User:Travisdoesmath

Introduction

My username is a bit of a misnomer. "travisdidmath" is more appropriate, but "travisdoesmath" was available and correct when I started using it on gmail, and because there apparently aren't a lot of people named Travis out there who are willing to present themselves as doers of math, it's so far been a 100% success rate as a username across the interwebs. I have a master's in math that they gave me as a consolation prize when I dropped out of a PhD program in geometric group theory. My main hobby is photography, and I'm an official photographer for three roller derby leagues.

Note: I still use that gmail account as my primary account, so if you want to contact me, that's a really good place for it.

Skills

Skills I have

• Coding
  • C#
  • Processing
  • Some Python
• Math
• Music
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Computer Production
• Visual Art
  • Photography
    • Digital
    • Film/Darkroom
  • Figure Sculpture
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Design/Photoshop
• Shitty web design

Skills I want

• Building shit
  • Woodworking
  • Metalworking (especially machining)
  • 3D Printing
• Electronics/Arduino
• More Python

Project Ideas

Automatic Land Conversion

Convert a Polaroid Automatic Land camera to manual.

Build a Camera

Similar to the Polaroid TLR, but without a mirror.

Portable Polaroid Drying Rack

Create something to hold polaroids as they are drying so that they don't stick together or blow off into the wind.

Raspberry Pi Timelapse

• Issues:
  • The timing of the camera module pictures seems to be inconsistent, creating jittery videos
  • The (hopefully) water-resistant housing appears to get very hot. Need to test if temperatures rise above safe range.
  • Need to attach tripod mount

Open Source Album

Create an album with all source material made available for remixing or completely restructuring or something else I haven't even thought of.

Open Source Album Infrastructure

Create a website that allows anyone to create an open source album. Possibly GitHub inspired.

Better Bus Tracker

Create a CTA bus tracker that provides time windows based on statistical data.

Arduino based Camera Trigger

Audio and light triggered shutter release / flash controller

Fly Tracker

Step 1: Video a fly flying around in an aquarium or other large enclosure Step 2: Track coordinates of the fly Step 3: Build a sculpture of the path taken by the fly

Nebulous Ideas That Need To Be Firmed Up

• 3D Printed Rubik type puzzle
• Create a synth
• Create effects pedals
• Multimedia audio/visual art things
• What do connected Julia sets look like stacked on top of each other?