I’ve slowly started blogging again, mostly because I have a lot of thoughts and I find it helpful to write those thoughts down. I’m making it public because I’ve received enough feedback to convince me that some people my ideas helpful.
By day I am a full time computer programmer specialized in data processing, and machine learning infrastructure. On the side I provide technical support for a number of digital humanities projects. A mostly complete list can be found here.
Note: This blog is available on Mastodon or any platform implementing ActivityPub at @ryan.
- Chapter 5: Orbiting Jupiter
Why does the pursuit of technological progress so frequently lead to disaster? Here we explore the concepts around optimization in order understand better why technological utopias can’t last. - Chapter 4: A Eulogy for EvangelicalsWhat started as an attempt to answer the question, “What exactly do I believe?” turned into an in depth examination of what actually caused me to leave evangelicalism.
- Chapter 3: Second TruthThe difficulty with discussing truth is that there are two things we could be referring to. Here I talk about magicians, tables, human souls, and their relationship truth.
- The Flames of Rebirth: War in Fire Emblem Three HousesFew games ever get my brain working as hard as this has. I’d like to share what i’ve come up with.
- Playing to Win: TicTacToeSo let’s talk about how to win at tic tac toe. It seems like a simple game, but it isn’t. I have strong opinions about this game, sue me.
