Jan 5, 2018 — 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

Dec 19, 2017 — 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

Dec 12, 2017 — The Sadness of the Open Source Developer — I'm young in my career, but I often say that I'm an open source developer. I’ve always associated the term with a beautiful idea, and one that I aspired to manifest in my own life. The idea is that a... Read more

Nov 28, 2017 — Reproducibie Impossible — Is reproducibility possible? This effort to “freeze everything so we can do it again” exactly the same mirrors the way that science is practiced, and not the natural world. Let me explain. Let’s start with asking how we understand data.... Read more