Our desktop’s guts
I saw Simon looking at all the ports on the back of the desktop processor this afternoon and asked him if he wanted to take a peep inside. He was … Continue reading Our desktop’s guts
Month: October 2016
Simon’s invention idea
Simon told me today he invented a new electronics kit that would allow him to “make” any misical instrument he wanted. Outside at the playground he indulged in listing all … Continue reading Simon’s invention idea
Double Blink
Simon changed the default blink LED code to make the LED double blink (cut down on the delay time):
Turn Table
Today Simon tried to make a turn table. But it didn’t turn out exactly the way he wanted it, because various modules from his LittleBits Synth Kit are acting up. … Continue reading Turn Table
Today’s self written code
Simon has been scrutinizing yet another platform, Particle (producing the Electron, Photon and Core microcomputers https://docs.particle.io/guide/getting-started/intro/photon/ ) and wrote this code online at https://build.particle.io/build/new Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any of their devices to … Continue reading Today’s self written code
Code Academy JavaScript Courses
On Thursday and Friday Simon started a new course on Code Academy, this time in Java Script! The first tasks have been quite interesting. I especially likes the one about moon … Continue reading Code Academy JavaScript Courses
Code Academy Python Courses (Continued)
Over the past week Simon has made some more progress in his Python courses. By now he has completed 5 courses. The level of the last few lessons is quite … Continue reading Code Academy Python Courses (Continued)
Astronomy classes
On Saturday Simon started his monthly classes at Urania, the local observatory.
Simon playing Borodin
From Girls Chorus (Prince Igor)
The monthly Science workshop with John Maas
The workshop went on for two hours and in a way continued after John was gone, too, as Simon is in love with his new 4V battery.
Geeks out of the box 