Dell XPS 15 Upgrade & Undervolting
Considerations for a replacement laptop—such as thermal limitations and cost efficiency—and a short narrative on SSD upgrades and undervolti
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Archer: Workstation Build
A new workstation build with Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X processor, overclocked to 4.8 GHz. The machine is fitted into a Thermaltake Core
Can bullets fired into the air kill?
Is it possible for a projectile fired into the air to land and kill someone? Here we visit the fundamental physics of projectile motion, and
Extracting Data from Websites with Mathematica
This is partly a follow-up post to my article titled "Can bullets fired into the air kill?". In this write-up we examine how Mathe
The Human Body: 3D Image Projection in Mathematica
This is partly a follow-up post to my article titled "Can bullets fired into the air kill?". In this write-up we examine how Mathe
Manipulating Geographical Data with OpenStreetMap and QGIS
This is partly a follow-up post to my article titled "Can bullets fired into the air kill?". Here we examine the use of QGIS in th
Personal Desktop: Thermals and Overclocking
Four years ago I built a custom high-performance desktop, and two years ago I did a moderate overclock to deal with increasing computational
Tank Rover: Animations
In my robotics post on the remote-controlled tank rover and my demonstration video, I had included some animations illustrating the various
Tank Rover: Arduino and Behind-The-Scenes
Here we talk about the construction of the Arduino variant of my radio-controlled tank rover, going over the electronics and the programming
SIMC Planner
Three years ago I built the first version of a competition scheduling program meant for use by my school's staff; very recently I comple
Vibrating Membranes and Fancy Animations
In my robotics post on the linear harmonic oscillator I had showed an animation on the vibrational normal modes of a circular membrane—here
Six-Speed Gearbox: Generating 3D Graphics
Using Mathematica to generate translucent 3D schematic graphics for my Lego Six-Speed Gearbox, starting from raw Lego Digital Designer CAD m
Personal Desktop Build: The Shadow
A high-performance computer build with an Intel i7-4770K with 16 Gb of RAM, and an NVIDIA GTX 760, to be utilized for video editing, simulat