# The Aspiring STEM Geek - Computer Science, Robotics and Teaching with Jacob Snarr - #10

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Podcast: [The Aspiring STEM Geek](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899)
Published: 2025-04-01T10:00:00+00:00
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In this episode I talk to Jacob Snarr who is a software engineer. In the episode we talk about learning programming languages at a young age, Jacob’s experience with programming robots, computer science, software engineering, the challenges of remote learning, 3d printing, retro electronics, and as always video games. I hope you enjoy! Little Horse GitHub Repo: https://github.com/littlehorse-enterprises/littlehorse ARTICLES: Implementation of Fuzzy Control Algorithm in Two-Wheeled Differential Drive Platform: https://blog.nus.edu.sg/chenguoyi/implementation-of-fuzzy-control-algorithm-in-two-wheeled-differential-drive-platform/ OpenAI Cuts Off Engineer Who Used API to Create Voice-Controlled Gun from PCMag: https://www.pcmag.com/news/openai-cuts-off-engineer-who-used-api-to-create-voice-controlled-gun Don’t Even Try Paying Cash in China from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/technology/alipay-china.html Java Virtual Threads from Oracle:https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/core/virtual-threads.html What is Prompt Engineering? from MSU Denverhttp://msudenver.edu/ai/prompt-engineering-guide/ Entropy from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy Introduction to Hypothesis Testing from Penn State’s Eberly College of Science: https://online.stat.psu.edu/stat500/lesson/6a/6a.1 The basics of the array data structure from Emory College of Arts and Sciences: https://www.cs.emory.edu/~cheung/Courses/170/Syllabus/09/basics.html Steam now explicitly states you don’t own the digital games you’re buying from PCWorld: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2487761/steam-now-explicitly-states-you-dont-own-the-digital-games-youre-buying.html Space Marine 2's free 4K texture pack takes up more space than the entire base game from PCGamer: https://www.pcgamer.com…

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