17 May 2016
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Electronics
Today, I’m soldering. I’m putting together a basic electronic circuit, just because I can. Thanks to the Boldport club, this is going to be a monthly thing and, on top of that, I get an insight in the history of the circuitry that I’m making.
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15 Feb 2016
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Tools
Jekyll is a static site generator. It allows you to run a blog on a minimal server with minimal security worries and no spamming. Because it’s all based on files, it tends to be a bit more technical than blogging in WordPress. I’ve previously written about Jekyll, but now it was time to actually migrate a site from WordPress to Jekyll.
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Over the Christmas break I built a RepRap 3D printer. Everything went well until it was finished. The information on getting started with actual printing is very fragmented and all over the place. So here’s a short guide for any budding RepRappers who can’t wait to get started.
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09 Jan 2016
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Java and JavaScript
Last year, I followed the Functional Programming course on Coursera by Martin Odersky. It was a thorough introduction to Scala. Right now I’m reading Pragmatic Scala by Venkat Subramaniam. So it was about time for some actual Scala code.
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04 Jan 2016
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On Streamhead
Another year has passed, so it’s time to take a short look back and think about what to do in 2016.
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