360 / VR paper prototyping
In about 10 minutes with an iPhone, a Cardboard, and a bit of Photoshopping.
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Leaving Apple: Step 1
I am slowly preparing to leave the Apple ecosystem, stating with my MacBook Pro.
Deploying a Flask app in serverless Python
I randomly bumped into Zappa and the world of serverless Python. And I loved it.
New robots: Magni, Misty, and Loomo
Every week or so, I see a new robotic system pop up in my social feed. I do a bit of research and digging around and move on to other things.
I finally decided to start writing about these robots, here, on my blog.
Two of these robots rely on the idea that users will […]
Practicing Python: 3 favorite online resources
I’ve been actively learning Python for almost a year and—as obvious as it sounds—one important aspect of learning is practicing!
Here are my three favorite online resources for practicing Python.
Practice Python
Practice Python is the side project of Michele Pratusevich, a research engineer. With over 30 beginner Python exercises, full with discussion […]
Flask
I needed a web framework for Python and I picked Flask. Here’s why I’m happy about it.
I’m getting into Vim
If you’ve ever opened Vim, a Linux text editor, you might have wondered: “What is this and how do I get out of here?!” Me too.
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As I’m building new skills and learning about emerging technologies, I have focused on improving my reading. Here are a few thoughts and strategies I’ve been using.
Video recap #1
I have a couple of posts in the works, but I’d still like to post some things here. So I decided to start video recap posts.
These are videos I’ve watched over the past couple of weeks (some are recent; others are not).
Origami-inspired artificial muscles
“Researchers at the Wyss Institute, Harvard SEAS, and MIT […]
Women in social VR: Conversation with Jessica Outlaw
Jessica Outlaw is a VR/AR experience researcher and founder of Data Driven LLC. She kindly answered a few questions about her report on women in social VR.