Pages from the fire

Foreword: Blogging in the age of GenAI (2026)

Projects

Computery projects (finished or not)
Home projects (and notes)

Elegant inferences

Experiments, interpretations of experiments and mathematical theorems that I thought have the genius of simplicity or great insight.

  1. Beyond infinity (Cantor’s diagonal argument)
  2. Proof that there are infinitely many prime numbers
  3. Inferring ionic channel function during an action potential
  4. Measuring the speed of light
  5. Measuring the radius of the Earth
  6. Inferring where we are in the galaxy
  7. Inferring the shape of our galaxy
  8. The speed of light and magnetism
  9. Deducing how bee odometers work
  10. Geometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem

Science / Mathematics / Computers

  1. Generative AI and compression
  2. Part 1, Part 2 of Squishy squares: A mathematical curiosity
  3. The Marvellous Bee odometer

Opinions

  1. AI and the law
  2. Thoughts on generative A.I.

Misc

Linux notes
Thinkpads
Text mode magic

Links

Other people’s cool stories, demos and websites

Marginalia search
Kagi smallweb
ooh.directory