— The Scientific Filesystem — The Scientific Filesystem (scif) is an organizational format that supports exposure of executables and metadata for discoverability. The format includes a known filesystem structure, a definition for a set of environment variables describing it, and functions for generation of the... Read more
Hi, I'm VanessaSaurus, a Software Engineer.
Building tools, containers, and cloudy things, with a penchant for Python and parsnips. -- about me
Raaawwr..!
— Goodbye Fish — To be cut twice, in the same way again. Not just in physical but emotional whim An unexpected pain A mistaken of kin Empty and nauseous Restless in tears Shaken, sickening Unrelenting fears A heart so lost, A $PATHless bin... Read more
— The Mystery of PS4 — The little set of $PS* variables that are hiding on standard linux machines are one of those hidden nuggets of awesome that, once you discover, lead to numerous kinds of fun! Give it a try on your machine, and see... Read more
— The Experiment Factory Robots — I recently have been on a mission to eradicate all dust (and associated mites) from my dinosaur cave, and procured a robot vacuum. Very quickly Pusheena-Vacuum (this is his name) was decorated with Christmas ribbons, a daily schedule, and a... Read more