Today's soundtrack is Steve Winwood: Arc of a Diver. I'm on Part 4: "Material Nodes" of Blender Guru's doughnut tutorial. In this lesson, I learned how to use the "render" feature. Blender gives the option to render with different cycles and to put renders into different slots for comparison's sake, and they can be quickly … Continue reading 03.05.2018: One Lesson of Blender
03.04.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Caligula's Horse: In Contact. This blog is post marks a milestone; as of today, I've been blogging for one month! I've really been enjoying this part of my day. It's fun to have a set part of my day where I can learn something new; also, taking notes while studying increases comprehension … Continue reading 03.04.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
03.03.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Celtic Frost: Monotheist. Today, I'm reading the first chapter of Kenneth L. Feder's Frauds, Myths and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, "Science and Pseudoscience." Feder begins by listing some of the kinds of pseudoscience that he has seen published: Tarot cards, alien abductions, psychic cats, magic crystals, levitation, spontaneous combustion. When … Continue reading 03.03.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
03.02.2018: One Lesson of Python
Today's soundtrack is Smash Mouth: Fush Yu Mang. I'll be working on modules in this chapter of Coding Projects in Python. Modules automate lots of ways of doing things, like randomizing options (random), communicating online (socket), or open a web browser (webbrowser). First, import the module, then type the name of the module before the … Continue reading 03.02.2018: One Lesson of Python
03.01.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Deerhoof: Deerhoof vs. Evil. In an unexpected yet welcome change of pace, the Randomizer gave me some reprieve from the onslaught of math; tonight, I get to continue reading Coles Philosophy Questions and Answers. I'm now on chapter 2, "Theories of Truth." There are many ways that different philosophers perceive truth, listed … Continue reading 03.01.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
02.28.2018: One Chapter of Math
Today's soundtrack is Myrkur: Mareridt. I'm now on chapter 10 of Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, "Parting Ways: Fractions and the Big Four Operations," which deals with how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. To multiply fractions, just multiply the numerators by each other, and the denominators by each other, and hey presto! … Continue reading 02.28.2018: One Chapter of Math
02.27.2018: One Chapter of Math
Today's soundtrack is Solas: All These Years, an album that makes me instantly feel happy. I've made it to the third section of Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies, "Parts of the Whole: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents." The first chapter that I'll be working on in this section is chapter 9, "Fooling with Fractions." There … Continue reading 02.27.2018: One Chapter of Math
02.26.2018: One Lesson of Python
Today's soundtrack is Arcturus: Arcturian. The Randomizer told me to work on coding today, so I'm on to the next chapter of Coding Projects in Python, "Password Picker." In this chapter, I'll be learning how to make a secure password generator in Python by using Python's "random" module. The lesson was a fun one; it … Continue reading 02.26.2018: One Lesson of Python
02.25.2018: One Chapter of Math
Today's soundtrack is Waylon Jennings: Good Hearted Woman. I'm on to chapter 8, which covers factors and multiples. Factors: Two factors are multiplied to equal a product. 5 is a factor of 20. If your larger number can divide by the smaller number with no remainder, the smaller number is a factor of the larger … Continue reading 02.25.2018: One Chapter of Math
02.24.2018: One Chapter of Math
Today's soundtrack is Saor: Aura. I absolutely adore this atmospheric Celtic black metal album in its entirety. I'm now on chapter 7 of Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies, which is titled "Divisibility." This chapter discusses finding out whether a number can be divided by another without a remainder, prime numbers, and composite numbers. Divisibility … Continue reading 02.24.2018: One Chapter of Math
02.24.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Eluveitie: Spirit. I'm on chapter 12 of The Cartoon Guide to Physics, a comic-book style physics primer. The chapter is entitled "Charge," and is about electricity and magnetism. According to the book, we know how charge behaves, but classical electricity and magnetism doesn't tell us what it is. We now know that … Continue reading 02.24.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
02.23.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Cannibal Corpse: Red Before Black. Its cover looks as though a 14-year-old goth did it for a commission on Fiverr. The meth-addled protagonist on the album art brings to mind Ms. Tweedy from the film Chicken Run, yelling "No chicken escapes from Tweedy's farm!" I do like the album itself though. This … Continue reading 02.23.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
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