Here's an old project I've yet to talk about. In the fall of 2008 I built two kalimbas (a.k.a. thumb pianos). One of which was a term project for an undergraduate course on the science and technology of music, which utilised Bart Hopkin's Musical Instrument Design as a textbook. More »

I gave a lecture on Lego ® this past week, as part of of the Un-Distinguished Lecture Series, or UDLS, a weekly event hosted by the graduate students of the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. (slides). More »

I gave a lecture on medicinal cannibalism this past week, as part of of the Un-Distinguished Lecture Series, orUDLS, a weekly event hosted by the graduate students of the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. (slides). More »

In the 5th or 6th grade (circa 1995/1996), I wrote a sci-fi novel(la) entitled Renegades. It is more or less a blatant rip-off of any sci-fi or action movie or book I had consumed up until that point in my life. It definitely reads like the work of a 5th-grader, and I’m fairly certain I introduce a new character with a semi-unpronounceable name every few paragraphs, only to kill them off shortly afterward. This is ...More »

In the 5th or 6th grade (circa 1995/1996), I wrote a sci-fi novel(la) entitled Renegades. It is more or less a blatant rip-off of any sci-fi or action movie or book I had consumed up until that point in my life. It definitely reads like the work of a 5th-grader, and I’m fairly certain I introduce a new character with a semi-unpronounceable name every few paragraphs, only to kill them off shortly afterward. This is ...More »