Dave Bucklin
Conscious Consumption
I’ve been thinking about my consumption choices lately. Growing wealth inequality and corporate anti-consumer behavior have led me to develop a framework that helps me guide my spending decisions.
Read more →Discrete Math the Hard Way
In October, I was staring down a long, cold winter in Minnesota. I knew I’d need a hobby. It had been a while since I completed a certificate course, so I pulled up Coursera to see what they had to offer on the topic of computer science. I found a certificate series on discrete mathematics for computer science from UC San Diego. I’ve been interested in computer science fundamentals so, after reviewing the courses, I decided to dive in.
Read more →DIY Solar Power Station
I found some small lead-acid batteries at my local surplus store and felt inspired to create my own solar power station.
Read more →Linked List Code-Along
Low Level Learning published a video demonstrating the implementation of a linked list in C. I thought it would be fun to code along - in forth!
Read more →Pseudo-Randomness with an LFSR in Forth
I’ve gotten into microcontroller programming as a way to learn and experiment with Forth. My goal is to create an electronic version of the Magic 8-Ball toy. The Magic 8-Ball gives a random answer to a yes-or-no question. In the digital realm, true randomness is actually difficult to achieve.
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