What Tucson Taught Me
What Tucson Taught Me
My Life in Bio
My personal blog for recording things I've done, writing down my thoughts on miscellaneous topics, staying in touch with the internet.
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Apple in the Toilet
Note: This post is part of the Stories in FB Messenger series. Also, I’m particularly fond of this story because it’s one of my firsts. I told it at GSP a few times and people reacted well to it. Cause and effect: I figured I should tell more stories after that.
Stories in FB Messenger, Part I
I was texting someone recently and putting enough time into the story I told that I was thinking about how much writing I’ve done on various platforms and wishing that I had more direct ownership over that content. For Facebook Messenger, it turns out that you can export every message you’ve ever exchanged.
Workflows All the Way Down
I gave a talk at Resbaz today and just wanted to publish the slides to see how they’d look embedded as an iframe.
How Long Would You Live?
How Long Would You Live, If You Could Live Forever?
Reasoning LLM: A Bioinformatics Coding Interview
Here’s the question I used to use at Invitae to interview bioinformatics engineering candidates, how it’s solved by two reasoning LLMs, and a few conclusions.
2024 New Year’s Resolution
My New Year’s Resolution for 2024 was a bit off the beaten path for resolutions: I wanted to be out of Tucson for at least 12 weekends, ideally once a month. I knew that a majority of my focus for the year was going to be on Lodestar. So I wanted a resolution that would encourage me to find some novelty and diversity, without being overly burdensome.
Sanctum
Humble is as Humble does. Subtle can be Muscle flush. Stumble now, and trouble thus: Jumble, Mumble, come Fuss. Puzzle is the Shuffle of; Knuckle thrown, Shovel Brush. Huddle close and Rubble shove. Buckle not, Chuckle, find Hush. Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, love.
One New Food Per Grocery Run
Without particularly trying, I’ve fallen into the habit this year of making sure one food that I don’t normally buy ends up in my shopping cart when I go to the grocery. It doesn’t have to be a food I’ve never tried before, but that counts as bonus points. Often it’ll be a single ingredient that’ll then inspire a couple of dishes I wouldn’t normally make. A couple of the biggest successes have…
2023 New Year’s Resolution Success!
It’s been a long time since I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution. I’m decent at sticking to a goal or plan once it’s made, so I usually don’t tie myself to New Years to make commitments.