Hi! If you haven't guessed from the website title, you are on the blog of John "Jeffrey" Westhoff.
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Interactable posts
Now that that's out of the way, below you'll find my random blog posts in newest-first order - enjoy!
What I've been up to
Written Nov 9, 2017 - Blog
This semester has definitely been my busiest. I know there are a few projects that I started and haven’t had any updates on for a while now, so I figured I’d make a general update post.
Continue reading ↦Winning the AT&T Mobile App Hackathon with a Twitch bot
Written Oct 30, 2017 - Projects
Prior to about a month ago, I had only ever attended one hackathon - my team came in second. I had to change that.
Continue reading ↦Markup for note taking
Written Aug 29, 2017 - Projects
I’m a week into my senior year, and I’ve gotten sick of using OneNote for note taking. As a linux user, I’m pretty much limited to the web interface or WINE, and I’d really prefer neither. I’ve also had plenty of issues with notes not syncing / getting lost in the cloud, which is more than enough of a reason to switch to something else.
Continue reading ↦Progress on a GameCube adapter for ozai
Written Aug 29, 2017 - Blog
I’m totally doing that GameCube controller adapter in my 5.25” drive bay thing. I’m pretty close to done with the 3D model, and I am currently looking into 3D printing it. I also got some COTS parts to help me. I fully expect to be done this soon, like, this week soon.
Continue reading ↦AI Game 5 - Progress Update
Written Jul 29, 2017 - Projects
Despite the delay, I am still working on my AI/robot game thing. A while ago I added what I said would be my next steps, but never posted about it. So I’m doing that now.
Continue reading ↦Fire Lord Ozai, you and your forefathers have devastated the balance of this world, and now you shall pay the ultimate price!
Written Jul 25, 2017 - Blog
I haven’t posted in a little while, and thought an update was due, so today I am posting two blog posts with similar content. This post will be about something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now - build my own desktop.
Continue reading ↦Why build a PC and not buy one?
Written Jul 25, 2017 - Blog
Many people build their own PCs. Many of them do it because it can be cheaper, and many do it to have something completely custom for themselves. For me, it was a little of A, and a little of B. Despite having chosen the parts myself, there is a chance someone has a build just like mine - and if you only go by appearances, my build isn’t that unique. I have to fix that.
Continue reading ↦AI Game 4 - Robot Test Run
Written Jun 30, 2017 - Projects
OK, I’m pretty excited. It might not have been clear what this project was, but I think this will clear it up.
Continue reading ↦AI Game 3 - Language Update
Written Jun 27, 2017 - Projects
The language is coming along nicely. I refactored the evaluation function, moving out all of the function call logic into more digestible functions. This led to a few nice advances.
Continue reading ↦AI Game 2 - Components
Written Jun 19, 2017 - ProjectsI’ve spent a few days now planning out more of my project. I worked on the language some more, and brainstormed ideas for blocks I would like to have in the program. I also decided to use phaser as the game engine for the building and simulation of robots. This decision was based off the presence of a physics engine and the ability to specify constraints on sprites, which will take off the heavy lifting of “constructing” robots.
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