Author Archives: R.P. Churchill

A Response to the Question: Where Are All of The Young Entrepreneurs?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by R.P. Churchill

I encountered this article on LinkedIn today: Where Are All of The Young Entrepreneurs? It made a number of good points about college loan debt, occupational licensure, and other issues having to do with government interventions but it missed some … Continue reading →

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A Second Experiment In Video Screen Capture

Posted on January 5, 2016 by R.P. Churchill

Yesterday I learned a few things about capturing video using Roxio Creator NXT Pro 3, and made a list of things to do that would simplify the process. The first item on that list was to set the capture area … Continue reading →

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A First Experiment In Video Screen Capture

Posted on January 4, 2016 by R.P. Churchill

Capturing video of older, running software can be a bear. A link to the full-size YouTube video and a smaller in-situ version are included directly below. I kept things simple for this first evening just to see what issues I’d … Continue reading →

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Multidimensional Arrays in Javascript

Posted on December 31, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

Defining arrays in Javascript turns out to be a bit tricky. You can’t just predeclare the dimensions, you have to initiate them by defining the actual values for each element, dimension by dimension. For a one-dimensional array with three elements … Continue reading →

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Starting to Learn About the Java Memory Model

Posted on December 30, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

While out for a walk today, and while listening to lectures about economics, my thoughts wandered to the structure of the Java language. (They do that. I don’t always know why…) From writing assembly for various processors and also from … Continue reading →

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Order Of The Engineer

Posted on December 29, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

I grew up reading a bunch of popular technical magazines and always wanted to do something in that vein. Excelling in a seventh grade mechanical drawing class gave me an idea that I might become an architect but over time … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use the Tool Until You’ve Already Solved the Problem

Posted on December 28, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

The article below opened the Continuum section of the August, 1981 issue of Omni Magazine (page 35, 15 in the linked pdf). It’s interesting to me because I took third-semester physics from Dr. Eisenstein, who is mentioned early in the … Continue reading →

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Cool Building Toys

Posted on December 24, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

My favorite Christmas gift growing up was always some form of construction toy. There are a bunch of them out there and I think they’re good for teaching kids logic, cause-and-effect, and hand-eye coordination. They’re great for giving kids a … Continue reading →

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If You’re Going To Use That Time on the Road, Here’s How

Posted on December 23, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

So you’re on the road and have some time on your hands. You decide to buff your skills or do some research or work on a demo project. Here’s how you might go about it. Work on a certification: There … Continue reading →

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Use Time on the Road Effectively

Posted on December 22, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

While a lot of folks are traveling for the holidays it’s a fine time to comment on how best to make use of your time while traveling for work. I’ve experienced three kinds of business trips and you should employ … Continue reading →

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