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Thoughts and musings of an AI and Biotech Researcher

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Being a Junior Scientist in the Current Administration

Science was always hard and time consuming. Now its harder and more time consuming.

Updates to my Raspberry Pi Website

A followup to my original Pi Website post, describing some new things I've done with the Pi.

How Should We Peer Review Software?

Why peer reviewing software isn't as easy as running the code.

The Software of Science

Thoughts on living in the intersection between academic programming and software engineering.

The Demon that Wears my Face

The aftermath of using an AI job application spam program.

Detecting Organic Contaminants With Less Data

A straightforward explanation of the spectroscopy work I did at Purdue.

Being Piledriven: Thoughts after Contracting with Hermit Tech

My thoughts on Hermit Tech after 15 hours of pair programming with Nikhil Suresh.

How I got a job in March 2025

One programmer's experience in today's bizarre market

How I built this website on a Raspberry Pi

A comprehensive tutorial on how to build a personal professional website on a Raspberry Pi.

Can we communally deprecate git checkout?

An alternative to the most cursed git command in existance.

Perspectives from the Technical University of Munich

Some differences between American and European universities with regard to extracurricular work.

Why I Don't Like Hackathons

Thoughts on the limited value of programming events which take place over the course of 24 to 48 hours.

When a Hyperspectral Image is a Cube

What I have learned from working in research labs which are in different fields, but study the same topic.

The Codebase of a National Lab I Worked At

A look into the quality (or lack therof) of the code in a very high-stakes facility.