Blog Posts

Heatshrink Algorithm

7 minute read Published 3 June 2024
Tag icon g-code Tag icon compression

Breakdown of a general purpose compression algorithm for use in embedded systems.

MeatPack Algorithm

5 minute read Published 29 May 2024
Tag icon g-code Tag icon compression

Detailed walkthrough of a compression algorithm for G-code.

Binary G-code

6 minute read Published 23 May 2024
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Overview of a new G-code format released by Prusa Research.

Tiled Maps

4 minute read Published 16 June 2023
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What are tiled maps and how do they work?

Remapping Keys on Sway

3 minute read Published 8 May 2022
Tag icon sway Tag icon linux Tag icon wayland

A simple way to remap keys on Sway WM.

DIY Air Purifier

3 minute read Published 10 February 2022
Tag icon hardware Tag icon cad Tag icon 3dprinting

A basic air purifier made with an off the shelf HEPA filter.

svg2gcode Progress Update

6 minute read Published 9 September 2021
Tag icon g-code Tag icon svg

A review of major changes and what's next.

ICAO location codes

2 minute read Published 5 September 2021
Tag icon weather Tag icon maps

What they are and where to get them.

The Pinecil: a portable USB-C soldering iron

5 minute read Published 1 August 2021
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My thoughts on the Pinecil: a portable USB-C soldering iron.

Re: You should look at this

13 minute read Published 22 March 2021
Tag icon email Tag icon malware

The tale of a malicious Excel macro.

Testing HDL on GitHub with Github Actions

4 minute read Published 6 February 2021
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How I automatically run tests on all FPGA libraries in the hdl-util organization.

Upgrading my Dell Optiplex 7020

13 minute read Published 11 December 2020
Tag icon hardware Tag icon computers

Retrofitting an older desktop PC and all the challenges involved.

Switching from ProtonMail to Fastmail

3 minute read Published 5 December 2020
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Documenting my motivations for switching email providers, the steps involved, and first reactions.

Kindle DX Graphite as an E Ink Clock

10 minute read Published 14 June 2020
Tag icon rust Tag icon hardware

Recreating my broken songbird clock as a digital smart clock.

Generating gray codes of arbitrary width

5 minute read Published 23 May 2020
Tag icon fpga Tag icon theory

One-liner gray code conversion implemented in SystemVerilog.

Elephant bush succulent

1 minute read Published 17 May 2020
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A little water and sunshine goes a long way!

Interfacing FPGAs with MIPI Cameras

8 minute read Published 16 May 2020
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A progress update on my project to do MIPI camera control and video reception from scratch with an FPGA.

Minimal HDMI for FPGAs Released

6 minute read Published 24 April 2020
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Celebrating the first stable release of the project with a recap, discussion of changes, and what's next.

HDMI output on an FPGA

10 minute read Published 18 July 2019
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Tackling HDMI output from the ground up as my first major FPGA development project.

Enumerating Lattice Points in a Hypersphere

8 minute read Published 15 May 2019
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An intuitive algorithm for the task.

Pen Plotter

3 minute read Published 13 May 2019
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How I helped build a pen plotter from a design on Thingiverse and wrote svg2gcode to draw SVGs with it.

Lindenmayer Systems

3 minute read Published 21 April 2019
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A brief overview of L-systems and how they represent intricate patterns concisely.

2D Rendering of the Plan 9 Palette Cube

1 minute read Published 29 December 2018
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Showing the colors of the Plan 9 Palette Cube in a grid for visual understanding.