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Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins
Artificial Intelligence
I have been studying Artificial Intelligence since 2017. That is four years. And I have learned nothing. Well, that is not quite true. I have gotten pretty familiar with the terminology. However, after fours years of intense effort I still … Continue reading
Turtle Graphics Spiral In C#
As another example of what you can do with graphics in C#, I decided to recreate a famous Turtle Graphics spiral design. I can’t find an official name for this classic design. I decided to call it Spiral of Circles. … Continue reading
Posted in Graphics, Programming
Tagged C#, computer graphics, nautilus, Turtle Graphics
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Converting A Processing Sketch To C#
I have invested a lot of time and effort into learning Processing. I mostly use the JavaScript version of Processing since I can then include working demos in my technology notes which are in the form of HTML files compiled … Continue reading
Posted in Graphics, Programming
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Computer Science Research
I have not written a blog post in a long time but that does not mean I have not been working on my computer science skills. Actually I have significantly advanced my programming skills. I just have not taken the … Continue reading
WWDBooks E-Commerce Site Shutting Down
I will be shutting down my demonstration Drupal E-Commerce web site, wwdbooks.com. This site was not getting any traffic. It has become an unnecessary expense. I will do my Search Engine Optimization research using my playwriting web site at http://robertsrobbins.com/. … Continue reading
Posted in Drupal, General, Technology
Tagged Drupal, E-Commerce, Search Engine Optimization
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DeepSpeech on the Jetson Nano
DeepSpeech is an open source speech recognition engine developed by Mozilla. It uses machine learning to convert speech to text. Since it relies on TensorFlow and Nvidia’s CUDA it is a natural choice for the Jetson Nano which was designed … Continue reading
New Playwriting Web Site
I have finally created a web site that will be devoted to my playwriting efforts at: http://robertsrobbins.com/ This web site will serve that purpose better than my Williamsport Web Developer web site. I plan to use this new blog for … Continue reading
Posted in Theater, Writing
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The Year 2038 Problem
I have not written a technical blog post in a long time. Yesterday I learned about the Year 2038 Problem and I wrote some code to demonstrate the problem. The Year 2038 Problem involves Unix time which is the number … Continue reading
Macbeth in New York City
Yesterday I made yet another bus trip to New York City to see a professional production of Macbeth. This was my first day trip after spending a full week in New York City for vacation last month. We arrived in … Continue reading
New York City Vacation – Day Eight
Saturday, September 28, 2019 was the final day of my historic New York City vacation. However, there was a slight problem. An invoice from the hotel was slipped under my door which indicated that I needed to check out that … Continue reading
New York City Vacation – Day Six
On the sixth day of my vacation I gave a day to Brooklyn. I probably should have spent more time in Brooklyn since I’ve done Manhattan to death, but I did not have enough time to do extensive research. I … Continue reading
New York City Vacation – Day Five
Having explored the Upper East Side the previous day, my goal on the fifth day of my vacation was to explore the Upper West Side. I had rarely ventured into the Upper West Side on previous trips so there were … Continue reading
New York City Vacation – Day Four
On the fourth day of my vacation in New York City, September 24, 2019, I began my practice of having breakfast at the Pret a Manger near my hotel. I liked eating there because it was affordable and convenient. You … Continue reading
New York City Vacation – Day Three
The third day of my vacation in New York City began with breakfast at Applebees on West 42nd Street. We don’t have an Applebees in Williamsport but there is one in Lewisburg. I like West 42nd Street even though it … Continue reading
Posted in General, New York City, Travel
Tagged Daniela Trattoria, Dudley's, Iridum Jazz Club, Lower East Side, Tenement Museum, Tinkersphere
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New York City Vacation – Day Two
The second day of my vacation in New York City began with breakfast at Bond 45, an expensive restaurant just down the street from my hotel. This was a Sunday, September 22, 2019. I had a gooey cheese omelet and … Continue reading
Posted in General, New York City, Travel
Tagged Battery Park, Museum of the American Indian, Quest Bookshop
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New York City Vacation – Day One
I finally decided to spend an entire week in New York City for my vacation. The main purpose of this trip was to check out the night life, since all of my day trips end at 8:00 p.m. I have … Continue reading
Posted in New York City, Theater, Travel
Tagged Brasserie Athénée, Chick-fil-A, Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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New York City in August 2019
Yesterday I made another inspiring trip to New York City. The main goal on this trip was to see a Broadway play. This was not my original intention but now I receive flyers and postcards in the mail for major … Continue reading
Glitter Girls Review
On Friday, August 30, 2019, I saw The Glitter Girls by Mark Dunn at the Community Theatre League. This play was a comedy written by a playwright who appears to have some special relationship with the Community Theatre League. As … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater, Writing
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Hamlet
Last night I saw a performance of Hamlet at the Trinity Episcopal Church. The play was put on by Studio 570, a local theater company which does not have a permanent venue or theater. The play was performed in the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Theater
Tagged Hamlet, Shakespeare, Studio 570, Trinity Episcopal Church
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