Tag: programming

MacroKeys – A small side keyboard

bitlischieber by bitlischieber

Some key strokes are hard to mind or just inconvinient. But thanks of USB capable Arduino compatible boards, you can make your very own customized little side keyboard.

Software on my Github account: https://github.com/bitlischieber/MacroKeys/

File for the case on my Thingiverse account: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2953199

Partlist (or, what i used):

1 x Teensy 3.1 board
1 x USB micro  cable
12 x Switches
12 x Keycaps
12 x Standard diodes (e.g. 1N4148)
Pieces of wire

Friday the 13th

bitlischieber by bitlischieber

There is a theorie about the frightened Friday the 13th: Reason for the increased number of accidents happend on a Fridays which falls on the 13th day in the month, should be due to the fact there are more Fridays falling on a 13th in the month than on other days.

But…is it true…and how to prove it?
Sure! With CODE!

A piece of VB.net code should show the truth.
Dim aDays(31) As Integer

Sub Main()

  Dim dt As New Date(1600, 1, 1)

  While dt.Date <> Today
    If dt.DayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Friday Then
      aDays(dt.Day) = aDays(dt.Day) + 1
    End If
    dt = dt.AddDays(1)
  End While

  For i As Integer = 1 To aDays.Length - 1
    Console.WriteLine(Str(i) & " = " & aDays(i) & " times")
  Next

  Console.ReadLine()

End Sub

And the console output:

Results of Friday 13th console output

Its a lie! In 416 years Fridays don’t falling exceptional often on the 13th of a month!

  • – quod erat demonstrandum –