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These days I’ve been exploring the FreeBSD operating system a bit as a user.

The Foreign Function Interface (FFI) PHP extension makes it possible to use shared libraries and call external functions.

A couple weeks ago, I started playing minesweeper after downloading a game app on my phone.

Experimenting with some KLM APIs by building a small data collection tool which outputs a daily report tracking flight offers for some different destinations.

QR codes are usually used for storing small amounts of textual data such as web links.

In the mood this weekend for a little retroprogramming.

The IMSAI 8080 kit from The High Nibble is pretty neat, and fun to build.

Feeling inspired after seeing some electronic business cards creations, I tried a few years ago to make mini variant of my own.

Experimenting with some maze generation and search algorithms.

A barebones flappybird clone with JS/HTML5 canvas.

Last year, I began logging train trips as a means of gamifying and collecting data on trains encountered on journeys in order to make commuting a bit more interesting.

Looking at an algorithm to explore properties of the number puzzle from the TV gameshow “Countdown”.

A very simple proof-of-concept local HTTP proxy using Python’s builtin http.server module, and external requests library.

A small data exploration on #spreadsheetsaturday: looking at a model for predicting a KFC menu price given a group of different menu items.

Exploring and generalising an optimisation puzzle using calculus.

Looking at solving a combinatorics problem by enumerating all possibilities and analysing to make a generalised solution.

This post looks at computing by hand a result for pi using a process first described in the 3rd century.

Liu Hui’s algorithm for approximating pi from 3rd century China is significant as it gave the most accurate valuation for pi in the world for over 1200 years.

Some photos of the Manchester Baby replica maintained by volunteers at the Science and Industry Museum and the area around it’s original home at University of Manchester Coupland Building 1.

Time to boot it up!