2010-11-27
I explore the frustration of dealing with UK TV licensing authorities who refuse to accept that I don't need a license, and discover that their online declaration form doesn't actually accommodate my situation of owning no TV equipment.
2010-09-28
I share David Goldberg's essential 1991 paper on floating-point arithmetic, a foundational resource every computer scientist should read to understand how computers handle decimal numbers.
2010-09-16
I announce the release of Wisent version 0.6.1, a parser generator for Python that fixes a regression affecting comments and multi-line strings in grammar files.
2010-09-15
I discover a duplicate in my randomly generated numbers and initially suspect a bug, but the birthday paradox explains why this is actually expected when dealing with limited precision values.
2010-08-18
The author shares a puzzling experience of receiving a corrupted message on their phone and seeks help understanding what might be causing it and whether they should be worried.
2010-08-04
I explain how to install and use the DSSP program through the bio3d R package to determine protein secondary structure from atomic coordinates. This guide covers the essential setup steps and provides a working example for analyzing protein structure data.
2010-08-03
I clear up the confusion between different cereal grains by comparing wheat, barley, oat, and rye, highlighting their uses and growing conditions. This reference guide helps distinguish which grain is which and why each matters in agriculture and food production.
2010-06-28
I have created my first browser-based puzzle game based on the classic fifteen puzzle, which you can play online or download the source code for.
2010-06-14
I share a moment of punting on the Cam, capturing the peaceful experience of this traditional boating activity.
2010-05-24
We present our completed paper on approximations to the stochastic Burgers equation, now available as a preprint for feedback and discussion.