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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 Natacha Bot I might possibly be disowned for this, but I’ve wanted to give a shot at making a small bot that would generate surprising, random text. The willing participant was one of my family members that has a lot of interesting... Read more

The Technology is Better Bias It’s really easy to get excited about technology. How could we not? There are immense and seemingly unbelievable developments that might happen in the near to distant future, including but not limited to medical advances to cure disease, environmental policy... Read more

The Dinosaur Dilemma A few weeks ago I interviewed an engineer for RSE Stories (note the episode isn’t released yet so I’m keeping the identity of said engineer a secret!) and she expressed that one of the first learning experiences she had in... Read more

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