notes to self

music projects, photo hobby, study notes

  • Photography
  • Videos
  • About
  • Photography
  • Videos
  • About

About Me

Hello and welcome to this remote outpost. I'm a software developer and a musician. I also have a couple of degrees in math and one in engineering too. I guess I like learning stuff. To reach out use 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.

  • 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…

  • Featured,  Tribute

    Gordo

    / May 14, 2021 / No Comments

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

  • Featured,  Tribute

    Remembering Dana

    / April 30, 2021 / No Comments

    A 2021 remix of a beautiful recording by the late Dana Rogers.

  • music-o-mat

    Tiny Desk

    / April 11, 2021 / No Comments

    Desk binging is a thing

  • Featured,  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?

  • music-o-mat

    Ten Very Short Pieces for Piano

    / September 23, 2020 / No Comments

    These are very short indeed.

  • 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,  Featured,  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

    / January 4, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Learn, forget, learn, repeat

  • Journal,  learning

    Brain Gains

    / October 8, 2016 / No Comments

    A few years ago, I stumbled on a free online course from Yale University called The American Novel Since 1942, a self-paced, semester-long study of the so-called Great American…

  • 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?

12345

Trending Posts

Topics

biochem books classical covid Featured film food Gear glam in detail jazz jazz education Journal learning logic Mathematics music-o-mat Organic Chemistry photos playlist rand-o-mat review-o-matic software studio-o-mat Synthesizers The Others transcriptions travel Tribute videos words world

Search

Be nice to people. Enough is a feast.