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Shishir Iyer
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Sep 11, 2022

Exploring the world through a Minecraft Plugin

Despite Minecraft being a game where the world is made out of large cubes and you can punch trees with your fist that later end up floating, it’s always been a really immersive experience for me. Seriously, sometimes I’ve actually dreamed in Minecraft. …

Programming

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Exploring the world through a Minecraft Plugin
Exploring the world through a Minecraft Plugin
Programming

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Feb 14, 2021

How I photographed the Orion Nebula from my light polluted backyard

Some of you may be wondering if this is Photoshopped. Short answer: no. I use GIMP instead of Photoshop. But in all seriousness, it’s very difficult to get a good astrophoto, especially from the city, without editing. …

Photography

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How I photographed the Orion Nebula from my light polluted backyard
How I photographed the Orion Nebula from my light polluted backyard
Photography

10 min read


Mar 13, 2020

Why Our School Should Shut Down for Coronavirus

Note: I am writing this as a high school student. I am totally not writing so that I can get school canceled and play video games at home. On March 11, FUHSD sent out an email affirming their position to not close down schools across the district to prevent the…

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Why Our School Should Shut Down for Coronavirus
Why Our School Should Shut Down for Coronavirus

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May 22, 2018

Why is Oxygen Electronegative?

Let’s face it, oxygen is a pretty important element. It creates the interesting properties of water, and fuels our bodies through the process of cellular respiration. It is a reactive element and likes to steal electrons from other atoms, releasing energy. This is the basis of many chemical reactions, from…

Science

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Science

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Dec 24, 2017

Daylight Hours in Sunnyvale, CA

The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, was just a few days ago. It is the low point of a periodic cycle of changing daylight, a result of the Earth’s tilted axis which varies the amount of sunlight falling on certain parts of it as it orbits the…

Science

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Daylight Hours in Sunnyvale, CA
Daylight Hours in Sunnyvale, CA
Science

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Nov 4, 2016

Computer Programming

Computer programming is a career to consider. Computer programming is a good career choice because it provides a good work-life balance, has a high pay rate, allows for many pay raises, and it has a high job satisfaction. Computer programming involves creating software. The programmer must come up with algorithms…

Programming

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Programming

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Jul 8, 2015

Coal: The Inside Story

Coal has been the first fuel in history. It was what Thomas Edison chose to fuel his power plants, which were spreading like a plague throughout the country. Even now it is the most widely used fuel to generate enough electricity for our growing country. It can also be used…

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Coal: The Inside Story
Coal: The Inside Story

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Jul 8, 2015

Causes of Climate Change

Earth’s climate has never been exactly the same. The present day climate is far different from the climate Earth had to begin with. Changes in the tilt of Earth’s axis caused by the gravitational pull of Jupiter and Venus affected the amount of direct sunlight that reached Earth. This created…

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Causes of Climate Change
Causes of Climate Change

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Nov 16, 2014

A Funny Story

I needed to rent an apartment. However, I was denied access and another person occupied the room I wanted to stay in. I didn’t know what stopped me from qualifying to live in the apartment room. So I got employed to work as a cleaning man. This way, I earned enough money to stay in the apartment room without betraying the apartment staff. That was one of the remedies of my problem. Soon, I wrote a play about the incident, and strangely, portrayed the other guy who was occupying my apartment room. I had many other ceremonies about this. There’s no denying now that I’m clever!

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Nov 16, 2014

The Lost Highway

Gilroy Gardens on a Fall Evening Gilroy Gardens, 5:25 PM I loved Gilroy Gardens. There were so many awesome rides I’d gone on. I’d even visited educational exhibits and watched a puppet show about vegetables. I just felt I had so much fun. Now, it was time to bring an…

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The Lost Highway
The Lost Highway

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