A few months ago I started working on an interpreted programming language. It’s not particularly polished, but it helped me get a new job!

Cut a strip of vinyl siding, cardboard, whatever, about two inches wide and eight to ten inches long. Drive a nail through it at the centerline about an inch from the end. Remove the nail. Cut a slit from the nail hole to the end down the centerline.

Now if you need to drive a nail just out of reach or hammer one in without risking your fingers, just stick a nail in the hole, set it with a few strikes, then tug to pull the strip away.

In 2004 a 20" folding touchscreen which will soon be the 10" Samsung tri-fold OLED. AI “vibe” programming. Intel handheld (UMPC) smaller than Steam Deck.

I created a pacman wrapper script to automate updating my system (Arch BTW), logging what was updated in a sorted directory based on the current week range, as well as the update progress. My Arch system broke after an update, so this will help me narrow down what packages could have broken it if it does break again.

I also have a script to automatically build android APKs from source, sign it with my own key, and copy it to a Syncthing directory. Most useful when creating my own apps.

One last notable one: I created a script to download a file to a hard drive and store it in a directory based on the domain of the URL. I plan to add a recursive mode next so I can download multiple files at once.

I created some aliases and function to simplify certain commands, such as v for nvim, lsal for ls -al, and cn for clear && neofetch.

Overall, I’m happy with what I have created. I doubt I’m the first to make some of these scripts, and I’m sure they’re not the best, but they work for my use case.

A method of optimizing parameters for manufacturing bearings. Specifically the raceway superfinish process.

There are several machine parameters (oscillation speed, stone pressure, time, etc) that go into the superfinish process. The only output is surface roughness. I created a way to optimize for a low roughness. The best part was that once you set it up, you can just start printing out worksheets and handing them to engineering techs to get some more data collected.

Before I did this, superfinish parameters were considered a bit of a black art and were only adjusted when there was a problem. This means they were always as bad as they could possibly be.

I invented (developed) an mp3 file splitter. I did this in order to allow more tracks for the digital books my wife listens to. Each track was over an hour long and she’d sometimes have to listen to over 45 minutes just to end up to where she fell asleep the night before. Now each track is 10 minutes long (or 15, or 5; it’s variable, so your choice). So I make tiny sized mp3 files out of large sized mp3 files.

A lock-and-key mechanism. Modeled and 3D printed a proof-of-concept, too. Was proud of it until I found out someone invented it 100 years ago

Language, Book-print, fire, the wheel, lying on the internet…

I invented a pagination system for web pages that allowed easy navigation with only a few clicks to get to the page you want, whether it was 3 pages or 3000 pages.

I’m really surprised no one else has invented it because it was so much better than anything else I’ve seen.

I didn’t invent clinical depression but my god have I innovated it

Deep Spy Penetration

A game to play when bored in an unfamiliar building. The goal is to get into as many areas of the building as possible without being told to leave.

Rules:

• Don’t be an asshole. Don’t steal stuff, break anything or move barricades.
• Don’t lie to get access. Asking is allowed.
• Opening doors with easily missed “no entry” signs is allowed, anything the average person might not see. Don’t open doors with blatant warnings.
• If you get caught you lose.
• If you set off an alarm you mega-lose.

And a best selling breakfast wrap at a restaurant.

In middleschool me and my friends used to play this game where you say a sentence and without pause next person says one. If we ran around a lot it was a very funny one to play while resting on some bench.

After few cycles making up stuff with no pause-time allowed, you would end up with a very random story that sounds like a fever dream. We simply called it “making up stories” with rough translation.

During a session, one friend said “I buy a boat” which we objected because story already established they only have 50 gold from the bird handing out leather hats that they met while falling from sky.

They kept insisting with excuses like “I buy a boat on sale” so I got mad and said “look you can either buy 50 glass bottles of water or save money for ship.”

As soon as they replied they will save I said “while saving money you die of thirst.”

Anyway that’s how we reinvented “making up story with choices.” where I narrated with choices while trying to ruin their story.

Over time choices became less rigid as in “what do you say to this man” and then it slowly evolved into us reinventing dnd from there.

A UV-blocking screen used in screen printing processes.

A new data structure in computer programming. I got the idea from cell chemistry, and figured computers today can handle slow and inefficient, instead of fast and clever. Turns out it’s also great for networking.

This sounds like a question that could easily potentially doxx someone. Just saying.