Category Archives: Coding

RIP, Dennis Ritchie

Posted on 2011-10-14 by M. Eric Carr

Dennis Ritchie, who passed away a few days ago, gave us the C programming language. Those who know it, know how hugely important it is. Those who don’t, ought to. Continue reading →

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TIL311 replacement

Posted on 2011-09-26 by M. Eric Carr

A modern replacement of the venerable-but-expensive TIL311 hex display. Continue reading →

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Thoughts on LabVIEW

Posted on 2011-09-13 by M. Eric Carr

NI LabVIEW is very good at some things. It’s also spectacularly bad at others… Continue reading →

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Virtual Worlds: Minecraft

Posted on 2011-09-06 by M. Eric Carr

A paleotech look at the virtual world of Minecraft, including some in-world science experiments from the perspective of a character newly transported to that world from ours. Continue reading →

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