Author Archives: Michael

Bird Watching With Python and TensorFlowJS ( Part 3 )

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Michael

In this series, we will continue building a small system to capture pictures of my back yard and detect if we see anything. In the future, we want to search the database for birds. This post will focus on the … Continue reading →

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Bird Watching With Python and TensorFlowJS ( Part 2 )

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Michael

In this series, we will continue building a small system to capture pictures of my back yard and detect if we see birds. Check out the first post here. In this post, we will focus on the problem of taking … Continue reading →

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Make A Bird Detector with TensorFlowJs ( Part 1 )

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Michael

In the Rosario tradition of boldly exploring nature, Sarah and my eldest have gotten into bird watching. It’s been cool to see my son and my wife going on hikes and finding cool birds with a local meetup. My wife … Continue reading →

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Exploring Motivation

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Michael

As a parent, I care deeply about how my kids own their habits of learning. In grade school, I received the gift of violin lessons from age five through high school. Looking back, my capacity for music making has become … Continue reading →

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Gitpod: Cloud Dev Environment That Saves You Time

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Michael

In the good old mainframe days, professionals may have used a “dumb terminal.” This terminal had enough power to execute input and output tasks with a user, but the deeper magic happened on more powerful main frame computer. In 2023, … Continue reading →

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Make music with code using DotNet Core

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Michael

Curious about making music with code? As a software engineer and music guy, I have enjoyed seeing the connections between music and computers. The first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace predicted that computers will move beyond doing boring math problems into … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with PhaserJs and TypeScript

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Michael

Curious about building 2D games with web skills? In this post, we’ll explore tools and patterns to use PhaserJs and JavaScript to make engaging 2D games. We’ll cover tools to make experiences with our favorite language: TypeScript. Reference links phaser.io … Continue reading →

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Easy 3D scanning tools for iOS in 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Michael

The task of making 3d models for games can feel daunting. In 2022, we have many tools to rapidly creating 3d models using scanning methods. I’m amazed how this robust computer science and computer vision technology has become accessible to … Continue reading →

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Quick start for Phaser 3 and TypeScript

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Michael

As I have time for small project experiments for myself, I decided to explore new developments with Phaser JS. In general, Phaser JS seems like a fun framework to enable novice game makers to build fun 2D games. The javascript … Continue reading →

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Happy New Years: Excitement for 2022!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Michael

Happy New Year friends! On this beautiful New Year’s day, I wanted to reflect upon some lessons from 2021 and learning opportunities for 2022. In 2022, we will continue to focus on ideas that help students love learning through exploration, … Continue reading →

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