Accommodation vs. confrontation
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at a roundtable debate hosted by the Cleveland Freethinkers. The theme of the debate revolved around how atheists should present themselves in public discourse:...
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Thumbnail cache in Windows 7 / Vista – a rumination
Today I was thinking about the security implications of thumbnail caching systems on most PCs out there today. What I mean by that is this: whenever you use Windows Explorer to browse a directory that...
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The FujiFilm .MPO 3D photo format
A few weeks ago my dad, in his love for electronic gadgetry, purchased a FujiFilm FinePix REAL 3D camera. The concept is pretty simple: it’s basically two cameras in one, with the two sensors spaced as...
View ArticleAtheism as a religion
It annoys me to no end when religious people claim that atheism is “a religion” or that atheism is just as “dogmatic” as religious beliefs. This will be the subject of a much longer article at some...
View ArticleGood and bad science, and faster-than-light neutrinos
The results from the OPERA experiment at CERN have caused a huge stir in the media over the last two weeks, and with good reason, since they claim to have measured the arrival of a neutrino beam 60...
View ArticlePi is wrong! Long live Tau!
At one point or another, we’ve all had a feeling that something is not quite right in the world. It’s a huge relief, therefore, to discover someone else who shares your suspicion. (I’m also surprised...
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Correctly naming your photos
I seem to be very minimal in my strategy of organizing my digital photo collection. I have a single folder on my computer called “Pictures,” and subfolders that correspond to every year (2011, 2010, …)...
View ArticleRefuting the Fine-Tuning Argument
During a recent friendly debate with some religious acquaintances, I was asked if I could name any arguments for the existence of a god that actually seem “plausible” to me on any level. Suffice it to...
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DiskDigger now available for Android!
I’m happy to announce that DiskDigger is now available for Android devices (phones and tablets running rooted Android 2.2 and above)! You can get the app by searching for it on the Google Play Store...
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My BASIC beginnings
Edsger Dijkstra was absolutely right when he said, “Programming in BASIC causes brain damage.” (Lacking a source for that quote, I found an even better quote that has a source: “It is practically...
View ArticleA new low in SEO scams?
There are honest business models, and dishonest business models. Honest business models include businesses who manufacture useful products and sell them to consumers, or perform a useful service for a...
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DiskDigger Pro for Android!
I’m pleased to announce the release of DiskDigger Pro for Android! This new version of DiskDigger is capable of recovering (carving) over 20 different types of files from your Android device’s internal...
View ArticleDealing with Google Play Store reviews
Or “How to keep your sanity while being an app publisher” It has been roughly a year since I’ve published my first significant Android app (DiskDigger), and roughly a month since I’ve published my...
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A first look at Google Glass
For the last few weeks I’ve been geeking out on Google Glass, which I received after some time on the waiting list. I thought I’d share some firsthand observations and experiences with this marvelous...
View ArticleA poem by J. Jayson Poryk
Three men doing the work they love, Three beds unfolding from above. Inside the Stanton Building did they roam, And in the public restroom did they make their home. A quiet life, but not without...
View ArticleDeus ex machina
No dictionary definition of deus ex machina would be complete without a picture of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Eagles. I mean, really. They save the day every single time! When will Gandalf learn to just have...
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Experimenting with Google’s Project Tango
Recently I had the opportunity to play around with Project Tango from Google: I whipped up a quick demo, based on the existing sample code from Google, that takes the real-time point cloud provided by...
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View 3D MPO photos with Google Cardboard
One thing that I’ve been meaning to get my hands on is Google Cardboard, which is an extraordinary bit of technology that transforms your smartphone into a virtual reality display, for the cost of just...
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Mandelbrot in Android and C#
Recently I uploaded some old-ish code to GitHub for displaying the Mandelbrot set in Android and in C#. Creating an interactive Mandelbrot explorer application (with pan and zoom) is one of my favorite...
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A big update to DiskDigger for Android
I’ve just published some long-awaited updates for the DiskDigger app for Android! A lot of its low-level recovery logic has been updated, allowing it to provide you with all of this new functionality:...
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