A month or two ago I received an unlooked-for message, which I reproduce here: 12 November 1928 Dear Sir or Mme., We write to inform you of the death or disappearance of Mme. Melody O’Shea of New York City, New York, aged 39. Since Mme. O’Shea departed without an heir and is survived by only […]
Author Archives: Markham
“Had Better,” not “Should”
A few years ago, I read the account of a woman, Sue, whose teenage step-daughter Sandy became out of hand: [Sandy] began to lie, borrowed money without returning it; she sneaked into Sue’s bedreoom, went through drawers, and stole Sue’s personal items; she left the kitchen messy, etc. All these actions effectively got Sue’s goat […]
11 Must-play Flash Games (+ 10 more)
These are some free, above-the-rank-and-file games you can play on your browser. I tend to like puzzle games, so that’s what I recommend. (Most or all of these games can be found on multiple free flash game sites. If you find one host’s background or ads offputting, try another: kongregate.com, newgrounds.com, addictinggames.com, etc.) One and One Story : […]
How to use Arduino as AVR Programmer (for ATMega328p)
You can use an Arduino as an AVR Programmer to upload a program onto another miniprocessor microchip (in this document, an Arduino UNO and ATMega328p). (Much of the following information can be found on arduino.cc’s tutorial pertaining to this topic. More of it can be found at high-low tech’s tutorial. Here I combine all the […]