Hi! I'm

Ilan Bernstein

Programmer. Avid Cheese Lover. F⁠-⁠14 RIO.

Programming Cheese Airplanes

Programming


"There are 2 hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1 errors."
Leon Bambrick

My Projects

civchat

A chatroom to bring together people of opposing viewpoints in a civil manner.

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The Floor Street Journal

A satirical, student-run newspaper with fictional stories exploring relevant issues.

FTCAnalytics

A website made for First Tech Challenge robotics teams to help gain insight and collect valuable information.

Frozen Future

A game about saving penguins created to advocate for a cleaner climate.

Chordier

A fun, little application made to play some music with your keyboard!

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abctyper

Try to type the whole alphabet as fast as possible. Can you beat 2.7 seconds?

Source code

Cheese

A few of my favorites


"Each sort of cheese reveals a pasture of a different green, under a different sky."
Italo Calvino, author of If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Red Cow Parmigiano Reggiano

Red Cow Parmigiano Reggiano: A prized Italian cheese, aged over two years, sourced from native Red Cows in Emilia-Romagna. Its unique reddish-gold color, crystalline texture, and harmonious blend of nutty and fruity flavors make this cheese one of the best there is.

Petit Billy

A creamy French goat cheese with a snowy rind, Petit Billy offers a mild, tangy flavor and smooth texture. This cheese also possesses a rich, but refreshingly acidic taste. These qualities make this cheese a fresh and delightful choice.

Comté

Comté: A revered French cheese from Jura, aged to perfection. Its golden coloration, unique terrior and rich flavors embody centuries of traditional craftsmanship, offering an authentic taste of France in every delightful nibble.

Garrotxa

"Formatge de Garrotxa" is a semi-soft goat's milk cheese from the Garrotxa region of Catalonia, Spain. It features a distinctive natural rind, a creamy texture, and an oddly strong, yet delicate flavor with hints of earthiness. All of these aspects make this cheese one of my personal favorites.

Langres

Hailing from France, Langres is a cow's milk cheese known for its sunken top often filled with Champagne. With a tangy flavor that intensifies from its soft center to its pungent rind, Langres offers a unique and bold taste experience.

Manchego

Originating from Spain, Manchego is a firm, crumbly cheese made from sheep's milk. It evolves from nutty and buttery when young to a caramelized richness as it ages, bearing the traditional herringbone pattern on its rind.

Airplanes

F-14 Radio Intercept Officer


"When odds are one in a million? Be that one."
Former Lt. Carey "Vixen" Lohrenz, F-14 Pilot

The F-14 Radio Intercept Officer

RIO. Radio Intercept Officer. As a RIO, you have two main jobs. Lock enemy raiders, and don't get locked yourself. If you do your job right, it should be trivial to patrol and shoot down your targets. These jobs, even though they're important, they can't be done alone. Sitting in the backseat, the most important thing for a RIO is communication. Even if your plane is on bingo fuel, your guns are almost out of ammo, and you only have one sparrow sitting on your left wing, you can still take down a raider with ease. The RIO and the pilot must be in sync with each other. Both understanding where to go on the offensive, and when to go on the defensive. As a RIO, you'll be in charge of the radar. You'll have to decide, "What type of lock? How many bars? What should I lock, and what should I leave alone?" All these questions fly through your head, but you only have a few seconds to decide. If you go one way, you might not see an enemy until they are right behind you, but if you pick the other way, the enemy won't see you until you are right behind them. Which one is right? That's the stuggle of the RIO. Unlike the pilot, it's not about knowing exactly when to drop down to not get hit by that missile, but instead it's about reading your intruments, and deciding what to do next. You're the eyes and ears of the plane. Listening, seeing, and coming to conclusions.