Author Archives: Matthew Jones

About Matthew Jones

Writer, Programmer, Astronomer, Dreamer, Wisher, Fighter. Always striving to be better than I was.

Ham Radio License Notifier

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

I took my Ham Radio Tech test last week and I’ve been randomly checking the FCC database to see if I finally have a callsign. I finally gave up and wrote a script to do it for me. (Thanks to … Continue reading →

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PhD Statement of Purpose

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

Time to apply for PhD programs again. Maybe I’ll have more luck this year. For those interested, here is my statement of purpose. Let me know what you think.

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Face Tracking using a Raspberry Pi with the Camera Module!

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

 From the console:

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Steps to setup a Raspberry Pi and Install Open CV (for Python 2.7)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

Steps given for friends who wanted to setup their own Raspberry Pi’s before my class.  I recorded the video, and will post it later. All steps done starting with image: 2015-05-05-raspbian-wheezy.img Install Raspian: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ and follow the install guide: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Class Slides

Posted on August 30, 2015 by

Here are the slides I put together for the class I’m doing on Monday. I’ll post the video afterwards if it’s worth it. Let me know if you have any questions! Raspberry Pi Powerpoint Slides

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2014 Secret Santa Box

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

I was signed up as a rematcher for a guy who got screwed on his Secret Santa. Having some time and living closer to the techshop, I decided to do something fun. A little bit of sleuthing found that he … Continue reading →

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My last president’s letter of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

It’s been a good year. Just wrote my last president’s message. Well, unless I run again. Who knows. 🙂 Hello SFAA, The year is coming to a close and soon another will take my place as president. It’s been a … Continue reading →

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My own Claptrap – Robotics Project

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

So, some of you know that I’ve been working on building my own Claptrap. (If you don’t know who claptrap is, check out the video link at the end of the post.) The first step was to get a 3d … Continue reading →

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Prologue – A Cat’s World – (Amnesia)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

The following is the first-draft prologue of my novel, ‘A Cat’s World.’ Still lots of changes to be made, but since I sent it out to my writing group, I figure I would put it up here too. Prologue Tanya … Continue reading →

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Is NaNoWriMo a good thing? Go weight in on my Fictorians post!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Give your input over here: NaNoWriMo – Is it a good thing or a bad thing? (Debate)

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