Chlorine in Your Tap Water Isn't the Problem
Countries like Switzerland often skip chlorine residuals not because chlorine is bad, but because their infrastructure is good enough not to need it. The US is different. Until we invest in better systems, chlorine is doing its job.
Mentees
A running mentorship log across Bronc Botz, SwRI YES, and independent-study students working on projects from Fortran-to-Julia benchmarks to spaceflight hardware testing.
10-Keyless RGB Keyboard
UT Austin ECE EE445L final project: custom 10-keyless keyboard with individually addressable RGB backlighting, USB interface, and onboard macro recording.
The Growing Problem With Li-ion Batteries in Hot Climates
Modern power tool batteries like Ryobi switched from NiMH to Li-ion, but there's a problem: they can't handle Texas heat. What you need to know about thermal limits, fire bags, and safe storage.
Over-the-air Motorized TV Antenna unnecessary
I almost built an ESP32 antenna rotator for Spurs OTA games, then realized all major local stations come from about the same direction.
7 Habits for Mental Discipline & Self-Control
A practical checklist for self-control: sugar reset, hydration, social feed curation, daily meditation, cold-finish showers, a weekly 3-hour disappear block, and nightly reflection.
Modernizing My ASUS U46E i7
Reviving an old ASUS U46E with an SSD, AC 7265 5 GHz Wi-Fi, Fedora upgrades, and external-display troubleshooting.
Git + LFS Stuck File Quick Fix
A quick runbook for fixing Git LFS pull failures caused by remote and endpoint mismatches.
Windows tmp on startup
A tiny PowerShell startup script that clears C:\tmp so Windows behaves more like Linux /tmp.
Steam on Linux
Fix White Screen of Death launching Steam games on Fedora 43. Also fixes laggy Big Picture Mode.
Aceso
Aceso: Harnessing Technology to Support Children's Mental Health. Senior design project combining engineering, mental health awareness, and innovation.
CentOS_PHP_7-8
RHEL (e.g. CentOS) guide to upgrading PHP from 7 to 8
SVN2GIT
Convert SVN repo to Git
Hybrid-Hybrid Kubernetes Cluster
Deploying spacecraft web applications in a hybrid Kubernetes cluster spanning on-premises servers, a high-performance computing cluster, and AWS developed at Southwest Research Institute.
FIRST Robotics
Former FTC and FRC Student; now mentor BroncBotz 3481, FTC 4008/6976/4602, and TMI FTC 6221.
DIY Circuits
A personal project to create printed circuit boards (PCBs) at home, born out of necessity during COVID-19 when access to the UT Austin Makerspace was restricted.
Intelligent Quads
Co-founded Intelligent Quads (IQ), a modular and customizable drone platform startup spun off from Texas Aerial Robotics, enabling companies and researchers to build innovative drone applications.
Car Diagnostics Logger
A Raspberry Pi-based OBD-II car diagnostics monitor and logger, built for privacy-oriented collection of vehicle metrics like RPM, temperatures, tire pressures, and engine codes.
