Raspberry pi laptop A story about a raspberry pi laptop Once upon a time I was excited about typewriters. Wait a minute, I am still excited about typewriters. Once I was excited about typewriters, but also computers. I knew I liked the immediate typing experience and the “nothing can interrupt me now” flow of having one and only… Read More
A Blessing (poetry) A Blessing To eat when you’re hungry To sleep when you’re tired To work with your hands For the growth of a peaceful tribe And finally to recognize The fragile gift Of the air around you Breath breathed before If you’re not expecting it, poetry can require some explanation. I wrote this in the airport… Read More
NLP analysis of ‘Carnival Row’ and ‘Frankenstein’ Context I am enrolled in a Natural Language Processing course this quarter. I’m enjoying it a lot and decided to share some of the coursework here. This represents an analytic comparison between the screenplay of ‘Carnival Row’ and the novel Frankenstein. If you’re interested in literature, language, or python, I hope you find this informative.… Read More
A 3D printed gaming keyboard I built a one handed keyboard last year and it got me hooked. This week I finished my third keyboard build: I’ve been using may handmade split planck for a while now, and I love it. It is fast and efficient and a joy to use. However, it is not awesome for games. The lack… Read More
Write first, edit later Writing comes down to two parts: Color the white paper dark Trim your initial scribbles into meaningful sentences. That first step is where many of us quit. No matter how many ideas we have they can dissolve into the great whiteness of the blank page. The answer here is to write. Just write. Write about… Read More
An Unexpected Library Resident The sun has finally moved enough so that the dead cockroach lies in shadow. This seems appropriate, though I couldn’t say why. We are in the library, the cockroach and I. We are surrounded by books, paperback, casebound, and hardcover. We are surrounded by book browsers (the book readers all seem to be at home).… Read More
Making the bed I made my bed this morning. That may be normal for some, but it is definitely strange for me. I never before saw the point–I’m just going to sleep in this bed and make it messy again, making it doesn’t seem to help its primary function, so why would I make it? It is a… Read More
The Pain of phone-less-ness I couldn’t find my phone this morning. I looked on the table, the desk, various pockets, the kitchen counter. It was not any of the normal places. I continued on with my morning priorities–that means coffee, no more, no less–but I was troubled. Where was my phone? Finally I looked out of the window and… Read More
The 5 books most likely to hide a gun Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Persuasion by Jane Austen Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown… Read More
Grind your own stub nib One way to make writing more fun is to use a fountain pen. A standard fountain pen has an iridium ball on the tip that allows the pen to write consistent lines at any angle. This is great, except when you want a pen that reminds you of the signers of the US Constitution. For… Read More