jotted - a place to send my stories

I have been writing short stories and pieces of books for sometime. I decided I should put some, or even all of them out into the world.

"jotted" is the place where I will post sections of books and parts of stories. I hope that people will enjoy them or help me improve them.

And who knows, maybe after awhile I'll just compile jotted into a book like I did "The Space Economy."

Illusion Tee-Shirt - Because I Can

I was taking a cognitive psychology class. In class we were running through all kinds of illusions. I wondered if there were any shirts out there with good illusions on them, I mean they would be great conversations starters, right. I couldn't find a tee-shirt with an illusion. So I thought I would make a few.

I discovered TeeSpring, which is awesome because it is a new platform and was fun to just try out. I chose the Rabbit-Duck illusion for the first tee-shirt, because it was quick and already set for black and white.

This was a project that literally took less than an hour to do. There is now a Rabbit-Duck illusion t-shirt in the world.

Prose Aloud - Website for audio poetry

Prose Aloud is a new project I've started to create audio versions of famous poetry. This came about when I realized that there are few to no good recordings of poetry. Also I needed to expand my cultural awareness into that area for a little while.

Below is the first compilation of poems that I read.

Just Playing

"Just Playing" is a YouTube channel I started to present videos of my original piano songs. I basically improvise for a few minutes on the piano while I'm practicing.

There is a lot of piano stuff on YouTube, but I might as well maximize the value of my time playing the piano by publishing some of what I do.

WhiteCapStudios

WhiteCapStudios is a new podcast channel that I started on SoundCloud to try comedy and music publishing. I have some short stand-up comedy routines as well as original piano songs.

See WhiteCapStudios

My Tedx Talk

I was recently invited to give a Tedx Talk at my university. I ended up giving almost two talks in one. The first has part of the talk deals with how problem solving by humans is obsolete and inefficient. The second part deals with how if humans are not meant to be solely problem solvers what good are we and what is our secret sauce that will allow us to remain relevant?

Useful Robots

I recently started a blog called 'Useful Robots.' In it I outline robots that can be purchased and used by anyone who wants one.

The reason I made 'Useful Robots" was because there was really no place online that gives the average consumer or businessman an insight into what automation solutions are available to them. So I give profiles, not on research or the next big thing, but on the robotic mowers, or factory assistants, or vacuums that are ready to use right out of the box. It isn't cluttered with what a nerd would love, just with what an average person needs to know to buy.

ERAU Housing Internal Site

This was a basic functional website that I had intended for the ERAU Department of Housing and Residence Life to utilize for internal communication and collaboration. I created multiple tools and portals that were meant to make the Resident Assistant job easier.

I was an RA when I built this site. The department didn't want to run with it. So it was a failed project, but still a useful one. If you would like to take a look go ahead and visit it. The password it "hi'

Note: ERAU is not affiliated with the creation of the site in any way. I edited some of the website's functionality to protect department information.

RE-Lecture

RE-Lecture is a YouTube channel I created and curate with advanced engineering problems that I make when I do my homework.

How often do you look for a video to get help on your homework. Probably pretty often. But the trouble is, as you get into tougher stuff the videos become more of the lectures that your professor already gave you and less of an answer to your problem.

RE-Lecture is a way to cure this, by keeping the student's perspective on problems so that the videos can help other students. I am working to get other capable students involved in filming their homework so that when someone in a 400 level class needs help they don't get a lecture from a professor, but an explanation by someone else who also had to figure it out and understands what they're going through.

We lecture is also great for those making the videos. I have turned the channel into a revenue stream and explaining my work out loud so that others can understand helps me retain it better as well.

The first batch of videos I made had terrible sound. But since I'm getting over 1000 views a week now I have upgraded my equipment to make RE-Lecture a professional channel as opposed to an amateur one.

Here is one of my first and most popular videos on a robotics topic.

The Space Economy

The Space Economy was a blog that I began in the spring of 2014. It is meant to be a place to share potential business ideas and future ramifications related to creating a thriving space economy.

I have a steady readership, which I have built by pulling social media strings, and I plan to eventually turn the blog into a book when there is enough material.

This project is absolutely one of my finest and favorites.

TIMDS

TIMDS. Thoughts. Ideas. Minds. Designs. Sketches.

TIMDS is a blog dedicated to great design ideas. Whether for aesthetics or function. Whether they had a large impact of a small one. Whether they are conceptual or manufactured. I wanted to create a place where designers and inventors, such as myself, could go and get inspiration from the great ideas that are created by others everyday while recognizing the significance of those ideas.

I intend to grow TIMDS into an independent entity/business as opposed to just a side-project blog. But in the mean time, I just like writing about the stuff that I think is awesome.

HeritageTold.com

www.heritagetold.com

This is a project that I am particularly proud of. HeritageTold is a website dedicated to storing the wisdom and experience of generations before they are lost. Today everything is stored on facebook or twitter but what about the generations before the computer. These people do not communicate on the computer and they are slowly being lost and thier experiences with them. Heritage told is working to collect the experiences from these people before they are lost. 

We currently take submissions in text but are working to enhance the site with video and voice recording. We're are still in early development.

The Talking Pancake

www.thetalkingpancake.com

The Talking Pancake is an online custom pancake business that I am working to get off of the ground. People will be able to go to the site and construct their mixes from my list of ingredients. Below was our pitch video. While I failed on Indiegogo to get funding I have moved to an Etsy store that will get me rolling for less capitol

Three Minute Classes

This is an Youtube education series where I took any topic and create a three minute informational video about it. In this way people are able to get information fed to them in a visual manner quickly and easily. I did videos on topics ranging from chess to American History.

YouTube Video