Although a new world record was recently set (62.8 trillion digits), I broke my own record for calculating Pi. I computed 160 billion digits in a little over 22 hours. I was limited by my hard drive size, or I could have done more. I know it’s pointless, but it’s fun.

Kris @Alligator

Although I have many years of formal education, most of what I've learned has come from experimenting and trying to solve problems on my own. Once an idea for a project is set in my mind, it is all-consuming and one must learn everything possible about the subject on the way to the outcome. For learning is more than reading books and spoken word, it is hours of frustration, trial and error, and one sudden flash of insight when the world magically makes sense. It is during this moment when I am truely alive.