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ds 0.1.3

ds 0.1.3 – Initial release of a simple task runner.
On Python [dev] Dependencies

On Python [dev] Dependencies – The most popular python tools each have a different place to put dev dependencies. I think they should just be optional.
2024-07-05 Weeknotes

2024-07-05 Weeknotes – Added search, thumbnails, and did some minor visual clean up.
Screenshot Thumbnails

Screenshot Thumbnails – How I used Firefox & ImageMagick to take screenshots for posts without a thumbnail.
Trying pagefind

Trying pagefind – Adding a search box to the blog.
Generating Audiobooks

Generating Audiobooks – How I used Coqui.ai TTS and The Internet Archive to make audiobook MP3 files.
Maximum He HaShe'elah

Maximum He HaShe'elah – What is the largest number of interrogative prefixes in a pasuk or parsha?
Trying Firefox

Trying Firefox – After 15 years of using Google Chrome as my primary browser, I'm back to using Firefox.
Sharing NFS Between GCP Projects

Sharing NFS Between GCP Projects – A step-by-step guide for future me.
castfit 0.1.0

castfit 0.1.0 – Initial release of a poor-man's Pydantic.
freshlinks 1.0.0

freshlinks 1.0.0 – Initial release of a link checker.
Access type hints in python

Access type hints in python – Spoiler: typing.get_type_hints() does the trick.
DALL-E: Reel-to-Reel

DALL-E: Reel-to-Reel – In which I ask DALL-E to draw a version of a scene from Real Genius.
LLMs for Tip-of-the-Tongue Search

LLMs for Tip-of-the-Tongue Search – It works pretty well.
Transcript: ChatGPT with DALL-E

Transcript: ChatGPT with DALL-E – In which I ask DALL-E to draw a picture after some hard times.
Why I prefer pnpm over npm

Why I prefer pnpm over npm – An explanation of my current preference of pnpm over npm.
Problem: Infinite Mail Logs

Problem: Infinite Mail Logs – Every so often I have to clear mail logs.
Preventing link rot

Preventing link rot – An initial approach for checking for link rot.
Non-Consecutive Mappiq He

Non-Consecutive Mappiq He – What is the maximum number of mappiq he in any one verse?
Consecutive Mappiq He

Consecutive Mappiq He – What is the longest consecutive string of words with a mappiq he?
Google Drive Links: Workspace Add-on

Google Drive Links: Workspace Add-on – My first approach to getting multiple Google Drive links.
Google Clasp

Google Clasp – Very useful if you work with Google Apps Script.
Problem: Google Drive Links

Problem: Google Drive Links – I need to get multiple links from Google Drive all the time.
Add a non-boot disk

Add a non-boot disk – A step-by-step guide for future me.
2023-06-06 Weeknotes

2023-06-06 Weeknotes – New versions of attrbox, pdfmerge, and ezq; a Design Lab for a Visual Schedule; converting subtitles into transcripts.
Trying whisperX

Trying whisperX – How I converted a video into a transcript.
1 hour to make a visual schedule (Design Lab #1)

1 hour to make a visual schedule (Design Lab #1) – How I designed and built a visual schedule maker in a little over an hour.
apt segfault

apt segfault – One fix to apt crashing.
pdfmerge 1.0.0

pdfmerge 1.0.0 – New python 3 release of pdfmerge which no longer supports Windows.
attrbox 0.1.2

attrbox 0.1.2 – New attrbox release: loading environment files, configuration files, and parsing CLI arguments.
PEP 8 Thoughts (2023)

PEP 8 Thoughts (2023) – Revising the classic python style guide.
Fun with Python Mapping

Fun with Python Mapping – In which we learn that the novice and expert can both choose the simpler answer for different reasons.
2023-05-21 Weekend Notes

2023-05-21 Weekend Notes – New ezq release and some notes about setting up the new blog.
ezq 3.0.0

ezq 3.0.0 – New ezq release which removes all deprecated functions.
SSH on Airplane WiFi

SSH on Airplane WiFi – In which I try, unsuccessfully, to run ssh over an airplane wifi.
Adding a table of contents

Adding a table of contents – In which I learn how to add a table of contents to posts.
2023-05-14 Weekend Notes

2023-05-14 Weekend Notes – New ezq release and some experiments with ruff and eleventy.
Adventures in Eleventy

Adventures in Eleventy – Long post tracing my attempt to convert my blog to eleventy.
Time is a Box

Time is a Box
3D Printing

3D Printing
The Skin Gun

The Skin Gun
Review: Drive

Review: Drive
Genome Compiler

Genome Compiler
Environmental Reliability

Environmental Reliability
Intransitivity

Intransitivity
Economics of Dueling

Economics of Dueling
Zone of Proximal Development

Zone of Proximal Development
Endowment Effect

Endowment Effect
Parkinson's Law

Parkinson's Law
The Future Takes Time

The Future Takes Time
Hacking New Senses

Hacking New Senses
Security Theater

Security Theater
Review: Paradox of Choice

Review: Paradox of Choice
Classic Software Development Mistakes

Classic Software Development Mistakes
Rats as Detectors

Rats as Detectors
Teaching Creative Thinking

Teaching Creative Thinking
Misunderstanding Email

Misunderstanding Email
Reader Question: How do fireworks work?

Reader Question: How do fireworks work?
Applied Game Theory

Applied Game Theory
Focus on a Purpose to Inspire Action

Focus on a Purpose to Inspire Action
Asking the Naive Question

Asking the Naive Question
Review: Stop Stealing Dreams

Review: Stop Stealing Dreams
Little Albert

Little Albert
Code Review: metadash

Code Review: metadash
Enjoying the Process

Enjoying the Process
Deferred Gratification

Deferred Gratification
The Dark Side of Meta

The Dark Side of Meta
Reset to a Known State

Reset to a Known State
Anscombe's Quartet

Anscombe's Quartet
Patient Problem Solving

Patient Problem Solving
Khan Academy

Khan Academy
Quality v. Quantity

Quality v. Quantity
Classical Music as a Punishment

Classical Music as a Punishment
Boredom & Distraction

Boredom & Distraction
Get Paying Customers First

Get Paying Customers First
The Briefcase Technique

The Briefcase Technique
Pretotyping

Pretotyping
Metaist, Now with More Metaist

Metaist, Now with More Metaist
Dr. Tae on Teaching and Learning

Dr. Tae on Teaching and Learning
Pi v. Tau

Pi v. Tau
Reader Question: How do geological layers work?

Reader Question: How do geological layers work?
Reader Post: Spicy Food

Reader Post: Spicy Food
Nobody Likes a Goody Two-Shoes

Nobody Likes a Goody Two-Shoes
Dry Water

Dry Water
Indigo Children

Indigo Children
Forer Effect

Forer Effect
Prisoner's Dilemma

Prisoner's Dilemma
Effective Apologies

Effective Apologies
Meanness & Executive Pay

Meanness & Executive Pay
Babies & Morality

Babies & Morality
Facilitated Communication

Facilitated Communication
Ideomotor Effect

Ideomotor Effect
Take The Metaist 2010 Survey! [Closed]

Take The Metaist 2010 Survey! [Closed]
Reader Story: Circular Learning Management System

Reader Story: Circular Learning Management System
Reader Question: How is yogurt made?

Reader Question: How is yogurt made?
Cold War Continues in North Korea

Cold War Continues in North Korea
Reader Review: The Checklist Manifesto

Reader Review: The Checklist Manifesto
Google Chrome is Fast

Google Chrome is Fast
Origin: Drink From a Fire Hose

Origin: Drink From a Fire Hose
Synthetic Happiness

Synthetic Happiness
Seedless Fruit

Seedless Fruit
Review: Mint.com

Review: Mint.com
Disease Screening & Base Rate Fallacy

Disease Screening & Base Rate Fallacy
Review: The Autonomy of Mathematical Knowledge

Review: The Autonomy of Mathematical Knowledge
The Arnell Group & PepsiCo

The Arnell Group & PepsiCo
Reader Question: Brushing & Curling

Reader Question: Brushing & Curling
Zotero

Zotero

Shoes & Gait
Clever Hans Effect

Clever Hans Effect
First Instinct Fallacy

First Instinct Fallacy
Cargo Cults

Cargo Cults
Pentatonic Scale

Pentatonic Scale
Placebo Effect

Placebo Effect
fMRI & False Positives

fMRI & False Positives
Dihydrogen Monoxide

Dihydrogen Monoxide
Conference: Biological Foundations of Morality

Conference: Biological Foundations of Morality
The Mindless Ginkgo

The Mindless Ginkgo
The Dilute Homeopathy

The Dilute Homeopathy
The Perceptive Lintgen

The Perceptive Lintgen
The Deceptive Hydrick

The Deceptive Hydrick
The Amazing Randi

The Amazing Randi
Split-brain

Split-brain
Inattentional Blindness

Inattentional Blindness
Wireless Electricity

Wireless Electricity
Electromagnetic Induction

Electromagnetic Induction
Resonance

Resonance
Thinking About Other People's Thoughts

Thinking About Other People's Thoughts
Crowdsourcing & Crowd Wisdom

Crowdsourcing & Crowd Wisdom
Vending Machines for Crows

Vending Machines for Crows
Playgrounds that Generate Electricity

Playgrounds that Generate Electricity
Chiropractic Destroyed from Within

Chiropractic Destroyed from Within
Fear of Spiders and Snakes

Fear of Spiders and Snakes
Punctuation Marks

Punctuation Marks
Steampunk

Steampunk
Gambling & Insurance Policies

Gambling & Insurance Policies
Rules, Discretion, Appeals & Audit

Rules, Discretion, Appeals & Audit
Boredom & Body Language

Boredom & Body Language
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation
Review: Economics in One Lesson

Review: Economics in One Lesson
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
Zeno's Paradox

Zeno's Paradox
Reader Question: What is Google Wave?

Reader Question: What is Google Wave?
Dan Bull Sings Open Letters

Dan Bull Sings Open Letters
Russell's Paradox

Russell's Paradox
The Importance of Numeracy

The Importance of Numeracy
Computational Theory for Lawyers

Computational Theory for Lawyers
Review: I Will Teach You To Be Rich

Review: I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Advances in Printer Ink

Advances in Printer Ink
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Pomodoro Technique

Pomodoro Technique
Discontent Grows with Google: Wave, Closure and Go

Discontent Grows with Google: Wave, Closure and Go
Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero
Psychological Barriers

Psychological Barriers
Easy Big Wins

Easy Big Wins
Zombies in Math and Literature

Zombies in Math and Literature
Fairness: Equity, Equality and Relative Need

Fairness: Equity, Equality and Relative Need
Pareto Efficiency

Pareto Efficiency