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Hi, I'm VanessaSaurus, a Software Engineer.
Building tools, containers, and cloudy things, with a penchant for Python and parsnips. -- about me

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The Disney FairyTale Bias It’s well known that a frame of reference can bias your thinking. For example, an expensive wine in the context of a very expensive wine looks like a better deal. An idea presented in a positive context is more readily... Read more

Codeart: Making Code Visual Happy New Year! We’re on the 9th day of the month and I’m still in shock that we’re 20 years into the century, so I’m going to allow myself to say that. And actually, this post is related to that... Read more

Juliart: Animations and Images for Julia Sets I was inspired by the recently shared Color Julia Bot. I didn’t realize how beautiful Julia Sets are, and I didn’t really have much understanding about how to generate them. This of course made me dive into a focused interest... Read more

Automated GitHub Support for Python Packages Hey research software engineers! How often might a user trigger a bug in your Python software and not tell you about it? Or how often is a bug triggered but not enough information is provided about it? Who is Responsible?... Read more