Author: huebnerob
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Recipe: Apple Fritters
Here’s something completely different! These apple “fritters” can end up coming out closer to apple-packed pancakes, but either way, they’re an awesome, autumn brunch treat. Ingredients Steps
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Found at Goodwill: WebPad 1001 Prototype
I found this strange looking device at Goodwill yesterday. Originally, owing perhaps to the bright blue color, I thought it was some sort of educational or kids device. It had no branding on it, so overall, something of a mystery. At first, it didn’t even have the button membranes installed, just exposed raw button switches,…
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My Doorbell Runs Swift – iOSDevCampDC 2017
I just gave a talk at iOSDevCampDC 2017 about building an Internet of Things bridge in Swift on a Raspberry Pi. Here’s the deck on SpeakerDeck, and I also exported the slides with my notes into a PDF: Slides on SpeakerDeck Download Slides with Notes (PDF) Also, here’s my demo video: My Doorbell Runs Swift…
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Setting up a Raspberry Pi for Swifty IoT
I recently gave a talk on implementing an Internet of Things bridge in Swift using a Raspberry Pi. If you’re interested in following in my footsteps, here’s a quick abridged guide on how to set up your Pi. Many smart people have done the heavy lifting here, I’ve just put the building blocks together. Where…
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Scheduling courses in MATLAB.
First up, a little background about me: I studied computer science at NYU for three years, then I transferred to Stevens to pursue mechanical engineering for another two. It’s all part of a dual-degree program between both schools that essentially allowed NYU to appeal to engineers while having no engineering department or school whatsoever (at least…
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It’s in the Data: TRANSient Beta.
My text editor doesn’t spoil many secrets, its title bar simply glows “stop_times.txt – nycsubway”. Below that, lines of gibberish seem to cascade downward endlessly, patterns coyly exposing themselves in streaks of data as I scroll down violently. In one file hides every single stop, made by every single train, running along every single route…
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ADAPTiD
Aesthetic Design Algorithm for Public Transit Information Diagrams, ADAPTiD for short. As of yet, it’s just a dinky line simplifier that has been fed data from NYC’s PATH rail system, which connects Manhattan with points west across the Hudson. Yes, giving such a project an acronym already is perhaps akin to publishing my work on…