Posted on March 7, 2018
Think like an amateur. Do as an expert. – Takeo Kanade I got a chance to see Takeo Kanade talk today at UCF. He was fantastic! Takeo Kanade is one of the highest ranked/cited computer scientists on computer vision and robotics. He teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. He talked about various projects he worked on […]
Posted on January 20, 2018
UPDATE: Maya moved across the street! I’ve been meaning to post something for years about my favorite used book store here in Central Florida (perhaps in the world!!), Yvette Comeau’s Maya Books and Music. First let me just say that I love used book stores. I can browse for hours. If someone comes along for […]
Posted on June 20, 2017
No, not Neko Case (no disrespect). Nicky Case, and the quality of their work, passion, and humanity. Let’s just say if the world was ending and we could only choose 50 people to represent humanity, I’m pretty sure I’d like Nicky to be on that list (after me, because I don’t want to die). Nicky […]
Posted on June 19, 2017
Educate your kids about guns and they will learn to respect guns and wield them responsibly. That’s the first line of defense from gun enthusiasts. Well… whether you want to believe it or not, or rather, whether or not you care about gun related deaths among children, guns account for a child mortality rate that […]
Posted on June 6, 2017
I just finished reading a very old, apparently well-known cult classic known as Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott (1884). My friend gave it to me as a going away gift (they were going away, and looking for a good home for it). After reading it (and enjoying it), I did the usual Googling around to […]
Posted on April 22, 2017
Today we supported science with a protest march around Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, FL. Speeches were made, chants were sung, music was played, and signed messages were flaunted – all in support of science and progress. It was refreshing to see so many supporters of human achievement. Here is my sign. Here are some […]
Posted on March 28, 2017
Tonight I attended a live recording of NPR’s Science Friday at the Bob Carr Theater here in Orlando, hosted by WMFE-FM 90.7. It was very cool to see Ira Flatow in person reading lines for the show, cracking jokes, and interviewing guests. The show featured robots, prosthetics, live music, and space exercise. And to top […]
Posted on March 2, 2017
A team of 3 students in our Simulation & Visualization degree here at Full Sail University created a Mech Warrior / MadCat simulation using: Unity3D, VR w/ Oculus Rift, Moog 6DOF motion base, custom CNC routed console, Arduino, LEDs, digital scent technology, etc. I got to check it out the other day during a live demo […]
Posted on January 16, 2017
Here are some photos from Otronicon 2017 at the Orlando Science Center. In case you were curious, this is how a Clone Trooper dances:
Posted on January 12, 2017
We will see you all at Otronicon at the Orlando Science Center this weekend! Recall that Cacti Council is a nonprofit we started to help students with creative and critical thinking in education. We meet with K-12 students, faculty, administrators and clubs, sometimes with university student volunteers, to promote logic, computer science, and programming topics. […]