Hello World! Though every human has a method of reducing stress in their lives, I am a human with a rare condition of hypotension or extremely LOW blood pressure, whereas in my case, my body is physically-unable to reduce stress, period; that’s why I am totally BLIND today. So, since I became BLIND, I have been launching a variety of science projects, in hope of my eyesight will soon return. This blog post is of my ongoing science project, that appears to be working! ☺️
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Happily-Married, comfortably poor, permanently disabled and totally BLIND.
A Terrorism SURVIVOR that's still SURVIVING Terrorism + post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Scientist since 1977, Acoustician since 1979, Computer Scientist/Programmer since 1982, Seismologist since 1988, Criminologist (Behavioral Scientist) since 1992, and many more! Also, had worked in two civilian and one military virology labs in the USA between 1993 and 2003.
A Generation X, Filipino-American US expat, living in The Philippines, whom was naturally-born in Boston, grew up mostly in Seattle, some in Chicago, and have lived in Anchorage & San Francisco. Became permanently-disabled in 2003 due to health-related illness, ending my moonlighting career as an independent private investigator in the USA.
RETIRED independent developer of computing & electronics technologies after 35 wonderful years, including 20 wonderful years in GNU/Linux development & 8 wonderful years as an independent embedded systems developer of digital electronics.
Former speech synthesis systems developer of 30 wonderful years, specializing in foreign language phoneme-to-speech synthesis. Also was a beta tester of third-party software-based speech synthesizers.
Former FCC-licensed amateur radio operator of 20 wonderful years, beginning with 2m packet-radio & AmSat communications between Anchorage & Manila. Former member of Anchorage Amateur Radio Club and Mike & Key ARC in Seattle.
Learned 10-finger QWERTY touch-typing on a manual typewriter in 1980 at a US-based elementary school. Mastered 10-finger QWERTY touch-typing without looking at the keyboard in 1986. Now have osteoarthritis in both of my hands from all that touch-typing!
My primary computer programming language is C, which I learned in 1990. My secondary programming language is B.A.S.I.C., which I self-learned in 1982. Prior to my sight-loss, I used to program in LISP/CLISP and Prolog for my early development of artificial intelligence & machine learning programs.
Daily, to compensate/facilitate my sight-loss, I am actively using Apple iOS VoiceOver, Google Android TalkBack and Amazon Fire OS VoiceView screen-readers, in addition to my external Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard and sometimes, my Orbit Writer Braille keyboard, as HOBBIES.
Concert Ukulele: Testing My Cognition at 50+ Years Old
Hello World! Today, I received my new concert ukulele, just over three months after I received my soprano ukulele! Both ukuleles are part of my science experiment, in which I’m testing my cognition skills despite my vision impairment, arthritis & callouses. ☺️
New Open-Source Project: Abacus Encoder in the C Programming Language
Hello World! In converting today’s date of “1102022” into abacus-style format, here’s the text output: “(0+1+0+0+0)(0+1+0+0+0)(0+0+0+0+0)(0+1+1+0+0)(0+0+0+0+0)(0+1+1+0+0)(0+1+1+0+0)”.
Corona Virus: I Received My Booster Vaccine Today!
Hello World! As a lifelong Filipino-American Scientist that has been receiving vaccine injections for over 40 years, I have finally received my booster vaccine for the ongoing Corona virus! ☺️
My Abacus Hobby: 4 Abaci in 30 Days!
Hello World! The text output of my C programming language compiler reads, “My abacus hobby consists of a 30 day old 15-digit Soroban as Cranmer abacus, a 20 day old 7-digit modified Suanpan, a 5 day-old 7-digit hanging Suanpan and a 0 day-old unmodified 7-digit Suanpan.” ☺️
My 3rd Abacus or My 2nd Suanpan: It’s HUGE!
Hello World, Happy New Year 2022, Day 3! 25 days ago, my abacus hobby began with a Cranmer Abacus, a 15-digit (modified) Soroban… Next, I purchased a 7-digit Suanpan, and had it modified. And now, I have my third abacus, a HUGE 7-digit Suanpan! ☺️
Now Enjoying My 8th Generation Amazon Fire HD8 Tablet with Google Play Store!
My Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is now 554 days old. It’s running FireOS 7.3.2.2. It was modified to have the Google Play Store 3 days ago.
Soprano Ukulele: Testing My Cognition at 50+ Years Old
Happy New Year 2022! My soprano ukulele is now 11.6 weeks old, yet, I’m slowly learning how to manipulate it with arthritis and without eyesight! ☺️
Cranmer Abacus: Photo of My Soroban and My Suanpan
My NEW Cranmer Abacus hobby consists of a 23 day old 15-digit Soroban and a 13 day old 7-digit Suanpan.
Happy New Year 2022!
Hello World! A new year has begun, and soon will be my 40th year in computing technology, mostly in some form of a developer. It will also soon be my 45th year as an independent scientist! However, my New Year’s resolutions also means drastic changes to my lifestyle! ☺️
My Newest Scientific HOBBY: The Cranmer Abacus
My NEW Cranmer Abacus hobby consists of a 16 day old 15-digit unit and a 6 day old 7-digit unit.
Merry Christmas from The BLIND Scientist!
Hello World! As an American citizen in The Philippines, whom was homeless twice in the USA, whom is now permanently disabled & totally BLIND, I am wishing a Merry Christmas to ALL, including those that are homeless and/or disabled! ☺️
Apple iOS 15.2 Update CONSUMED 15% Battery Power!
My Apple iPhone 6S Plus is now 2.72 years old. It’s now running iOS 15.2, freshly updated today! It originally began with iOS 12.2, after local authorized Apple reseller upgraded it from iOS 11.4. Apple originally released my model 6.22 years ago, however, I believe my unit was made 3.44 years ago. That means my iPhone was 263 days old when I purchased it as “new”. My iPhone had a NEW BATTERY installed 72 days ago. Today’s iOS update consumed 15% battery level, from beginning to end!
I am Now Self-Learning the Cranmer Abacus for the Very First Time!
My 15-digit Cranmer Abacus is now 2 days old. It costed me ₱518 or US$10.28.
About My 432Hz🎼 Sound Therapy Science Project…
My 432Hz Sound Therapy Science Project consists of a 16 week-old white frosted quartz singing bowl and a 10 week-old aluminum tuning fork.
My Apple iPhone 6S Plus Still Facilitates My Vision Impairment!
My Apple iPhone 6S Plus is now 2.70 years old.
Now running iOS 15.1, freshly updated 44 days ago. My iPhone now has a NEW BATTERY Freshly Installed 67 days ago, capable of holding a charge up to 28 hours in a single battery cycle!
My Xiaomi Redmi 9T Android smartphone Greatly Facilitates My Vision Impairment!
My Xiaomi Redmi 9T Android 10 smartphone is now 8.0 weeks old! It was officially released approximately 46.6 weeks ago.
My BOSE QuietComfort 35 II 🎧 Works GREAT!
My 4.4 week old BOSE QuietComfort 35 II 🎧 was assembled in Thailand 50.4 weeks ago. It’s working GREAT with my 7.3 week old Android smartphone and my 140.1 week old iPhone.
Demystifying Popcorn Tycoon using the C Programming Language
In the Amazon Alexa skill, Popcorn Tycoon, popping 4143 kernels per second yields 248580 kernels per minute. The kernel of truth will pop 1491480 kernels in 90 seconds.
I am a PROUD Computer Programmer of the C Programming Language!
Today, I’m celebrating 33.06 years of Computer Programming in the C Programming Language!
Currently, I have been programming in C on my iPhone for 2.54 years now using my 3.38 year-old Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard!
Welccome to my NEW Science blog!
Hello World! Today, I have been a Scientist for exactly 44 years, 5 months, 1 week, 3 days (44.45 years)! And, it seems like I was born to believe in in nearly ALL Fields & Sub-fields of SCIENCE!
Marcos Miranda's SCIENCE Blog 