This is Yet Another Blog, by me, Tom Gidden. I write sporadically about tech things, but I must admit I haven't written much here recently. My day job is coding, experimenting with new ideas and tech, and telling other developers I'd do everything differently and that they need to document their code better.
CUIPO: A Rational Model of Task Priority
TL;DR: for tasks, assess each of Complexity, Urgency and Importance subjectively, in isolation; and then determine the logical Priority from there by calculating Complexity ×...
Exploring Lyapunov Space
A look at a previously-unexplored multidimensional extension of a mathematical fractal system.
The GidTech Where-U-At 2000™
I was asked recently if it was possible to track a group of users via their mobile phone locations, and plot them on a public web page. One of our...
Miscellaneous Drawings
About once every few years, I remember that I don’t completely suck at drawing. I forget that I get angry at myself for drawings that don’t look like what they’re...
Investigating iPad keyboard lag
Whenever I go to type a URL on my iPad Pro, there’s a good chance it’ll start lurching. I type a key, two keys, ten, and it’ll just sit there...
The GidTech Page-Turn-O-Matic 4000™
With chronic back pain and a few major orthopaedic surgeries, I’ve been left with the unfortunate result of not being able to sit and read a book for very long...
R.I.P, my heating pad
Ode to a trusty personal appliance; c.1980-2016.
A few of my IoT home hacks
To start with, I’ll explain my situation. I’ve got a bad back. A really bad back. I’ve had three operations on it now, back when I was a teenager, then...