Have you heard the saying “the problem is the solution”? It seems to originate in the permaculture movement, but it can apply equally well to electronics. Take the problem [shiura] ...

The best rummage sale purchase I ever made was a piece of hardware that used Reverse Polish Notation. I know what you’re thinking… RPN sounds like a sales gimmick and I got taken for a fool. But I ...

If you are interested in building your very own RPN calculator you might be interested in a new project published to the Instructables website this week by member Shiura. Using a CNC machine, the ...

RPN is slightly more efficient, but infix is vastly more readable. In this case, ease of use wins over efficiency hands down. I write in infix, think in infix, program in infix, why would I change all ...

, a web comic offering a delightfully subversive blend of romance, sarcasm, mathematics and language. Be warned, though: the content can include strong language (unsuitable for children), unusual ...

IN GRADUATE SCHOOL, my roommate was the technical one. I studied animal behavior and he was a biochemist, but that wasn’t how you could tell. My programmable calculator was made by Texas Instruments; ...

As Micky Mouse (1928–) once famously said: “Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes.” As Micky Mouse (1928–) once famously said: “Arithmetic is being able to count ...