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Simple log of the books I'm reading/have read/roughly how much I enjoyed them. Replacing my previous GoodReads account.

Quick code combined w/a peristaltic pump for providing research animals with a fluid-based reward.

Series of tools designed for tethered insect flight simulation & basic visual stimuli (e.g. sine wave gratings, drifting bars, gradients, etc).

Python scripts to parse WaniKani kanji & vocabulary JSON dumps into Anki decks w/kanji stroke orders.

One-off scripts and other toys for personal data collection/visualization, data set management, programming puzzles, code snippets, random enjoyment, etc.

Chrome extension that replaces the default new tab window with a single-color (customizable in options) screen.

The home control dashboard I run on a Raspberry Pi (Google Traffic, Current Weather, Hue Light Control, Window Shade Control, Sonos Control)

A series of web-based tools for practicing hiragana/katakana & learning Japanese.

Re-creating some of the IBM Q5 operations in Python to get a better handle on how it works.

Random collection of old Arduino & Processing code -- all sorts of snippets in various stages of development, not collectively maintained, possibly includes things copied from other places.

Custom watchface for the Samsung Gear S2 that includes 2 time zones, pedometer, battery status, weather conditions, and a custom time offset.

Partner app for the Gear S2 AWatch watchface; changes default configuration values (time zones, accent color, weather underground API key).

Python scripts for analyzing/visualizing data acquired with the Microsoft Band (and downloaded via the Microsoft Health API).

Simple WPF app which uses the MS Health Cloud API to download user-specified data sets acquired with the Microsoft Band.

Displays live sensor information from the Microsoft Band in an Android app interface.

Simple full screen weather display -- requires WUnderground API key (free, but registration required).

Automatic sun shade control using a Somfy RF board connected to an Arduino+Ethernet Shield. Includes an Android app for shade control (customized for my place, ymmv).

No good ever comes from the comments. Chrome extension that replaces the word "Comments" with "Regrets" and gives a title warning on associated links.

Connecting (rudimentary) rate estimation + neural control algorithms in a Tucker Davis circuit to input/output on an NXT. Not actively developed; abandoned code.

Converts between inter-pulse intervals/train burst widths and frequency/number of pulses & plots an example waveform (also my first foray into JS/jQuery).

Data extraction tools / GUI in MATLAB for wrangling neuro/electrophys data stored in TDT (TuckerDavis Technologies) tank format.

Uses lever inputs on a Mindstorms NXT brick to cue a Tucker Davis system epoch while recording neural data. Requires TDT OpenDeveloper.

Quick active/passive cable tester for TDT cables (useful when you have many cables used with animals that like to chew).