Thanks for visiting my website. From viewing this site, you will see that I have many hobbies. Arguably, too many hobbies. I have become the man of many, but the master of none. I am mainly interested in computer programming, electronics, photography, and music. This site allows me to share things I find interesting with the world. Why not just use a site like facebook? Because, that's too easy. I find it much more rewarding and interesting to develop my own website. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send me a message using my contact page.
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Recently, I finished developing a typing game I named Kaboom Typer. The game is a real hit with my family and I have to admit, I think it's the most enjoyable game I programmed thus far. I programmed the game using C++ with the help of OpenGL, SDL, and FMOD libraries. You can download the game at my kaboomtyper page. If you try it out, I hope you enjoy it.
Late in 2016, I developed a simple game I named Saucer War. The game is reminiscent of a popular 80's video arcade game. I developed the game using Python and PyGame. I usually use Python for data filtering or transformation scripts, so programming this game was a fun change.
I compiled some notes on the Perl programming language. Anyone new to Perl may find it useful. Perl contains many special symbols and learning the syntax and their semantics can be a bit of a challenge. I hope this paper helps someone.
Recently, (summer 2019) I have made baked BBQ pork buns (Cha Siu Bao). I loved eatting these as a kid and still do today. Since I could not find a Chinese bakery close to home that did a good job of making these, I decided to give it a try myself. The recipe I use is from the website The Woks of Life. The button below links to the recipe on their site. On this same website, there is a recipe for Chinese Milk Bread. I use this for the bread of the bao, instead of what is mentioned in the bao recipe. I have made these twice now and it is not too hard. I get the Cha Siu, roasted pork, from the local 99 Ranch. Be ready invest about 3 hours in making these. It's not hard, but it does take some time. If you follow the recipe, you will make 16 boa. Don't worry though, they freeze well and are a nice quick meal or snack when you are short on time.