The All-Seeing Pi
This post is a about vision enhancement platform called The All-Seeing Pi that I have been working on with my friend Dan, who is blind. People who are blind rarely...
Posts tagged "software"
Markov Chains: The Imitation Game
In this post we're going to build a Markov Chain to generate some realistic sounding sentences impersonating a source text. This is one of my favourite computer science examples because...
DIY Smart Mirror ft. Alexa
Materials 1. Computer Monitor. Buy used and look for cable inputs that point down or sideways instead of straight out. 22" recommended (I used Acer AL2216 ) 2. Video cable....
From the Vault: PICHEC Raspberry Pi Cluster
I want to document this project, as it is one of my favourite projects to date. This took place about 4 years ago while I was working at the Irish...
Raspberry Pi Bot Server
My trusty RPi3 twitter bot server "starkiller". So let's say you've got a twitter bot that you want running 24/7, but you don't want it running on your personal system....
Intro to Python: Hello World! (Part 1 /2)
Many of the projects on this site use a programming language called python. Python is a great language for beginners, because it is designed to be very readable, but it's...
Intro to Python: Containers, Functions, and Loops (Part 2 /2)
This is the second post in a series. If you're just getting started, see Part 1. In the previous post, you got python installed, and ran a simple program. In...
Python N-body Orbit Simulation
Do you ever find yourself thinking "I wish I could do more recreational physics"? If so, today is your lucky day! We're going simulate our very own solar system. At...
Reddit Data Mining with Python: Are Canadians Really Sorry?
Internationally, Canadians have a reputation for being a sorry lot. In fact, we've even passed a law called "The Apology Act" stating that saying "sorry" does not count as an...
Simple Python Twitter Bot
Twitter Bots Twitter has some amazing bot personalities; from celebrity impersonators, to genuinely useful automated announcements. It is also probably the first place anyone was exposed to bots and interacted...
Vice City: Python Automated Sports Betting
Automated Sports Betting Everyone knows gambling is a great way to make money (/s). I myself formed this conclusion after hearing bookies will sometimes pay out before an event even...