The New MIT Museum
Some impressions from the new MIT museum. We had actually hoped to do the high-speed, multiple exposure imaging of water droplets and balloon popping to investigate fluid dynamics — something … Continue reading The New MIT Museum
Category: Engineering
On Machine Learning and Self-Directed Learning
In mid-September, Simon spent a couple days learning how to build a Feed Forward Neural Network, together with a friend. It all started after the friend shared a cool business … Continue reading On Machine Learning and Self-Directed Learning
How much information = How many yes/no questions
Simon and dad were having a discussion about how difficult it is to solve a 3×3 blindfolded and whether that requires a different set of skills than simply solving a … Continue reading How much information = How many yes/no questions
The Never Ending Cycle
Simon here. I notice I have basically been absent for the past month or two. Let me explain. I have basically fallen in a cycle that goes like this: I … Continue reading The Never Ending Cycle
Predictions and Plans
Late December is always a great time to dream about the future. How fast will the internet become? What will be the actual speed our future data will travel? Below … Continue reading Predictions and Plans
Lego Power Experiments
Thanks to the amazing Brick Experiment Channel, Simon has been hooked on experimenting with Lego gears to create a number of crazy aggregates, like a paper ribbler: The biggest project … Continue reading Lego Power Experiments
Simon’s Magnum Opus
At the beginning of each year, I make a very long, ridiculous video (which I like to call a “magnum opus”). Last year it was the 2048 cookies project. This … Continue reading Simon’s Magnum Opus
Gears Turning at the Speed of Light?
Simon’s latest obsession is assembling gears so that they speed up exponentially. He has been inspired by this creator from Finland called Brick Experiment Channel, especially this presentation visualizing Googol … Continue reading Gears Turning at the Speed of Light?
Conway’s Game of Life
Simon’s version of John Conway’s famous Game of Life, a cellular automaton zero-player game whose evolution follows certain simple rules and mainly depends on its initial conditions. Cellular automata-like models … Continue reading Conway’s Game of Life
NAND to Tetris with hardware: Problem Solving
Reading on in the From NAND to Tetris textbook. I realized I have a problem. One RAM chip only has one address but will have to be connected to three … Continue reading NAND to Tetris with hardware: Problem Solving
Further plans about the NAND to Tetris project
One thing I don’t like about From NAND to Tetris is that they don’t explain sequential logic, like at all. They basically say: “Here’s a D flip-flop, don’t worry about … Continue reading Further plans about the NAND to Tetris project
Nandgame!
Thanks to @BioGeek in the comments, Simon has discovered nandgame.com, one awesome computer engineering learning environment, corresponding to the first five chapters of the NAND to Tetris course (see our … Continue reading Nandgame!
Geeks out of the box 