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Return of the CommandAPI

Just over two months ago, I wrote a blog post on an API I created called the CommandAPI. I decide to review the major changes since the first blog post and show how development has been since the c...

Hey, I want to run a command as a chicken

Today I write about the strangest email I have ever received in my inbox and how that lead to a week’s worth of programming. It’s a nice Friday evening. I’m relaxing at my computer science friend’...

How not to fix an android battery

Phone battery. One of the most key things about a smartphone these days. The last thing you ever want is to run out of battery during the day, or even worse, before your 8am alarm in the morning an...

Solving Project Euler Problem 87

Project Euler is a website dedicated to a wide array of complex computational problems. These are my Java solutions to these problems. This blog post reveals my approach to solving the problem, but...

Celeste's Strawberry Collection

Without a doubt, Celeste is a fantastic game. A tough platformer with the most heartwarming story I’ve seen in a video game all comes together to create an emotional experience. I write about my qu...

Creating the CommandAPI

I decide to create an API to allow Bukkit developers to use the new command UI which was introduced in Minecraft 1.13 (Aquatic Update). This post describes my process of creating it. Research The...

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

As a part of my summer Japanese Language and Culture course in Hiroshima, I visited the World Heritage Site Atomic Bomb Dome. During this field trip, I learned about the history of the atomic bomb ...

Learning Kanji

In the Japanese language, there are three primary “alphabets”. The writing system consists of kanji, which are Chinese characters (over 50,000 different characters), and kana, which consists of hir...

The Video Salvager

I wrote a bookmarklet to help with one of the most annoying YouTube issues - deleted videos in a playlist. By far, the most annoying thing you can cross on a daily basis is when you pull up your f...

The Harshest Punishment

This blog post contains spoilers for the video game Hollow Knight. If you don’t want to be spoiled by some extra lore relating to the origins of the story, I’d recommend you don’t read this post. ...