
Ever since I learned how to code when I was 8 years old, I have always dreamt of being a video game developer. This was the era of Galaga, Contra and Mega Man. It was when Super Mario Bros 3 was a feat of game software engineering. I didn’t know how they we’re built back…
My 2020 Work Life Balance Epiphany/Mental Breakdown
I need advice on something. 2020 has not been a great year for a lot of us. I have spent almost 11 months inside our tiny 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of Queens, New York; the epicenter of the pandemic here in the east coast. We have been on lock down quarantine for the…
Beat Saber + Karaoke + Dance Contest
Knowing I need some form of exercise (any actually because eating doesn’t count as exercise I’ve been told) during this seemingly never ending lock down; I challenged my son to a beat-saber-oke-dance-a-thon. I know I have no chance of beating him with just regular beat-saber as he can complete expert+ 360 level songs with increased…
Hope for the Best but Expect No Less
As a parent I always worry about his future and him making mistakes in life. These freestyle jam sessions remind me of how he is growing up to be an independent person who makes his own choices and mistakes without me telling him what is right or wrong. I often tell him during these sessions…
Star Wars Squadrons in VR
Ever since I played Wing Commander back in the 90s I have always been fascinated by how we can represent a 3D world mechanism in a 2D screen. Back in high school I remember coding in C++ a first person pilot view game that let me blast away square asteroids. It was basically the Wing…
Technical Insanities of a Mad Computer Scientist 