They won’t tell us everything, but we can take action for ourselves to learn what’s up.

You’ve probably seen several of the “tic-tac” videos and heard the commentary on the UAP encounters by Navy personnel; this article will not inundate you with more of those. They are all part of an obvious campaign to “disclose” to the public on the subject, with multiple authority figures from our military and industrial complex showing up repeatedly and thoroughly on TV and the internet over the past few months.

The Disclosure People

It’s interesting and informative to list a few of the key players in the…

Yes, Lewis & Clark really did take a side trip to investigate some possible ETs.

A very interesting story about possible extraterrestrials is found in archived Government journals written up by Lewis & Clark in 1804. They took a side trip to check out possible ETs residing on a very strange hill in what is now South Dakota. I like to think Lewis & Clark were the original “Men in Black”, although “Men in Brown” might be a better description. Let’s take a close look at this curious part of their expedition.

Devils of Spirit Mound

Beginning several hundreds of years ago, in what…

Python’s mpmath module is a powerful tool for high accuracy calculation that you should know

You likely know that integers in Python can grow to any reasonable size. For example, here’s a short Python program that starts with 1 and multiplies by 256 with each step. After 20 steps the resulting integer is larger than many programming languages can handle:

n = 1
for i in range(20):
    n *= 256
    print(n)# 256
# 65536
# 16777216
# 4294967296
# 1099511627776
# 281474976710656
# 72057594037927936
# 18446744073709551616
# 4722366482869645213696
# 1208925819614629174706176
# 309485009821345068724781056
# 79228162514264337593543950336
# 20282409603651670423947251286016
# 5192296858534827628530496329220096
# 1329227995784915872903807060280344576
# 340282366920938463463374607431768211456
# 87112285931760246646623899502532662132736
# 22300745198530623141535718272648361505980416
# 5708990770823839524233143877797980545530986496
# 1461501637330902918203684832716283019655932542976…

A new algorithm for customizable, fast pseudorandom bytes that passes the tests with flying colors.

Randomness is too important to leave to chance. Donald Knuth said that, and it’s a good mantra for programmers to adhere to. Generating pseudorandom numbers is a notoriously error prone challenge, and getting it right is extremely important.

Most roofs do surprisingly well, even if they are not aimed south, or their pitch isn’t ideal. Here’s a short Python program to easily analyze any roof.

There’s a lot of misinformation, and disinformation about how well homeowner’s roofs will work with solar panels. The Python program presented here can help you decide if your roof can really save you money by going solar.

Why I Created This Python Tool

My wife is a top notch solar panels sales person. Together we’ve been involved with solar energy projects of all sizes ever since she and I were introduced to each other by her father, the best…

Here’s a concise Python program you can use to calculate the Sun’s position to 0.01 degree accuracy.

Here’s my favorite solar joke… “I stayed up all night trying to figure out where the Sun went. It finally dawned on me.”

Seriously though, knowing where the Sun is at in the sky is of great importance today as the world switches to solar and wind alternate energy sources. I’ve created software for many solar sites, such as the Carissa Plains project shown above, and sharing a core Python algorithm to calculate the Sun’s position feels like the right thing to do…

At least some of what NASA has shown us is bogus. Can we use Python to set things right?

Conspiracy theories are actually okay. However, buying into them outright is for the weak minded, and rejecting them offhand is for the closed minded. Hard facts, strong evidence, good research, and critical thinking provide the path forward to properly accepting or rejecting any interesting theories, whether of the conspiracy or of the scientific type. Having said all that, let’s take a look at one of my favorite conspiracy theories about Mars.

Spirit Rover Phones Home

Back in 2004, NASA released a fascinating panoramic photograph from…

Make a date with this short educational Python program!

Yes, this is all about a dating program, but no, it’s probably not what you think. It’s still a lot of fun though! (And the results can be quite useful.)

Python and the KISS Principle

Python is an amazing programming language, perfect for students and beginners, NASA Rocket Scientist types, and passionate lovers of logic of all ages. When learning programming concepts, Python goes hand-in-hand very well with the KISS principal (I prefer to refer to it as the “Keep It Stupidly Simple” principle), and that makes learning the core concepts fun and easy, minimizing distractions…