BARRON WASTELAND
FOOD FOR THOUGHT // IDEAS FOR EATING
PROJECTS
CHESS
CHESSER GUESSER
Can you tell who is winning the chess game?
BLUNDER WATCH
Spot the blunders as a chess game plays out
COLLABORATIVE CHECKMATE
Play chess with your friends
MULTIPLE CHOICE CHESS
Pick the best move from four engine-generated options
PUZZLES & DATA
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT'S THE RIDDLER
Math puzzles and problems
CAMEL UP CUP
"Bring your own board game playing bot" competition
NATIONAL PIZZA RATINGS
Using Domino's to find the best pizza
GAMES
SPHEROID ZERO
A Godot game, a game jam submission
SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE MODS
Collection of hardware and software mods
PLANOMANCER
A card battler
STARDEW VALLEY MOD: LLM DIALOG
Replacing character dialogue with AI-generated responses
COMPUTER VISION
CAT WORK TRACKER
Measuring the cat's time in the office
SET
Using computer vision to play a board game
BOULDERING TRACKER
Using computer vision to track climbing style
GADGETS & TOYS
GENERATIVE ART
Dive into plotters and generative art
YOUTUBE SPEED SENSE
Adjust video playback speed based on categories
VESTABOARD DISPLAY CONTROLLER
Showing information in a split-flap display
SMART CYCLING FAN CONTROLLER
Tying heart rate to fan speed
WRITING
2026
03 POSTS
APR 16, 2026
Barron Squares
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FEB 19, 2026
Mutation Testing
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FEB 2, 2026
DJ Workflow Automation
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2025
07 POSTS
DEC 31, 2025
2026 Goals
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DEC 30, 2025
2025 Goals Review
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OCT 27, 2025
Data-Driven Armageddon Chess Bidding
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JUL 6, 2025
«A Really Good Geometry Problem»
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APR 29, 2025
Can You See Between The Trees
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APR 5, 2025
Can You Solve a High Schooler's Favorite Puzzle?
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JAN 6, 2025
Can You Squeeze the Sheets?
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2024
02 POSTS
DEC 27, 2024
Moving Sofa Problem
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DEC 26, 2024
Finding Distinct Primes to Sum to 2025
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