Europe at Night
[T]his is actually a composite produced by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration revealing a decade in European economic
development and decline.
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River Through Time
Below is an animation of a river over about 20 years. I like it because it
shows the meander of the river changing over several years, as well as cut-offs
and ox bow lakes forming. This happens for many rivers, but its’ pace is often
too slow for us to notice.
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The Three Audience Truths
This is advise for when given a speech, or otherwise speaking in public. Remember:
- They believe you’re the expert, so don’t tell them otherwise.
- They want you to succeed, so they’re on your side.
- They won’t know when you make a mistake, so don’t announce it.
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Sailing (Round the Globe)
So one of the things my Love and I have talked about is the idea of taking off
to a season of sailing. The ocean has a sort of primitive draw to me that is
hard to explain and not particularly rational. I have no experience sailing. In
fact, my experience on the water is limited to commercial ferries and canoeing
a couple of hours at a time.
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Colourettu 1.1.0 for Python released
Version 1.1.0 of Colourettu has been released.
Colourettu is a Python library I’ve written for dealing with colours and “palettes” (groups of colours).
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The American Health Care System
All you need to know about the American health care system is that there’s a
popular TV series where a man turns to cooking industrial quantities of
crystal meth in order to pay his hospital bills.
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How to Treat Employees
Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
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Colourettu 1.0.0 for Python released
Version 1.0.0 of Colourettu has been released.
Colourettu is a Python library I’ve written for dealing with colours, and specifically to determine the contrast between two colours.
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MetaLibrary 9 for OpenTTD released
Version 9 of MetaLibrary has been released.
To recap, MetaLibrary is a collection of code I’ve written to simplify writing an AI for OpenTTD, a remake of my childhood favorite, Transport Tycoon.
Version 9 brings a couple of bug fixes in the Python build script. The documentation for MetaLibrary has also been updated.
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Colourettu 0.1.1 for Python released
Version 0.1.1 of Colourettu has been released.
Colourettu is a Python library I’ve written for dealing with colours, and specifically to determine the contrast between two colours.
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