In October 2021, I went to a Halloween party. For my ‘costume,’ I decided to be a fully-interactive card dealer. I would deal blackjack by hand, but the largest component of my 'costume' would be an actual video poker machine with a touch screen. I didn't have much time so I spent most of the time I had programming the desktop application, and less time on the actual clothes of the costume or the ...
In the 1980s, the 24 hour cable news cycle revolutionized the way we consume media. Suddenly, news was available to us around the clock, and networks were under pressure to constantly provide fresh content to keep viewers tuned in. This led to a focus on sensationalism and controversy in order to grab and hold onto people's attention. Fast forward to today, and a similar trend can be seen in we...
Here are some selected photos from my recent trip to Korea. They are all Buddhas, or areas around a Buddhist temple. You can view the photos at the gallery link below. https://www.ehlabs.net/display/gallery/7...
After experimenting successfully with rewriting some simple front-end components for https://www.ehlabs.net, I decided to go ahead and port the same changes over to my main website. Thus, you will notice that https://elihickox.com now has the same unified theme. Creating a custom, dependency-less front-end for my websites has been a goal of mine for a long time, and I'm glad to see this goal be...
When I first created ehLabs in 2015, my aim was straightforward: to build a real-time chat application. Initially, I wanted to build this application for my employer, but my proposal was rejected due to prioritization concerns. As a result, I decided to pursue this project on my own. Since then, ehLabs has developed into a comprehensive content management system and social media application, power...