Oscillators are patterns in Game of Life that cycle through a repeating set of states. The number of states in the cycle is called the "periodicity", e.g. "Period 2" means two states that alternate. Period 2 Blinker (period 2) 00000 00000 01110 00000 00000 Toad (Period 2) 00…

*Because everyone has a theory about the broken state of education* Can the knowledge or skills in a field be broken down into discrete atoms of knowledge? If so, can we: - Learn those atoms of knowledge (or skills) - Assess our current abilities in those atoms - Assign depende…

**warning Once you learn about the Reuleaux Triangle you may start to see it everwhere! In buildings, in coffee tables, in kids playground equipment, in beer logos... Reuleaux Rules Our World!** Ever wanted to drill a square-hole? Is it possible to build a drillbit that would p…

A time-transmitter is usually bundled with a time-receiver, but time-receivers are so cheap that they are usually standalone units without a time-transmitter. The best place to locate a... wait a second. I really want to jump into the nitty-gritty about time devices, but I guess…

This page is for those who already believe in climate change and want to find practical things to do about it. (In other words, it's written for me, and hopefully for you too!) The list is broken into four parts: - energy - waste - other - education   energy - install solar pa…