Hobby programming, anyone?
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Since programming is so much fun, I list it as a hobby as well as an occupation. As such, I've always got side projects going on. My most recent project (and my most ambitious to date) is to build a small computer into my car for the purpose of playing MP3s and monitoring and controlling the temperature of my amplifiers. For this project I bought a small monochrome LCD screen and controller for which I'm now building a minimalist graphics library. After this is done, I'm going to construct a temperature monitoring circuit and a fan array that will cool down my audio amplifiers when they get too hot. I'm really excited about the complexity of this project, and the fact that I'll get to learn alot about constructing circuits and other low-level hardware stuff. Since everyone here enjoys programming and learning new technology stuff, I was wondering what sorts of interesting projects people have undertaken simply for their own enjoyment... -- Russell Morris Georgia Institute of Technology "WOW! Chocolate - half price!" - Homer Simpson, while in the land of chocolate.
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Since programming is so much fun, I list it as a hobby as well as an occupation. As such, I've always got side projects going on. My most recent project (and my most ambitious to date) is to build a small computer into my car for the purpose of playing MP3s and monitoring and controlling the temperature of my amplifiers. For this project I bought a small monochrome LCD screen and controller for which I'm now building a minimalist graphics library. After this is done, I'm going to construct a temperature monitoring circuit and a fan array that will cool down my audio amplifiers when they get too hot. I'm really excited about the complexity of this project, and the fact that I'll get to learn alot about constructing circuits and other low-level hardware stuff. Since everyone here enjoys programming and learning new technology stuff, I was wondering what sorts of interesting projects people have undertaken simply for their own enjoyment... -- Russell Morris Georgia Institute of Technology "WOW! Chocolate - half price!" - Homer Simpson, while in the land of chocolate.
I've done all sorts over the years. :) I'm kind of in-between projects now, kinda trying to decide between a number of projects I've started. Looking at doing a new version of my irc client, a subtitling program for videos, a .net-based web game, a re-write of my ancient mapping software for a pbm game, and a few other odds and ends. By far, the largest thing I've done is my custom IRC client. It kinda turned into a platform for testing all sorts of technologies I wanted to mess with. I looked at developing a car mp3 player (and scouted all sorts of sbc's for it and such) and ended up buying a Neo35, because it was cheap and worked (www.ssiamerica.com) Have fun! Jim Wuerch www.miwasoft.com Quote from my readme files: "This is BETA software, and as such may completely destroy your computer, change the alignment of the planets and invert the structure of the universe."