Searching for a World That Doesn’t Exist
Using AI to (probably) discover an exoplanet.
- astronomy
- science
- ai
My Claude Code Setup
Terminal, worktrees, modern CLI tools, sound notifications, spinner verbs. How I’ve customized Claude Code.
- ai
- diy
You Can Teach an Old MacBook New Tricks
Resurrecting a 2013 MacBook Pro into a media-server with Proxmox and Jellyfin.
- diy
- self-hosting
- privacy
Extrachromosomal rDNA Circles— A Cause of Aging in Yeast
A paper review of Sinclair & Guarente’s landmark paper, exploring how extrachromosomal rDNA circles (ERCs) contribute to aging in yeast cells.
- journal-club
- biology
- longevity
ChatGPT: First Impressions
An exploration of ChatGPT’s capabilities, quirks, and alignment blindspots – with practical tests & thought experiments.
- ai
- alignment
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
A paper review of Nick Bostrom’s provocative “Simulation Argument”, formally analyzing the probabilistic framework, philosophical premises, computational assumptions, and implications.
- journal-club
- philosophy
- computation
A Curious Case of the Mutables
A clear breakdown of how Python handles object references — and why mutating a list of lists doesn’t always do what you expect.
- programming
Compressionism: A Theory of Mind Based on Data Compression
A paper review of ‘Compressionism’ a theory linking intelligence, consciousness, and data compression
- journal-club
- philosophy
Deriving the Count of Subarrays
A first-principles dive into deriving the count of subarrays in an array.
- mathematics
Digit Span
A synopsis of the literature, methodology & self-assessment of using Digit Span to quantify & evaluate short-term memory.
- self-experimentation
- science
Measuring the Gravitational Force (g), Subject to Unfunded Lab Dispositions
Armed with a smartphone, a household object, and sheer scientific audacity, we approximate gravity at 10.02 m/s²—nearly proving Newton right (give or take a kitchen tile).
- self-experimentation
- science
- humour
OpenAI Codex: First Impressions
OpenAI organised a challenge to solve coding problems with the aid of an AI assistant. This is a review of the challenge, and first impressions on working with an AI pair-programmer.
- ai
- programming
Conway’s Game of Life
A visual deep dive into Conway’s Game of Life — how simple rules give rise to complex, unpredictable behavior in a 2D cellular automaton.
- computation
- philosophy
- complexity-theory