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Hello and welcome to this remote outpost. I'm a software developer and pianist living in Texas. You can reach me by email at [email protected] or by using the contact form.

  • covid,  mathematics

    Prevalence and the Base Rate Fallacy

    / February 1, 2022 / No Comments

    A deep dive into the theory of PPVs using Bayes' Theorem. Or, how diagnostic test calculators work, the hidden gotcha with blind testing and as a bonus: extraterrestrials.

  • mathematics

    Green’s Functions Illustrated

    / January 15, 2022 / No Comments

    There's no shame in admitting this: Green's functions can be a tad bit confusing. The purpose of this post is to provide an overview that will hopefully help you…

  • mathematics

    Harmonic Functions: Why They’re Nifty

    / January 2, 2022 / No Comments

    Harmonic functions arise in countless engineering and physics applications. Here's an overview of these mathematical marvels.

  • mathematics,  music-o-mat,  software

    Irrational Composition

    / October 14, 2021 / No Comments

    Irrational numbers collide with composition. Plus, a new app to generate music.

  • Synthesizers,  Tribute

    The Many Minis

    / August 11, 2021 / No Comments

    The Google Arts and Culture website put together this wonderful history of the Moog MiniMoog showing the various prototypes that led to the Model D.

  • Tribute

    Disco Kroger, Cody’s and Kellye

    / June 12, 2021 / No Comments

    An ode to Disco Kroger, Cody's and Kellye Gray.

  • jazz,  music-o-mat,  Tribute

    The Avinger Projects

    / June 11, 2021 / No Comments

    I call him the Avenger because he's a guitar super hero. A collection of tracks from Erich Avinger.

  • words

    Hemingway App

    / June 2, 2021 / No Comments

    The Flesch-Kincaid readability score is a metric that helps writers identify cluttered language. For example, a score of Grade 9 means it would take a ninth grade education to understand…

  • Tribute

    Gordo

    / May 14, 2021 / No Comments

    Gordon Garcia. Physician, musician, storyteller. A tribute to a remarkable friend.

  • music-o-mat

    Tiny Desk

    / April 11, 2021 / No Comments

    Desk binging is a thing

  • in detail,  Journal,  Tribute

    Engines Guest Episode

    / October 30, 2020 / No Comments

    No pressure, but can you, a complete radio novice, write and record a tribute episode for your dad that will air nationally?

  • words

    Crossedwords

    / May 19, 2019 / No Comments

    Abseil, Acacia, Adz, Aegis, Aga, Ague, Alai, Alb, Aleph, Anodyne, Arcadia, Arete, Ashlar, Aspe, Attar... To name a few

  • Featured,  in detail,  photos,  travel,  world

    A week in Sayulita 

    / December 9, 2018 / No Comments

    A week-long trip to Sayulita, Mexico in pictures.

  • books,  in detail,  Journal,  Tribute

    An Unearthed Journal Joins Social Media

    / May 6, 2017 / 1 Comment

    A lost journal discovered. The fates of books. The fate of fate.

  • Featured,  in detail,  Journal,  learning

    Brain Drains

    / October 4, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Learn, forget, learn, repeat

  • in detail,  Journal,  photos,  travel

    Oregon

    / June 2, 2016 / No Comments

    My family travels into two rental cars across Oregon. What a state. The place is nice too.

  • 1972 MiniMoog
    Gear,  music-o-mat,  Synthesizers

    Resurrecting a Minimoog

    / May 29, 2016 / No Comments

    A celebration and extended riff on a classic Moog synthesizer. PS, I own one.

  • music-o-mat,  Synthesizers

    A Forgotten Gem: The Voyetra

    / May 13, 2016 / No Comments

    In 1982, Keyboard magazine began running ads for a new synthesizer called The Voyetra Eight. Was it too far ahead of its time?

  • Featured,  in detail,  Journal,  learning

    The Orgo Experience

    / May 10, 2016 / 1 Comment

    It's Wednesday, 5pm, and I'm nervously awaiting my grade in Organic Chemistry, the class I've been quietly suffering through since January. I've been getting anxious, speculative texts from classmates…

  • in detail,  Tribute

    On Losing a Pet

    / May 5, 2016 / 2 Comments

    One afternoon in March, our beautiful cat Target went outside and never returned.

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About

Hello and welcome to this remote outpost. I'm a software developer and musician living in Texas. You can reach me by email at [email protected] or by using the contact form.

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