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Dotcom Secrets

book-review
Activities - Write out your ideal customer. Their dreams. Aspirations. Characteristics. Get an image of them. Put them on your wall. -
Tue Jul 9, 2024
1 min

 

Schema Markup video

tech
https://youtu.be/8z_KQv2vBpM?si=vjVztfIe5RCx3M-c
Wed Jul 3, 2024
1 min

SEO Work Book

book-review
seo
marketing
digital marketing
2024-07-09 jmlinks.com/seo2024abc passcode is the same slash seo2024abc - core key words - Micro key words - Long tail key words
Sat Jun 29, 2024
1 min

 

Productivity

posts
productivity
Solid read: https://markmanson.net/attention-diet Over the last year I had read a few things similar to the points here and went on an “low information” diet (Tim Ferriss…
Tue Jun 25, 2024
3 min

How to Get to the Top of Google

book-review
Thankyouninjas.com
Mon Jun 24, 2024
4 min

This is Marketing

book-review
marketing
sales
2024-06-13
Mon Jun 10, 2024
2 min

The Lord of the Rings the Return of the King

book-review
fantasy
fiction
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Bryan lives somewhere at the intersection of faith, fatherhood, and futurism and writes about tech, books, Christianity, gratitude, and whatever’s…
Fri May 31, 2024
1 min

Designing Machine Learning Systems

book-review
machine learning
non-fiction
academic
2024-05-30
Thu May 30, 2024
1 min

The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers

book-review
fantasy
fiction
See also The Lord of the Rings the Return of the King
Wed May 29, 2024
1 min

 

Our Eyes track Red

christianity
Our eyes focus more on red wavelengths than any other color. It’s easier to spot.
Tue May 21, 2024
1 min

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring

book-review
2024-05-22
Mon May 20, 2024
1 min

 

Mojo programming language

tech
Someone decided to create Python syntax but with type checking built in.
Fri May 17, 2024
1 min

$100M Leads

book-review
2024-06-08
Fri May 17, 2024
2 min

Get Anyone to do Anything

book-review
psychology
self-help
sales
My takeaways:
Fri May 17, 2024
1 min

 

A Treatise on Agency and Goals

posts
I may have ADHD to some degree, I’m not sure. These thoughts came to me today when considering my side business.
Wed May 15, 2024
4 min

 

Machine Learninf Resources

posts
ML
Wed May 15, 2024
1 min

$100M Offers

book-review
sales
2024-05-14
Thu May 9, 2024
2 min

 

New business Checklist

posts
Getting paid is easy. Getting paid the right way is harder.
Wed May 8, 2024
1 min

 

Failure and Countermeasures - Robert Rogers

posts
Robert rogers.
Thu May 2, 2024
1 min

The Undoing Project

book-review
2024-05-01
Wed May 1, 2024
1 min

Pinball Loss

tech
I just learned about Pinball Loss: How I made peace with quantile regression
Wed May 1, 2024
1 min

The Road

book-review
Thoughts:
Wed May 1, 2024
3 min

Tools of Titans

book-review
2024-05-01
Tue Apr 30, 2024
1 min

Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success

book-review
Connections - rewire your brain
Tue Apr 30, 2024
3 min

Thinking in Bets

book-review
Follow-ups - Kluge by Gary marcus - stumbling upon happiness -
Mon Apr 29, 2024
2 min

 

I’m Grateful for A change in perspective

gratitude
Tonight there was a moment in my day where I wanted to change my perspective. For me, prayer is a helpful tool in changing my perspective. I believe God helps those who seek…
Sun Apr 28, 2024
1 min

 

What’s my Foundation Model?

christianity
Thinking on A foundation on Christ, I wondered: what is my “foundation model?”
Sun Apr 28, 2024
1 min

 

A foundation on Christ

christianity
trials
foundation
Today in Sunday school we studied Helaman 5:12:
Sun Apr 28, 2024
2 min

 

I’m Grateful for The Temple

gratitude
Tonight I went to the temple.
Fri Apr 26, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for Baseball Season

gratitude
Kids out in the field playing. Half of them picking their nose. Half the parents too. The grass is green. The hills are somehow greener. The sun peeking through the clouds.…
Tue Apr 23, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for A small, insignificant corner of the internet

gratitude
As I’m perusing LinkedIn today, I see comments from past colleagues. It’s quite incredible to be able to connect in this way.
Sun Apr 21, 2024
1 min

Saints Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand

book-review
2024-05-26
Sun Apr 21, 2024
1 min

Black Hearts

book-review
2024-04-19
Sat Apr 20, 2024
1 min

The Energy Bus

book-review
2024-04-20
Sat Apr 20, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for Tee Ball

gratitude
family
The first thing I saw was 10 kids piling onto a loose ball. It was exactly the chaos I’d hope for.
Wed Apr 17, 2024
1 min

Machine Learning Q and AI

book-review
2024-05-16
Tue Apr 16, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for The SEC Filings

gratitude
Today I took a look at good old Edgar. I looked up some investor relations material for a company I was curious about.
Sat Apr 13, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for In Awe of AI

gratitude
ai
ai tools
Today I’m grateful to be in awe of AI.
Fri Apr 12, 2024
1 min

Power and Prediction

book-review
tech
ai
economics
machine learning
data science
Takeaways:
Fri Apr 12, 2024
4 min

I’m Grateful for My work team

gratitude
work
Joining my current company has been pretty great. Here are the things I’ve liked about it so far:
Thu Apr 11, 2024
1 min

My Advice for New Career People

posts
career advice
The keys for me for job satisfaction are now pretty basic:
Thu Apr 11, 2024
12 min

I’m Grateful for The Peak of a Hike

gratitude
It’s that moment where you stop walking because you walked to the destination you can no longer approximate.
Wed Apr 10, 2024
1 min

The Coming Wave

book-review
2024-04-09
Mon Apr 8, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Warm naps on the couch

gratitude
Today the family was watching General Conference on TV. I joined them and hopped under a cozy blanket. Suddenly, I felt off. Like I didn’t belong in the room. Like I didn’t…
Sat Apr 6, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for Customer Service Agents

gratitude
Today I reached out to a customer support agent.
Sat Apr 6, 2024
1 min

Microsoft Copilot notes

tech
Three copilots:
Fri Apr 5, 2024
1 min

A Gentleman in Moscow

book-review
2024-04-06
Fri Apr 5, 2024
1 min

 

Jacob 1 - Viewing Christ

christianity
Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and…
Fri Apr 5, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Mentors

gratitude
relationships
I’ve had a lifelong mentor, Daron Shepard, for nearly two decades now. We first met when I was a sophomore in high school and he just joined the high school coaching staff.
Thu Apr 4, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Wet Suits

gratitude
nature
I’ve been going to the beach for four years and have never gotten deep into the water. It’s frigid. I’ll skimboard along the surface or the little crash but never felt a…
Wed Apr 3, 2024
1 min

 

Jacob 2 - Give Freely

christianity
charity
Think of your brethren like unto yourselves, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you. Jacob 2.17
Wed Apr 3, 2024
1 min

 

How to Sign in with iCloud Calendar on Outlook for iOS

posts
tutorial
tips and tricks
to my future self
How do I add an iCloud account to iOS Outlook without it being a public calendar?
Wed Apr 3, 2024
1 min

Why you should log with Aimstack

tech
logging
machine learning
data pipeline
ml pipeline
data science
monitoring
ml-tools
I’ve long idolized Home | AimStack. It’s a tool that allows you to track metrics and hyperparameters and a whole bunch of stuff. It lets you compare across experiments.
Tue Apr 2, 2024
2 min

Configurations for ML Pipelines

tech
configuration
software engineering
ml pipeline
ml-tools
Configuring an ML pipeline means you have 15 different things that could change at any time and you create a way to easily change those 15 things. Those 15 things could be…
Tue Apr 2, 2024
6 min

Brave New World

book-review
2024-04-04 summary
Mon Apr 1, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Easter

gratitude
I’m grateful for Easter. I’m grateful for the knowledge of a Savior. That He died, and rose from the dead. That He lives.
Sun Mar 31, 2024
1 min

Ibis DataFrames for Python, why I hate Pandas, and what I miss about dplyr

tech
python
data science
data manipulation
pandas
ibis
data engineering
analytics
I haven’t used ibis as of writing this. Just reviewed the docs.
Sun Mar 31, 2024
8 min

 

Easter, the most important holiday

christianity
Today is #Easter, the most important holiday of the year for Christians, and perhaps the most radical and profound holiday for the world. It shows the most #inclusive
Sun Mar 31, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Green Oasis

gratitude
nature
It’s hard to fathom how pretty these hills are. I see them every morning as I drive from my house. I see them in the distance. But their full beauty isn’t appreciated until…
Sat Mar 30, 2024
1 min

Adult Children of Emotional Immature Parents

book-review
2024-04-01
Sat Mar 30, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Bodyfulness

gratitude
Mindfulness is a state of mind. But being present with one’s body is another matter.
Thu Mar 28, 2024
1 min

 

Easter Study: Seek Miracles

christianity
In the same way, the Lord will bless you with miracles if you believe in Him, “doubting nothing.” Do the spiritual work to seek miracles. Prayerfully ask God to help you…
Wed Mar 27, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Fairy Houses

gratitude
parenting
family bonding
This is a fairy house:
Wed Mar 27, 2024
1 min

Heal Your Nervous System

book-review
Find out your sensitivity profile | Heal Your Nervous System
Wed Mar 27, 2024
4 min

 

On file formats: parquet vs csv

tech
reactions
news
data science
data engineering
Came across this article today: Robin’s blog – Friends don’t let friends export to CSV
Tue Mar 26, 2024
1 min

Chronos: Time Series Foundation Model by Amazon

tech
foundation models
time series
ml-tools
data science
machine learning
TimeGPT and Lag-Llama: Two foundation models for time series forecasting are two predecessor models.
Tue Mar 26, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for Ever Shifting Tides

gratitude
tech
big tech
The tech industry is pretty crazy. I was just watching some keynote talks from Nvidia and if they actually land half of the stuff they’re talking about, they’re going to…
Mon Mar 25, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 31 -

christianity
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward…
Sat Mar 23, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for Better Health

gratitude
Having the flu stinks. I realized quickly this week how a life revolves around health. My ability to do my job, to be there for my family, and even enjoy sitting on the…
Sat Mar 23, 2024
1 min

Elon Musk

book-review
Crazy upbringing.
Fri Mar 22, 2024
1 min

The Count of Monte Cristo

book-review
fiction
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Bryan lives somewhere at the intersection of faith, fatherhood, and futurism and writes about tech, books, Christianity, gratitude, and whatever’s…
Fri Mar 22, 2024
1 min

Of Mice and Men

book-review
fiction
classics
2024-03-23
Fri Mar 22, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for CS Lewis

gratitude
Probably and odd thing to be thankful for, but I’m grateful for this guy’s legacy. Having read The Inklings and The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle I…
Mon Mar 18, 2024
1 min

The Worry Cure

book-review
therapy
psychology
mindfulness
self-help
2024-03-26
Mon Mar 18, 2024
2 min

 

2 Nephi 31.3

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Mon Mar 18, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for the feeling of Skimboarding

gratitude
sports
It’s the energizing feeling that keeps me going.
Sat Mar 16, 2024
1 min

 

2024-03-17 Come Follow Me CTR 7 - 2 Nephi 26-30 - Apostasy

christianity
come follow me lesson plan
I want these young men to come away with an appreciation for the restoration of the gospel and how the Book of Mormon plays a role in their lives.
Sat Mar 16, 2024
2 min

The Prophet

book-review
poetry
philosophy
2024-03-22
Sat Mar 16, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 27 The Purpose of the Book of Mormon

christianity
come follow me
_
Thu Mar 14, 2024
3 min

 

I’m Grateful for Freedom of Religion

gratitude
family history
pioneers
_
Thu Mar 14, 2024
1 min

 

How I Learn and How to Hack the Audio Book and Speed Reading Game

tech
life hacks
_
Thu Mar 14, 2024
2 min

The Happiest Man on Earth

book-review
ww2
philosophy
biography
_
Thu Mar 14, 2024
3 min

 

I’m Grateful for Kids jumping on me

gratitude
_
Wed Mar 13, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 26 - pride

christianity
come follow me
Those with pride in their hearts seek power over others
Wed Mar 13, 2024
1 min

 

Devin the AI coder

tech
ai tools
_
Wed Mar 13, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 26

christianity
_
Mon Mar 11, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for A sleeping baby

gratitude
That I can
Mon Mar 11, 2024
1 min

The 6 Types of Working Genius

book-review
productivity
personality
culture
team building
teamwork
x
Mon Mar 11, 2024
4 min

Light GBM Documentation

book-review
upskilling
tech
data science
x
Mon Mar 11, 2024
1 min

Seasonal year metric plot

Forecasting: Principles and Practice

book-review
data science
tech
upskilling
time series
A/B testing
machine learning
A book on time series modeling
Mon Mar 11, 2024
2 min

 

I’m Grateful for I’m grateful for logicians

gratitude
x
Sun Mar 10, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 21.6

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Sun Mar 10, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 20-25 Lesson Plan

christianity
come follow me
come follow me lesson plan
x
Sat Mar 9, 2024
1 min

Book Summaries

personal development
lists
Things I want to remember and review
Sat Mar 9, 2024
2 min

 

2 Nephi 25 - We Talk of Christ

christianity
come follow me
commandments
The law is dead. The focus is on Chrisf
Fri Mar 8, 2024
2 min

 

I’m Grateful for Sun on turf

gratitude
x
Fri Mar 8, 2024
1 min

 

Setting up a New Mac

tech
x
Fri Mar 8, 2024
1 min

 

Hendrix, a Machine Learning Platform by Spotify

tech
ml-tools
machine learning platforms
Spotify has an internal machine learning platform
Fri Mar 8, 2024
1 min

 

Interviewing as an ML engineer

tech
reactions
x
Fri Mar 8, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 22.2

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Thu Mar 7, 2024
1 min

 

I’m Grateful for New Job

gratitude
It’s a new way to see things
Mon Mar 4, 2024
1 min

 

A Costly Mistake

posts
life lessons
data science
A kind word goes a long way
Mon Mar 4, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 20.3–4

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Mon Mar 4, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Long Naps

gratitude
The best part is the part you never remember.
Sun Mar 3, 2024
1 min

Mere Christianity

book-review
Christianity
Sun Mar 3, 2024
3 min

 

The Baby

tech
startups
“…the kid is not my son”
Sun Mar 3, 2024
1 min

My Testimony 2023-03-03

christianity
my testimony
epistemology
I’m grateful for the story and reality of Christ
Sun Mar 3, 2024
9 min

 

2 Nephi 18.19

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Sun Mar 3, 2024
1 min

Implementing Culture

posts
interviewing
culture
business
A small boat with a large rudder will get there faster than a large boat with a small rudder.
Sat Mar 2, 2024
2 min

Band of Brothers

book-review
WWII
Sat Mar 2, 2024
1 min

 

Nothing to Lose

posts
memories
Perspective is everything.
Fri Mar 1, 2024
4 min

 

2 Nephi 14 - Personalized Guidance

christianity
come follow me
Personalized guidanve
Fri Mar 1, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 13 - Enduring Beauty

christianity
come follow me
True beauty
Thu Feb 29, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Dune

gratitude
Great writing deserves attention
Thu Feb 29, 2024
1 min

The Great Gatsby

book-review
fiction
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published by Blackstone Audio, Inc., with ISBN 9781433241451.0. Read on 2024-01-08
Thu Feb 29, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for the Barber

gratitude
people I meet
His kindness was simple, but powerful
Wed Feb 28, 2024
1 min

Seeing the Savior

2 Nephi 11 - Seeing My Redeemer

christianity
come follow me
revelation
Seeing the Savior isn’t as mysterious as it sounds. Many who seek Him can experience this blessing
Tue Feb 27, 2024
3 min

I’m Grateful for my Laundry Machine

gratitude
x
Tue Feb 27, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Choice

gratitude
philosophy
It’s a gift from God. It’s what enables happiness.
Mon Feb 26, 2024
1 min

The Sun Also Rises

book-review
fiction
Meanderings across France and Spain.
Mon Feb 26, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 9 - Familial Covenants

christianity
come follow me
covenant
He’s a God of personal promises
Sun Feb 25, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Waterfalls

gratitude
nature
How it looks, and how it feels to dip your toes in
Sun Feb 25, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Basketball Games

gratitude
x
Sat Feb 24, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 10

christianity
x
Sat Feb 24, 2024
1 min

2 Nephi 9 - Infinite Atonement

christianity
come follow me
atonement
The Lord’s mercy knows no bounds
Fri Feb 23, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Guitars

gratitude
music
A portal to another world
Fri Feb 23, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Fog

gratitude
nature
It’s blinding when you’re in it, gorgeous when admired from afar
Thu Feb 22, 2024
1 min

Grass

2 Nephi 8 - Perspective

christianity
come follow me
perspective
The Lord is with us.
Thu Feb 22, 2024
1 min

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

book-review
historical
biography
world war 2
x
Thu Feb 22, 2024
3 min

 

Trustworthy Online Controlled Experiments: A Practical Guide to A/B Testing

book-review
business
A/B testing
data science
x
Thu Feb 22, 2024
1 min

 

The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeeds

book-review
x
Thu Feb 22, 2024
1 min

 

Personal Constitution

posts
x
Thu Feb 22, 2024
7 min

 

I’m Grateful for Copilot Money

gratitude
tech
Simplicity, beautiful design, and does what you’d hope it would do
Wed Feb 21, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 7 - He is Near

christianity
come follow me
We may wander and wonder, but He is near.
Wed Feb 21, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Marriage

gratitude
x
Tue Feb 20, 2024
1 min

5 Questions You Should Ask Before Adopting AI

tech
x
Tue Feb 20, 2024
3 min

 

2 Nephi 6 - Waiting on the Lord

christianity
faith
come follow me
He will support His covenant people
Mon Feb 19, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Green Hills

gratitude
nature
sports
hiking
Home is where you remember who you are
Mon Feb 19, 2024
1 min

 

Daring Greatly

book-review
x
Mon Feb 19, 2024
1 min

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

book-review
business
leadership
team building
emotional intelligence
Motivates the reader to want to have an excellent, high performing team by addressing concerns
Mon Feb 19, 2024
2 min

 

2 Nephi 5 - Sometimes there’s war

christianity
come follow me
Resolution requires both to want it
Sun Feb 18, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for The Coach

gratitude
x
Sun Feb 18, 2024
1 min

 

Good AI News Aggregators

lists
ai
x
Sun Feb 18, 2024
1 min

Air Canada’s failed AI-generated Refund Policy and other AI mishaps: When you need guardrails on your AI

tech
ai mishaps
ai
ai guardrails
Be careful what your AI bot says. We can’t yet contain today’s AI - how do we expect to contain tomorrow’s?
Sun Feb 18, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for brownies

gratitude
food
But really, is there anything better than a warm Costco brownie with vanilla ice cream?
Sat Feb 17, 2024
1 min

Building a Story Brand

book-review
business
marketing
sales
storytelling
Eye opening, simple, to the point on marketing.
Sat Feb 17, 2024
4 min

 

2 Nephi 5.14

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Sat Feb 17, 2024
1 min

Heaven and Hell

2 Nephi 4 - Heaven and Hell in One

christianity
come follow me
One person, two worlds.
Fri Feb 16, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Board Games

gratitude
Never bored.
Fri Feb 16, 2024
1 min

Unreal AI: Meet Sora

tech
ai
When AI uses reinforcement learning on a physics engine…
Fri Feb 16, 2024
1 min

Spellbook AI Reviews

tech
legal-ai
ai tools
An AI focused on editing and revising legal documents and redlining
Fri Feb 16, 2024
1 min

Same person, same feelings

2 Nephi 4 - Love and Despair

christianity
come follow me
How can one person feel God’s love, but also not?
Thu Feb 15, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Book Club

gratitude
It’s how old people pretend like they’re still young, and have a good time doing it.m
Thu Feb 15, 2024
1 min

Observable Framework 1.0 vs Quarto

tech
observable
quarto
tool comparison
Another markdown-based dash boarding solution, similar to Quarto
Thu Feb 15, 2024
1 min

Package Installer: “uv”

tech
python
software engineering
dev ops
dev tools
Faster than pip and poetry
Thu Feb 15, 2024
1 min

 

2 Nephi 4 - A Prophecy of Another Branch

christianity
come follow me
x
Wed Feb 14, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Explorers

gratitude
gratitude-ThingsIHaveAtAnothersSacrifice
The knowledge of islands on maps is often connected with many lost lives.
Wed Feb 14, 2024
1 min

The Wager

book-review
historical
non-fiction
survival
Crazy story in so many dimensions. Very well written.
Wed Feb 14, 2024
1 min

Trajectory and Mindset

posts
career
career advice
decisions
Why do people say “don’t be complacent” in your career?
Wed Feb 14, 2024
3 min

2 Nephi 3 - Two Scriptures

christianity
come follow me
The books work together
Tue Feb 13, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Foam Mattresses

gratitude
home
Comfy, affordable, and comfy.
Tue Feb 13, 2024
1 min

 

A/B Testing Resources

tech
A/B testing
statistics
Learn from the best.
Tue Feb 13, 2024
1 min

 

TimeGPT and Lag-Llama: Two foundation models for time series forecasting

tech
machine learning
ml-tools
time series
foundation models
A foundation model for time series?
Tue Feb 13, 2024
1 min

Team Misfits

posts
life lessons
leadership
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” - Einstein
Tue Feb 13, 2024
1 min

Life is filled with choices and many actions to perform

Coalesce - Revelation first, then Agency

christianity
decisions
revelation
First obey the Lord, then do your own will with Him involved when He hasn’t given instruction.
Tue Feb 13, 2024
3 min

2 Nephi 4 Ask

christianity
come follow me
x
Mon Feb 12, 2024
3 min

I’m Grateful for Chicken Sliders

gratitude
food
Good food exists
Mon Feb 12, 2024
1 min

War Tech

tech
ai
Tech cannot control the hearts of the men and women who wield it. It can only enable them.
Mon Feb 12, 2024
2 min

Why that apple, of all the apples?

2 Nephi 2 - Enticement is Agency

christianity
decisions
mental health
come follow me
We can’t make choices without being enticed. Are we aware of that?
Sun Feb 11, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Gatherings for the Super Bowl

gratitude
sports
It brings people together
Sun Feb 11, 2024
1 min

2 Nephi 2 - His Capacity to Carry Our Burdens

come follow me
adversity
atonement
christianity
prayer
He has borne our sorrows. He wants us to be yoked with him so those sorrows can be light.
Sat Feb 10, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Old Movies

gratitude
movies
And how they’re still so relatable and human
Sat Feb 10, 2024
1 min

Create AI images with Google’s Gemini model

tech
ai tools
Gemini
chatgpt
llm wars
ai
ChatGPT vs Gemini. The battle begins.
Sat Feb 10, 2024
3 min

 

Isaiah 53.4

favorite scriptures
Selected quotes.
Sat Feb 10, 2024
1 min

Risen Christ

2 Nephi 2 - Redemption

christianity
redemption
atonement
come follow me
We are capable of being healed because we are loved and because He did what needed to be done
Fri Feb 9, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Skimboarding

gratitude
sports
It’s that buttery feeling
Fri Feb 9, 2024
1 min

Consecration feels fuzzy, but it’s just giving yourself to something greater. It’s a mindset

2 Nephi 2 - Consecration

christianity
come follow me
consecration
adversity
It’s a state of mind.
Thu Feb 8, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Long Runs

gratitude
Oh the places you’ll go.
Thu Feb 8, 2024
2 min

Protobufs - Everything I don’t know

tech
raw notes
data engineering
What they’re potentially used for
Thu Feb 8, 2024
1 min

Pkl for Configuration Management

tech
coding
data engineering
data science
data pipeline
configuration
Yet another config system
Thu Feb 8, 2024
2 min

Break free from the chains

2 Nephi 1 - Shake off the Chains

christianity
come follow me
What holds you back?
Wed Feb 7, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for New York

gratitude
And it’s way of life
Wed Feb 7, 2024
1 min

Galileo AI

tech
ai tools
ui generators
design
Text to UI generation
Tue Feb 6, 2024
1 min

2 Nephi 1 - Obtaining a Promised Land

christianity
individual covenant
covenant
land of promise
come follow me
Lehi waited a long time to receive his inheritance. But through perseverance and faith, their time came.
Tue Feb 6, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Kindness

gratitude
parenting
charity
christianity
The kindness I’ve been shown every day of my life.
Tue Feb 6, 2024
1 min

How to share an HTML file (like a quarto output in GitHub)

tech
quarto
github
data science
html
Do you have an HTML file saved on GitHub that you’d like to share?
Tue Feb 6, 2024
1 min

2 Nephi 1 - Alternative Endings

christianity
decisions
come follow me
hindsight
We often ask ourselves, “what if?” Rarely do we get the answer.
Mon Feb 5, 2024
2 min

World’s Longest Drive

posts
sports
golf
Full send
Mon Feb 5, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Avocados

gratitude
food
They enrich everything they’re combined with, even life itself.
Mon Feb 5, 2024
1 min

Embedding audio in Quarto

tech
quarto
blogging
tutorial
obsidian
How do I use audio in Quarto? Here are three ways.
Mon Feb 5, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 22 - His Covenants will be the key of the Gathering of Israel

christianity
come follow me
gathering of israel
Abrahamic Covenant
We are gathered in when we make and keep covenants.
Sun Feb 4, 2024
2 min

The Divinely Discontent Chatbot User

tech
software
saas
llm
ai
ai strategy
It’s the early days. One will emerge as the next “Google” of the search engines. Expectations of what software can do are rising. Those expectations are becoming indiscernible from the magic that software is becoming.
Sun Feb 4, 2024
3 min

LLM Chatbot Arena Leaderboard

tech
llm benchmarks
ai
ai tools
ai benchmarks
Head to head challenges of chatbots.
Sun Feb 4, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for bowling

gratitude
sports
It’s a sport anyone can do, nobody cares about who’s better, and you can actually do at night pretty easily.
Sun Feb 4, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Home Depot Saturday Morning Crafts

gratitude
Bringing families together through crafts
Sat Feb 3, 2024
1 min

The Iceberg Theory - Theory of Omission

posts
storytelling
writing
creativity
A captivating writing style
Sat Feb 3, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 21 - I Have Graven Thee

He has not forgotten you
christianity
come follow me
The Lord wants us to know he’s there for us. He always has been.
Sat Feb 3, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 20 - Baptism in the Old Testament

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
old testament
Abrahamic Covenant
baptism
Baptism is a covenant that was lost from the Old Testament
Fri Feb 2, 2024
4 min

I’m Grateful for Peloton

gratitude
And the many great workouts it’s given me
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

 

Shift

book-review
Silo series book 2
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

Holiday Demand Forecasting using XGBoost

tech
data science
machine learning
time series
forecasting
internet article bookmark
How DoorDash makes precision predictions with decision trees and spiky holidays
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

The Compounding Interest of Reading

posts
reading
investing
Ask not what one book can do for you. Ask instead what you couldn’t do without one book?
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

The Power of a Good Book

posts
ai
reading
It takes one to know one.
Fri Feb 2, 2024
4 min

Private GPT

tech
ai tools
privacy
open source
Index your local files and chat with them
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

LM Studio

tech
ai tools
x
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

GPT4All

tech
ai tools
edge device
privacy
open source
Run LLMs locally
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

Beam AI

tech
ai tools
ai
local ai
privacy
edge device
closed source
Run OpenAI in a native Mac App
Fri Feb 2, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Compliments

gratitude
leadership
charity
They’re financially cheap, but when sincere are incredibly valuable
Thu Feb 1, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 19 - Yieldeth Himself

christianity
come follow me
That the Lord gave himself to His persecutors is the power of the atonement
Thu Feb 1, 2024
2 min

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

book-review
fiction
classics
Beautiful
Thu Feb 1, 2024
2 min

Export your Libby Timeline to Obsidian

posts
tutorial
python
libby
quarto
blogging
Download the Libby timeline, export to markdown files using pandas
Thu Feb 1, 2024
3 min

I’m Grateful for Basketball

gratitude
It brings people together, and many people can contribute in their own way
Wed Jan 31, 2024
1 min

 

1 Nephi 18 - The Power of Prayer

christianity
come follow me
prayer
adversity
The winds in our life can cease when we turn to God.
Wed Jan 31, 2024
1 min

The Loop

book-review
tech
x
Wed Jan 31, 2024
1 min

Influence The Psychology of Persuasion

book-review
Seven realms of influence
Wed Jan 31, 2024
2 min

Journeying

1 Nephi 17 - He will strengthen us

christianity
come follow me
strength
trust in the Lord
Don’t ask for obstacles to be removed. Ask to be strengthened to overcome them
Tue Jan 30, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for YouTube

gratitude
tech
And for everything I’ve learned on it
Tue Jan 30, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 16 - Christ Guides us in Unique Ways

christianity
prayer
revelation
hand of the Lord
come follow me
gratitude
The same person can receive different guidance at different times. Two people in the same circumstance can be guided differently.
Mon Jan 29, 2024
5 min

I’m Grateful for Rescue Workers

gratitude
We in America have hundreds of people ready to help us at a moment’s notice
Mon Jan 29, 2024
1 min

The Tyranny of Experts

book-review
economics
x
Mon Jan 29, 2024
1 min

 

2024-01-28 Come Follow Me CTR 7 Jan 22-28 1 Nephi 11-15

christianity
come follow me
come follow me lesson plan
Summary and notes for the lesson week
Sun Jan 28, 2024
3 min

I’m Grateful for Imagination

gratitude
creativity
A boring tree is only boring to a boring person
Sun Jan 28, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Chirping Birds

gratitude
nature
I’m grateful for the time of day and time of year they make their presence known.
Sat Jan 27, 2024
1 min

Look to Christ. He is the Word

1 Nephi 15 - Hearken and Hold Fast

christianity
come follow me
obedience
Find the word. Listen. Hold on to it.
Fri Jan 26, 2024
1 min

Become a Data Scientist in 10 Weeks

How to break into data science with an understanding how the modern data economy works
posts
data science
featured
career
recommendation systems
A/B testing
analytics
beginners
You only need the desire. The rest is freely accessible. Focus on breadth at first and creating content for your resume (tips included on that too!)
Fri Jan 26, 2024
11 min

I’m Grateful for Rock Climbing

gratitude
adventure
personal stories
Because I’m still alive, and I had fun.
Fri Jan 26, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 14 - Convincing unto Peace

christianity
peace
come follow me
Will I be convinced?
Thu Jan 25, 2024
2 min

The Only Mind that’s Clear Is the One That Sees No Alternative

posts
my principles
philosophy
Seek not to be right. Seek to understand.
Thu Jan 25, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for New Perspectives

gratitude
perspective
personal stories
Never know when you’re gonna break a bone. But sometimes it’s a good thing.
Thu Jan 25, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 13 - Publish Peace

christianity
peace
come follow me
The world is a crazy place. We can make it a little less crazy.
Wed Jan 24, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Challenges

gratitude
challenges
Life has a way of refining us. But isn’t refinement what we seek?
Wed Jan 24, 2024
1 min

Wool

book-review
apocalyptic
fiction
dystopian
sci-fi
Living in a Silo
Wed Jan 24, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 12 - Broad Roads

christianity
come follow me
You can do down any path you choose. How you go down the path matters.
Tue Jan 23, 2024
2 min

The Coddling of the American Mind

book-review
psychology
politics
education
We are meant to be challenged, and our nation faces a risk of coddling
Tue Jan 23, 2024
7 min

I’m Grateful for Navajo Code Talkers

gratitude
The freedoms I enjoy come at the sacrifices of those who came before
Tue Jan 23, 2024
1 min

Writing Only Makes Sense to the Author

posts
communication
writing
art
The rest of us are left guessing. But the more the author puts themself in the shoes of the audience, the less guesswork needs to happen.
Tue Jan 23, 2024
1 min

Turn to God in All Things, and Not Your Idols

christianity
scripture of the day
prayer
faith
consecration
Where do we turn when things get hard?
Mon Jan 22, 2024
5 min

1 Nephi 11 - Angel shows signs to Nephi

christianity
come follow me
faith
We can see signs if we are believing.
Mon Jan 22, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Early Morning Workouts

gratitude
personal stories
It was good then, and the effects have been lifelong
Mon Jan 22, 2024
1 min

The image generated by GPT from the above bullets

2024-01-21 Come Follow Me CTR 7 Jan 15-21 1 Nephi 6-10

christianity
come follow me lesson plan
come follow me
x
Sun Jan 21, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Similarities

gratitude
memories
personal stories
We’re all very similar in many ways
Sun Jan 21, 2024
1 min

Saints Book 1 The Standard of Truth 1815-1846

book-review
x
Sun Jan 21, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 8 - Press Forward Continually

christianity
come follow me
love
love of God
agency
Although His love is unconditional, we have to work to put ourselves in a position to recognize and feel that love.
Sat Jan 20, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Social Gatherings

gratitude
Humans are made for social gatherings, whether you’re introverted or not
Sat Jan 20, 2024
1 min

How to Win Friends and Influence People

book-review
influence
leadership
parenting
The business and relationship bible. Practical ideas for understanding and adapting to various human needs
Sat Jan 20, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Baby Formula

gratitude
parenting
It saves lives.
Fri Jan 19, 2024
1 min

The Wealth of Nations

book-review
economics
x
Fri Jan 19, 2024
1 min

The Inklings

book-review
x
Fri Jan 19, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 10 - Rely on the Redeemer

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
We are all lost and fallen. Perhaps we can fall to our knees to grow.
Fri Jan 19, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 9 - Write with a Purpose

christianity
come follow me
Some of your work can focus on the savior, other work on not the savior.
Thu Jan 18, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Things I Don’t Understand

gratitude
epistemology
The process of discovery and enlightenment is fulfilling
Thu Jan 18, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Music

gratitude
music
It heals. It moves. It communicates.
Wed Jan 17, 2024
1 min

The Power of Habitual Prayer

christianity
my testimony
personal stories
prayer
scripture of the day
book of mormon
featured
Why praying sometimes doesn’t work like it “should”, and how I fixed that
Wed Jan 17, 2024
7 min

1 Nephi 8 - Think for yourself

christianity
come follow me
Don’t let the haters of the world blind your perceptions. Think for yourself. Experience for yourself.
Wed Jan 17, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 7 - Make a Choice, Don’t go Halvsies

christianity
commitment
learning
epistemology
come follow me
Laman and Lemuel struggled committing. As a result they had a lot of issues. If you’re going to follow the prophet, do it.
Tue Jan 16, 2024
4 min

The Problem with Public Opinions

posts
philosophy
social media
Everyone has one, and they all stink…
Tue Jan 16, 2024
2 min

Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained

book-review
By John Milton
Tue Jan 16, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Open Source

gratitude
tech
ai
This site is built using open source tools, hosted for free on GitHub
Tue Jan 16, 2024
1 min

 

1 Nephi 6 - God of the Covenant

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
scripture of the day
Focus on the covenants that He has made and will fulfill
Mon Jan 15, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Ice Skating

gratitude
For the people who make communities thrive
Mon Jan 15, 2024
2 min

1 Nephi 5 - Will a promise be delivered?

christianity
faith
covenant
individual covenant
promised blessings
come follow me
book of mormon
Trust in what you’re promised. Don’t worry about what you’re not.
Sun Jan 14, 2024
4 min

I’m Grateful for Heaven

gratitude
christianity
As a concept and as a place
Sun Jan 14, 2024
2 min

A Church Culture of Missionary work

christianity
opinion
lds culture
How members talk about sharing the gospel
Sun Jan 14, 2024
8 min

I’m Grateful for Healing

gratitude
That it’s possible and that I’ve experienced it
Sat Jan 13, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 4 - Why not?

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
Why wouldn’t Christ want to help me?
Sat Jan 13, 2024
2 min

 

1 Nephi 3 - Dreamed a Dream

christianity
come follow me
On complaining
Fri Jan 12, 2024
2 min

You can plan your life in 5 minutes

posts
purpose of life
You know what’s good for you.
Fri Jan 12, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for My Childhood

gratitude
A few good choices, a lot of good fortune, and great parents.
Fri Jan 12, 2024
1 min

Junk attracts Junk

posts
laws of human nature
observations
philosophy
The law of junk
Fri Jan 12, 2024
1 min

Biden’s debt relief won’t relieve what he thinks it will

posts
politics
economics
Asking a tradesperson to pay for someone else’s education isn’t right
Thu Jan 11, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Strollers

gratitude
Get there faster.
Thu Jan 11, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 2 - Receiving a promised land

christianity
covenant
individual covenant
come follow me
book of mormon
The Lord gives us one thing, takes it to give us another even better
Thu Jan 11, 2024
2 min

 

List of Study Topics

lists
Things I want to study
Thu Jan 11, 2024
1 min

Find the Fun

christianity
parenting
mental health
mindfulness
philosophy
tech
A/B testing
mindset
A mindset for the madness.
Thu Jan 11, 2024
2 min

The Quest for Cosmic Justice

book-review
economics
social justice
politics
I’m shocked this was written in 1999. I didn’t learn the date until after finishing the book. That illustrates that we live in the same general state of challenge that he wrote about, and things haven’t changed for 20 years. People in power still seek power. Seek to restrict freedoms of few, in an attempt to empower the many, in the name of equity and cosmic justice.
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

Cool Quarto Site

posts
quarto
tech
coding
Different things you can do pretty easily with quarto.
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

 

Newsletters I follow

lists
ai
tech
xxx
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

Stop trying to change people. Stop it.

christianity
prayer
agency
mindfulness
perspective
Living the Gospel isn’t about changing others. It’s about changing yourself through Christ.
Wed Jan 10, 2024
5 min

1 Nephi 1 - He prepares us to teach us

christianity
come follow me
scripture of the day
book of mormon
revelation
prophets
epistemology
He teaches us line upon line. He is the master teacher, and if we listen he will teach us.
Wed Jan 10, 2024
2 min

 

Listening to ‘This is the Christ’ right now, grateful for good music

gratitude
music
By Calee Reed
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

 

2024-01-14 Come Follow Me CTR 7 Jan 7-14

christianity
come follow me lesson plan
Lesson plan
Wed Jan 10, 2024
2 min

I’m grateful for small things

gratitude
christianity
book of mormon
scripture of the day
retrospective
philosophy
principles
The smaller the better. If you can appreciate a blade of grass, you can appreciate anything.
Wed Jan 10, 2024
2 min

I’m Grateful for Sandwich Shops

gratitude
I grew up near some of the best
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

The six hour sandwich

posts
sales
life musings
people I meet
How to sell a breakfast sandwich
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

Guide to Decision Making

book-review
Guide to Decision Making by Helga Drummond. Published by Wiley, with ISBN 9781118240557.0. Read on 2024-01-10
Wed Jan 10, 2024
1 min

1 Nephi 1 - Praying for Other People

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
How to have an influence on others and allow them to influence you for good as well.
Tue Jan 9, 2024
1 min

This drug is habit forming

tech
social media
An argument against societal acceptance of things not good for us
Tue Jan 9, 2024
1 min

The Matrix: Social Media’s Influence on Human Interaction

social media
digital minimalism
tech
modern living
Can you enter it? Or can you leave it?
Tue Jan 9, 2024
1 min

The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle

book-review
history
philosophy
by Colin Duriez
Tue Jan 9, 2024
3 min

What’s your decision framework?

posts
insights from books
investing
memories
personal stories
emotional intelligence
Facts? Gut? Blend? Do you track your emotional decisioning performance?
Tue Jan 9, 2024
2 min

Organization and Minimalism

posts
minimalism
organization
software
parenting
When in doubt, “Afuera” it out!
Tue Jan 9, 2024
2 min

 

Reading Ethos

posts
reading
How I approach reading.
Tue Jan 9, 2024
1 min

Audiobooks

gratitude
reading
Listen here, there, anywhere.
Tue Jan 9, 2024
1 min

Scriptures within Scriptures

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
scripture of the day
scriptures
How Nephi feels about scriptures, and all the things one verse can yield.
Mon Jan 8, 2024
2 min

Dune: Messiah

book-review
by Frank Herbert. More political than the first. Focusing on the torment of a leader who has it all. What must it be like to have everything? The thought experiment is worth the read.
Mon Jan 8, 2024
2 min

 

Legal AI

tech
ai
Legal AI companies and solutions
Mon Jan 8, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for the Toothbrush

gratitude
The power to clean and the power to refresh
Mon Jan 8, 2024
2 min

A Knife to a Gun Fight: Why I’m off Social Media

tech
personal experiments
A/B testing
social media
big tech
incentives
decisions
relationships
ai
emotional intelligence
purpose of life
digital minimalism
Tim Ferris has a viewpoint that is 100% aligned with what I experienced working in tech.
Mon Jan 8, 2024
4 min

Becoming an expert is kind of a fallacy

posts
personal development
growth
grit
life lessons
data science
Doesn’t matter how many hours you work at something. What matters is if you figure out the lightbulb. Could have been the first by luck, no?
Sun Jan 7, 2024
3 min

My testimony: Moving across the Country

christianity
fast sunday
my testimony
memories
let god prevail
After prayer, a door immediately opened. It doesn’t always work like this, but there’s no mistaking this was the Lord’s hand.
Sun Jan 7, 2024
3 min

What does it mean to preside?

christianity
book of mormon
doctrine and covenants
priesthood
leadership
the family a proclamation to the world
parenting
It means to care for and love those you serve
Sun Jan 7, 2024
2 min

 

2024-01-07 Come Follow Me CTR 7 Jan 1-7

christianity
come follow me
come follow me lesson plan
book of mormon
Lesson plan
Sun Jan 7, 2024
2 min

Cars

gratitude
When’s the last time I walked 40 miles? 30? 20? 10?
Sun Jan 7, 2024
1 min

I’m Grateful for Haircuts

gratitude
It’s not about the hair, but who cut it
Sat Jan 6, 2024
1 min

AI won’t replace us. We’ll always create.

tech
ai
futurism
humanity
creativity
I recently got back into writing some poems. The Dove (Forevermore) was fun to write. After the fact, I tried getting ChatGPT to create something similar. I only tried once…
Fri Jan 5, 2024
2 min

Mark Cuban Mogul Support

posts
entrepreneurship
YouTube clip
AMA from Twitter
Fri Jan 5, 2024
1 min

Time

gratitude
I’m grateful for time, however temporary.
Fri Jan 5, 2024
1 min

How I use the Book of Mormon

christianity
book of mormon
testimony
come follow me
Pray. Sincere. Have a question in mind.
Fri Jan 5, 2024
3 min

Hard Work and its Reward

gratitude
perspective
effort
life lessons
memories
Good work, consistently done, is meaningful and a reward itself
Thu Jan 4, 2024
2 min

What startups and musicians have in common

tech
startups
music
A recently signed Artist is their own startup
Thu Jan 4, 2024
2 min

The future wave of AI hype

tech
news
chart critique
Reading about Airplane’s failure per OnlyCFO. A few notable quotes:
Thu Jan 4, 2024
1 min

Write a thousand songs

posts
creativity
writing
Take the pressure off and write a little.
Thu Jan 4, 2024
1 min

When Leaders Lose their People

posts
leadership
Have I lost you too?
Thu Jan 4, 2024
1 min

The Multiverse of Careers

posts
meditation
deathbed meditation
career
decisions
Which path you choose isn’t as important as the companions to journey with
Thu Jan 4, 2024
2 min

When a Person Changes their Perspective on Christ

christianity
come follow me
book of mormon
epistemology
theology
What is a witness? What if someone flip flops? How do we know what is true?
Thu Jan 4, 2024
9 min

30 Seconds is All You Get

music
economics
incentives
posts
Apple set the limit to 30s. That impacted music forever.
Thu Jan 4, 2024
2 min

Zoom

gratitude
tech
A video is worth a thousand words
Wed Jan 3, 2024
1 min

Your Mood is Contagious

posts
leadership
parenting
emotional resilience
grit
It may take twice the effort to overcome negative vibes.
Wed Jan 3, 2024
2 min

 

Writing Ethos

lists
Why and how I write
Wed Jan 3, 2024
2 min

The Dream State of Software

tech
design
ai
futurism
Gen AI will blur the lines between what’s dreamed and what’s real - hopefully in a near instant blend of ever evolving software adapting instantly to needs
Wed Jan 3, 2024
1 min

Share your testimony

christianity
testimony
Stand before nations, even in your living room
Wed Jan 3, 2024
1 min

My Tombstone

posts
mortality
work
work life balance
perspective
meditation
priorities
What will your tombstone actually read? What do you want it to read.
Wed Jan 3, 2024
2 min

Love Thy Neighbor, But Have Friends

christianity
love
family
friendship
To love someone doesn’t mean spend all your time with them. You can focus on relationships that bring you joy while loving all mankind.
Wed Jan 3, 2024
1 min

 

Things I’m grateful for

Maybe I’ll write these in a post, maybe not.
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

The Psychology of New Software Releases and its Parallels with Fashion

business strategy
saas
sales
tech
What the software industry and fashion have in common: a divinely discontent customer and excited competitors
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

The Miracles of Christ

christianity
come follow me
scripture of the day
miracles
faith
signs
What is a miracle? How does He do His work?
Tue Jan 2, 2024
4 min

 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

christianity
I’ve been a member of this church, also known as the Mormon church, my whole life. I’ve studied it, learned its history, and have come to believe that it provides a…
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

 

Innovator’s Dilemma

book-review
by Clayton Christiansen.
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

Good Books

gratitude
Books always have been and always will be a captivating way to tell a thought provoking story.
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

“Socrates A Life Worth Living” by Devra Lehman

book-review
Notes: - socrates had a voice he felt was from Gods. Daimonion - Memorization. Lots of it. - Humanism - treated sacrifices to the gods as transactional. This meant they…
Tue Jan 2, 2024
1 min

I’m grateful for rest

gratitude
observations
Rest is restorative
Mon Jan 1, 2024
1 min

Replacing human work with AI

tech
ai
automation
decisions
leadership
Reactions to an MIT article ‘4 questions to ask before swapping out human labor for AI’
Sun Dec 31, 2023
5 min

Eyes

gratitude
I’m grateful I can see.
Sun Dec 31, 2023
1 min

 

Come follow me, December 25-31, Revelations 15-21

christianity
come follow me
raw notes
Sea of glass.
Sun Dec 31, 2023
1 min

Water as a Currency?

posts
water
economics
The book Dune is amazing in many ways, but the one that piqued my curiosity today was this: what if water was a currency?
Sat Dec 30, 2023
1 min

Emotional Recovery

posts
Everyone recovers differently.
Sat Dec 30, 2023
1 min

Beaches

gratitude
water
beach
sunset
The rhythmic but unique crash of each wave is soothing
Sat Dec 30, 2023
1 min

 

Quarto vs. quartz for Obsidian blog

quarto
obsidian
pkm
build in public
tool
tool comparison
Why I use quarto to manage my knowledge database.
Fri Dec 29, 2023
2 min

 

Blogging with Obsidian and Quarto

obsidian
quarto
tutorial
My framework and flow for blogging from my phone using Obsidian and Quarto.
Fri Dec 29, 2023
8 min

How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

decisions
philosophy
book-review
business
Choose wisely, and enjoy the ride.
Thu Dec 28, 2023
3 min

Leaving my Startup was the Right Decision

decisions
storytelling
hindsight
But not because of the outcome.
Thu Dec 28, 2023
1 min

 

Flipping the coins of life

philosophy
decisions
Are you right just because you got heads?
Thu Dec 28, 2023
1 min

Decisions are Like Hopping on a River Raft

decisions
Choose wisely, and enjoy the ride.
Thu Dec 28, 2023
1 min

97 percent chance you’ll fail

success
decisions
philosophy
The odds of constant success are against you every 5 decisions. So there’s gotta be another way to define success.
Thu Dec 28, 2023
2 min

Post Christmas blues? Remember the empty tombs

christianity
christmas
An empty room and an empty tomb. There is meaningful symbolism in taking down the tree.
Wed Dec 27, 2023
3 min

I’m grateful for artists

gratitude
christianity
Those who create, who learn, who think in new ways, who pioneer, who explore.
Wed Dec 27, 2023
1 min

An Unknown God

christianity
theology
faith
doubts
God is indeed unknown, but that doesn’t mean He doesn’t exist. And learning His ways requires seeing all sides, being intellectually and spiritually honest, and open.
Wed Dec 27, 2023
10 min

Writing is truly enlivening

communication
writing
Write in public. Write daily. Write about nothing.
Tue Dec 26, 2023
2 min

Write despite AI

ai
humanity
I’m fully aware an AI is listening and all that I write just trains it. Perhaps this is a perversion of my work (if I made money off it). Why write if everything I write just trains an AI agent to do their job better?
Tue Dec 26, 2023
1 min

Things I’d like in a blog

productivity
quarto
What quarto is great at and what I’d like out of it.
Tue Dec 26, 2023
2 min

I’m grateful for blankets

gratitude
My grandma made blankets cool
Tue Dec 26, 2023
1 min

How to blog from your phone using quarto (or hugo/jekyll/etc) using Working Copy and Obsidian

productivity
tech
tutorial
Working copy is $20, obsidian is free (and optional). I’ll show you how to set this up (iPhone only I think?)
Tue Dec 26, 2023
1 min

I’m grateful for doctors

gratitude
Doctors of the body. Doctors of the mind. Doctors of the soul…Any engaged in the pursuit of healing.
Mon Dec 25, 2023
3 min

AI Robots are mastering tasks faster than humans

ai
tech
futurism
From walking to labyrinth, the future looks bright for these machines. The key is the objective functions, time, and training data.
Mon Dec 25, 2023
2 min

Twas the Night before Christmas

christmas
ask gpt
The origin of the story, and a link to the 1912 publication.
Sun Dec 24, 2023
3 min

The Christ Child

christianity
The birth of Jesus Christ teach us what we can do to have greater peace in this life
Sun Dec 24, 2023
4 min

Light

gratitude
I set up 72 lights today.
Sun Dec 24, 2023
1 min

His is the light that we should share

christianity
Who is the source of light?
Sun Dec 24, 2023
1 min

Dune

book-review
sci-fi
The plans and risks of generations
Sat Dec 23, 2023
3 min

The Best of Edgar Allen Poe

book-review
You think me mad?
Sat Dec 23, 2023
1 min

Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

storytelling
murder mystery
book-review
An incredible story of how low, sick and twisted humanity can get, and how good people can truly be.
Fri Dec 22, 2023
2 min

The Allegory of the Dodo

productivity
business
kids books
When in having solved a problem we inadvertently create problems for ourselves
Thu Dec 21, 2023
2 min

GitHub copilot levels up

ai
productivity
tech
What will it do next?
Thu Dec 21, 2023
1 min

 

Unbelievable

book-review
A man’s separation from Christianity
Wed Dec 20, 2023
1 min

The Little Red Hen

book review
startups
People love to enjoy the fruits, but who will bake the bread?
Wed Dec 20, 2023
2 min

101 Essays that will Change the Way You Think, by Brianna Wiest

philosophy
mindfulness
book-review
We all started as strangers. It’s a choice who stays that way.
Tue Dec 19, 2023
1 min

How to encourage your kids

parenting
Unexpected advice on how to be a great parent when fostering talent
Tue Dec 19, 2023
1 min

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

storytelling
book-review
How did it take me so long to finally read this?
Mon Dec 18, 2023
2 min

Christmas celebrates a Living Christ

christianity
ai
christmas
Christ is the way, the light and life of the world. Always has been. Always will be.
Sun Dec 17, 2023
3 min

What is humanity

ai
Humanity seeks to resolve problems. What happens when they’re too easily solved?
Sat Dec 16, 2023
1 min

Prompt techniques

ai
Open AI strategies
Fri Dec 15, 2023
1 min

LLMs can find a needle in the haystack

ai
GPT outperforms Claude.
Fri Dec 15, 2023
2 min

Cool AI Tweets

tech
futurism
ai
Running list of cool things I’ve seen.
Thu Dec 14, 2023
2 min

Three Little Pigs

book review
christianity
A story with a terrible but incredibly relatable morale
Wed Dec 13, 2023
2 min

Learn by doing

data science
tech
You don’t need a PhD. Or a masters. You just need to hustle
Wed Dec 13, 2023
2 min

Scientific Freedom

book-review
Innovation comes by varied incentives: intellectual curiosity and economic incentive
Tue Dec 12, 2023
2 min

Future of Coding

data science
As our jobs are automatable, we need to discover what’s not
Tue Dec 12, 2023
4 min

Four Thousand Weeks

book-review
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. Published by Macmillan Audio, with ISBN 9781250834386.0. Read on 2023-08-17
Thu Aug 17, 2023
1 min

Every City Is Every Other City

book-review
Every City Is Every Other City by John McFetridge. Published by ECW Press, with ISBN 9781773057620.0. Read on 2023-07-22
Sat Jul 22, 2023
1 min

Sapiens

book-review
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062796233.0. Read on 2023-06-15
Thu Jun 15, 2023
1 min

1984

book-review
1984 by George Orwell. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483050935.0. Read on 2023-05-08
Mon May 8, 2023
1 min

When Breath Becomes Air

book-review
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780399566172.0. Read on 2023-04-25
Tue Apr 25, 2023
1 min

How do you want to be remembered?

leadership
service
It’s a question as old as time, but misses the mark and is distracting from the more important question.
Fri Dec 23, 2022
2 min

Building a complex R Shiny Dashboard Using ChatGPT

data science
r
shiny
futurism
chatgpt
ChatGPT can create amazing boilerplate code and can point you in the right direction, but it cannot debug data problems easily (yet). It can read in data from the internet, make time-series forecasts, and visualize the data (with a little assistance).
Thu Dec 15, 2022
8 min

Models as a Service and the Future of Data Science

tech
startups
business
data science
Data Scientists shouldn’t be scared their jobs will disappear. They should be excited that they’ll be joining companies that automate what they’re currently doing and offer it as a service.
Tue Dec 6, 2022
4 min

Writing a Tech Resume

communication
How to write a resume to get into a FAANG company.
Fri Nov 18, 2022
2 min

 

Resume Substance over Style

communication
The content of your resume is more important than the design.
Fri Nov 18, 2022
1 min

What is a model?

data science
Putting the mysterious in context.
Sat Nov 12, 2022
5 min

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature

book-review
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature by Richard Koch. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469093048.0. Read on 2022-09-11
Sun Sep 11, 2022
1 min

Think Again

book-review
Think Again by Adam Grant. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593394762.0. Read on 2022-09-07
Wed Sep 7, 2022
1 min

Human Compatible

book-review
Human Compatible by Stuart Russell. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593148631.0. Read on 2022-08-22
Mon Aug 22, 2022
1 min

Antifragile

book-review
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739370704.0. Read on 2022-08-17
Wed Aug 17, 2022
1 min

Never Split the Difference

book-review
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062471253.0. Read on 2022-08-15
Mon Aug 15, 2022
1 min

Willpower

book-review
Willpower by Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101543771.0. Read on 2022-08-06
Sat Aug 6, 2022
1 min

Thinking, Fast and Slow

book-review
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739357996.0. First read on 2022-08-04
Thu Aug 4, 2022
9 min

The Power of Regret

book-review
The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593555576.0. Read on 2022-08-01
Mon Aug 1, 2022
1 min

Digital Minimalism

book-review
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780525643555.0. Read on 2022-08-01
Mon Aug 1, 2022
1 min

De-sciencing Data Science and Talking Like a Normal Person

data science
communication
principles
How can data scientists bring their technical knowledge to a non-technical audience? Here are my lessons learned from seven years in the data trenches.
Wed Jul 20, 2022
6 min

The Willpower Instinct

book-review
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.. Published by Gildan Media Corp, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-07-15
Fri Jul 15, 2022
1 min

Effortless

book-review
Effortless by Greg McKeown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593153925.0. Read on 2022-07-08
Fri Jul 8, 2022
1 min

Why We Sleep

book-review
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508240013.0. Read on 2022-07-04
Mon Jul 4, 2022
1 min

When data collection goes too far

productivity
futurism
tech
surveillance
It’s important for us to track certain things about ourselves. But this is clearly not exactly healthy IMO.
Sun Jul 3, 2022
4 min

Pomodoro Principles

productivity
ticktick
The art of focus through 25min work blocks.
Tue Jun 28, 2022
1 min

 

Increase Focus through Writing Down Everything

productivity
musings
ticktick
To be more present, get it all down and into a system.
Tue Jun 28, 2022
3 min

How I use TickTick

productivity
An overview of how I apply the principles of “Getting Things Done”, or GTD.
Sat Jun 25, 2022
7 min

Getting Things Done

productivity
book-review
A system of thought and action
Fri Jun 24, 2022
6 min

The Organized Mind

book-review
The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780698162235.0. Read on 2022-06-24
Fri Jun 24, 2022
1 min

Give and Take

book-review
Give and Take by Adam Grant. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781101621479.0. Read on 2022-06-24
Fri Jun 24, 2022
1 min

What is the best todo list manager?

productivity
app review
I’ve reviewed 20+ apps. I think I’m done reviewing them.
Thu Jun 23, 2022
11 min

 

New ideas are distractingly exciting

productivity
priorities
ideation
Be careful of recency bias with your ideas.
Thu Jun 23, 2022
2 min

Radical Candor

book-review
Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Published by Macmillan Audio, with ISBN 9781250245786.0. Read on 2022-06-22
Wed Jun 22, 2022
1 min

Downstream Impact

data science
experimentation
When you do an online experiment, you’re changing the future forever.
Wed Jun 22, 2022
2 min

The Power of Party Pay by Visible

startups
strategy
Visible wireless, owned by Verizon, offers users $25 off per month if they join a meaningless party. What’s the effect?
Tue Jun 21, 2022
2 min

Products for dads

productivity
fatherhood
What products am I still using 5 years later?
Tue Jun 21, 2022
6 min

Blogging with Quarto, and why I don’t use Medium anymore

data science
I’m trying out quarto and I like it.
Mon Jun 20, 2022
4 min

The Obstacle Is the Way

book-review
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101620595.0. Read on 2022-06-17
Fri Jun 17, 2022
1 min

Courage Is Calling

book-review
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593456262.0. Read on 2022-06-17
Fri Jun 17, 2022
1 min

Zero to One

book-review
Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780804165266.0. Read on 2022-06-09
Thu Jun 9, 2022
1 min

Rich Dad Poor Dad

book-review
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Published by Plata Publishing, LLC., with ISBN 9781612680163.0. Read on 2022-06-09
Thu Jun 9, 2022
1 min

World Travel

book-review
World Travel by Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780063055568.0. Read on 2022-06-08
Wed Jun 8, 2022
1 min

Principles

book-review
Principles by Ray Dalio. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508243250.0. Read on 2022-06-05
Sun Jun 5, 2022
1 min

Good to Great

book-review
Good to Great by Jim Collins. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062045874.0. Read on 2022-06-04
Sat Jun 4, 2022
1 min

No Rules Rules

book-review
No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781984891174.0. Read on 2022-06-03
Fri Jun 3, 2022
1 min

Life of Pi

book-review
Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Published by HighBridge Company, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-05-14
Sat May 14, 2022
1 min

Steve Jobs

book-review
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Published by Recorded Books, Inc., with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-04-12
Tue Apr 12, 2022
1 min

Deep Work

book-review
Deep Work by Cal Newport. Published by Hachette Audio, with ISBN 9781478930082.0. Read on 2022-03-31
Thu Mar 31, 2022
1 min

Midnight in Chernobyl

book-review
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508278511.0. Read on 2022-03-30
Wed Mar 30, 2022
1 min

One Second After

book-review
One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483057736.0. Read on 2022-03-20
Sun Mar 20, 2022
1 min

Getting to Yes

book-review
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781442339538.0. Read on 2022-03-16
Wed Mar 16, 2022
1 min

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

book-review
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062347992.0. Read on 2022-03-15
Tue Mar 15, 2022
1 min

The First 90 Days

book-review
The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469025476.0. Read on 2022-03-12
Sat Mar 12, 2022
1 min

Guns, Germs, and Steel

book-review
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307932433.0. Read on 2022-03-10
Thu Mar 10, 2022
1 min

Tribe of Mentors

book-review
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss. Published by HarperCollins, with ISBN 9781328994974.0. Read on 2022-03-06
Sun Mar 6, 2022
1 min

The Storytelling Animal

book-review
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with ISBN 9780547644813.0. Read on 2022-03-01
Tue Mar 1, 2022
1 min

Mindset

book-review
Mindset by Carol Dweck. Published by Gildan Media Corp, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-02-22
Tue Feb 22, 2022
1 min

Atomic Habits

book-review
Atomic Habits by James Clear. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781524779269.0. Read on 2022-02-21
Mon Feb 21, 2022
1 min

Einstein

book-review
Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9780743560979.0. Read on 2022-02-10
Thu Feb 10, 2022
1 min

Leonardo da Vinci

book-review
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508241997.0. Read on 2022-01-21
Fri Jan 21, 2022
1 min

Hidden Figures

book-review
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062472076.0. Read on 2022-01-15
Sat Jan 15, 2022
1 min

The Alchemist

book-review
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780060879075.0. Read on 2022-01-10
Mon Jan 10, 2022
1 min

Dare to Lead

book-review
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781984844224.0. Read on 2022-01-05
Wed Jan 5, 2022
1 min

Talking to Strangers

book-review
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Published by Hachette Audio, with ISBN 9781549150340.0. Read on 2021-12-29
Wed Dec 29, 2021
1 min

Greenlights

book-review
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593294185.0. Read on 2021-12-28
Tue Dec 28, 2021
1 min

The Body

book-review
The Body by Bill Bryson. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780147526922.0. Read on 2021-12-07
Tue Dec 7, 2021
1 min

Grit

book-review
Grit by Angela Duckworth. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781442397149.0. Read on 2021-12-03
Fri Dec 3, 2021
1 min

The Author’s Angle Matters

communication
writing
Imagine the following story:
Sat Jul 17, 2021
2 min

The Power of Habit

book-review
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307966650.0. Read on 2021-05-03
Mon May 3, 2021
1 min

The Richest Man in Babylon

book-review
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469055695.0. Read on 2021-03-20
Sat Mar 20, 2021
1 min

Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy Team Six Seal Operator Adam Brown

book-review
Fearless by Eric Blehm. Published by christianaudio.com, with ISBN 9781610454827.0. Read on 2021-03-12
Fri Mar 12, 2021
1 min

Joseph Smith

book-review
Joseph Smith by Richard Lyman Bushman. Published by Tantor Media, Inc., with ISBN 9781541488717.0. Read on 2021-02-17
Wed Feb 17, 2021
1 min

Productivity notes

data science
productivity
Running list of productivity ideas.
Sat Dec 19, 2020
1 min

How to mock the value of an ML solution

data science
innovation
Sell your solution before training your model.
Wed Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Get rid of the todo list. Calendar everything.

productivity
If you’re not willing to block time for it, does it event matter?
Tue Dec 15, 2020
1 min

Data Beats Opinions

data science
decisions
Opinions from the customer shape the product. Their behavior (captured as data) speaks louder than their words.
Tue Dec 15, 2020
2 min

Start with Why

book-review
Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101149034.0. Read on 2020-03-21
Sat Mar 21, 2020
1 min

The Anatomy of Peace

book-review
The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781602834477.0. Read on 2019-12-31
Tue Dec 31, 2019
1 min

The Power of a Positive No

book-review
The Power of a Positive No by William Ury. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739342152.0. Read on 2019-12-25
Wed Dec 25, 2019
1 min

Leadership and Self-Deception

book-review
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN nan. Read on 2019-12-16
Mon Dec 16, 2019
1 min

Feeling Good Together

book-review
Feeling Good Together by David D. Burns, M.D.. Published by Tantor Media, Inc., with ISBN 9781400178209.0. Read on 2019-09-14
Sat Sep 14, 2019
1 min

Rising Strong

book-review
Rising Strong by Brené Brown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781101913819.0. Read on 2019-09-10
Tue Sep 10, 2019
1 min

The Giver

book-review
The Giver by Lois Lowry. Published by HarperCollins, with ISBN 9780547345901.0. Read on 2019-08-25
Sun Aug 25, 2019
1 min

The Innovator’s Dilemma

book-review
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. Published by HighBridge, with ISBN 9781598874365.0. Read on 2019-07-23
Tue Jul 23, 2019
1 min

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

book-review
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781538408063.0. Read on 2019-06-26
Wed Jun 26, 2019
1 min

Alexander Hamilton

book-review
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101200858.0. Read on 2019-01-04
Fri Jan 4, 2019
1 min

Between the World and Me

book-review
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Published by Random House Publishing Group, with ISBN 9780679645986.0. Read on 2018-12-30
Sun Dec 30, 2018
1 min

 

Semantic Versioning for Data Science Models

data science
machine learning
Meaningful versioning for data science models and machine learning pipelines.
Mon Jul 2, 2018
5 min

The War

book-review
The War by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739357293.0. Read on 2018-06-27
Wed Jun 27, 2018
1 min

The 4-Hour Workweek

book-review
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483058757.0. Read on 2018-05-01
Tue May 1, 2018
1 min

The Lean Startup

book-review
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307939845.0. Read on 2018-03-16
Fri Mar 16, 2018
1 min

 

Buying a used car the data science way: Part 2

webscraping
r
regression
analysis
pricing
buying things
How I analyze used car data to find under-valued cars, and why none of my analysis matters.
Sun Feb 19, 2017
14 min

 

Buying a used car the data science way: Part 1

webscraping
cars
pricing
r
How I scrape used car data.
Sat Feb 18, 2017
4 min

The DataViz battle: Plotly vs ggplot2

dataviz
r
ggplot
plotly
What can you do with plotly vs. ggplot2 and how do they compare on a simple chart?
Fri Feb 10, 2017
7 min

 

Starting with Jekyll

productivity
blogging
jekyll
Hello world.
Thu Nov 17, 2016
5 min

 

Reading List

Wish list of books
Tue Dec 1, 2015
4 min
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