Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins

Successful Alert Firing and Notification

Posted on 6/12/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

After creating several more Google Cloud alert policies, I finally hit on something that works. I now receive the following email when my application exceeds its quota for YouTube Data API usage: I think the key to getting this to … Continue reading →

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YouTube Data API Quota

Posted on 6/7/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

Google has reduced the quota for my application after demanding a compliance audit. I have submitted the form for the audit many times but I never get any kind of response. Here is a message they sent me when they … Continue reading →

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DuoLingo JavaScript

Posted on 5/22/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

I have been studying Spanish for over a year. One of the tools I use to learn Spanish is DuoLingo. I began to copy and paste a lesson’s sentences so I can refer to them later when working for Legendary … Continue reading →

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Jim Thorpe Trip 2023

Posted on 5/14/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

I have not blogged about my trips in Pennsylvania because they have become routine and it would be redundant. But yesterday I made another day trip to Jim Thorpe PA. I spent several hours in the town and spent a … Continue reading →

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I Bought A Gaming PC

Posted on 5/14/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

I have not written a blog post in a long time. But I do have some major news as far as my home office goes. I have finally bought a new PC! I had been using the same PC for … Continue reading →

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Generative Art NFTs

Posted on 1/11/2023 by Robert S. Robbins

As a computer programmer, I am constantly learning new things and developing new interests. I have not been keeping my blog readers up to date on what I am working on. For the past four years I have been experimenting … Continue reading →

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Implementing Matrix Multiplication Algorithms Discovered By DeepMind’s AlphaTensor

Posted on 10/18/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

Last week there was a lot of excitement when DeepMind’s AlphaTensor discovered some new algorithms for doing matrix multiplication. Implementing these algorithms in Python should have been a trivial task but I could not find any source code. After a … Continue reading →

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Reading Pagoda and Goggleworks

Posted on 8/31/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

On Saturday, August 27, I made another trip to the Reading area. My goal on this trip was to see the famous Reading Pagoda and to check out the Goggleworks Center for the Arts. I have been wanting to do … Continue reading →

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Reading Public Museum and West Reading Penn Avenue

Posted on 8/16/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

This Saturday I finally made a trip to Reading PA. I have been meaning to explore this city for years, but put it off because it is a bit far to drive. Recently I have been doing research for a … Continue reading →

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2022 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

Posted on 7/17/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

I debated with myself over whether to write a blog post about this trip, but I’ve decided it is worth while to document changes in attending the festival. I also want a record of the artists who caught my attention. … Continue reading →

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Second Trip To Lititz

Posted on 5/23/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

On Saturday May 21, 2022 I made my second trip to Lititz PA. I decided to make this trip because I wanted to take better photos. I was really disappointed with how my photos turned out during my vacation. My … Continue reading →

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Lancaster Vacation – Day Three – Trip To Lititz

Posted on 5/18/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

Having spent two days in downtown Lancaster my plan for the third day of my vacation was to drive to Lititz. This made me a little anxious because I had to leave the parking garage and find my way north. … Continue reading →

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Lancaster Vacation – Day Two

Posted on 5/18/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

My objective on the second day of my vacation was to take some photos of establishments and landmarks which I forgot on the first day and to visit some museums and other establishments. Unfortunately it was a very cloudy and … Continue reading →

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Lancaster Vacation – Day One

Posted on 5/17/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

I have not had a vacation since the pandemic began. But I finally completed a trip I was planning before the pandemic. I spent three days and nights in Lancaster PA. Since international travel might still be risky, I decided … Continue reading →

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Studying React

Posted on 3/1/2022 by Robert S. Robbins

I have not been keeping my blog up to date with the technology I am studying. I am currently focused on Solidity and smart contracts. Client applications for Solidity contracts are usually written in React, a front-end web application framework. … Continue reading →

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5,000 Web Pages in Technology Notes

Posted on 8/15/2021 by Robert S. Robbins

As I have been studying programming and technology in general, I have been recording what I have learned in my technology notes. I typically create a web page on a topic or to document a code snippet. This serves as … Continue reading →

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Return Trip To Bellefonte

Posted on 8/2/2021 by Robert S. Robbins

Now that most pandemic restrictions have been lifted I can continue to visit Pennsylvania’s cities and towns instead of state parks. Until international travel resumes this will have to do. On Saturday, July 31, 2021 I decided to visit Bellefonte … Continue reading →

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Jim Thorpe in 2021

Posted on 7/13/2021 by Robert S. Robbins

I have not been blogging about my travels. Although I was forced to stop making trips during the pandemic, I did continue to visit state parks. I visited a record number of state parks last year including most of those … Continue reading →

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Williamsport Web Developer Finally Has Broadband

Posted on 5/26/2021 by Robert S. Robbins

I have finally replaced my Verizon DSL service with Xfinity Performance Internet. I should have done this a long time ago. My download speed has gone from 0.73 megabytes per second to 18.2 megabytes per second and my upload speed … Continue reading →

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How To Create A Non-Fungible Token On Rarible

Posted on 5/2/2021 by Robert S. Robbins

I am now interested in non-fungible tokens as a way to market my digital art. I have been creating digital art using Processing, the computer programming language for creating art. The type of art you can create is mostly geometric … Continue reading →

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