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I blog because there is no peer review like no peer review.

Easy Sphinx Extensions with Nested Parsing

 Posted on December 6, 2023

A hack to define new directives and roles for Sphinx as macros in reStructuredText rather than build new Sphinx code in Python. [Read More]
documentation  programming  sphinx  LaTeX 

MiniDV Home Video Transfer

 Posted on February 18, 2023

The hardware and software needed to transfer data from the Firewire DV port typical on MiniDV camcorders to a modern Thunderbolt or USB-C port. [Read More]
video format  MiniDV  camcorder  Quicktime  VLC  OBS 

Diy Spin Art

 Posted on December 12, 2022

A dumb and dangerous use of a power drill to make spin art. I definitely don’t recommend doing this at home. [Read More]
art  dangerous  stupid 

Strange Correlations in COVID-19 Data

 Posted on November 9, 2021

Some demonstrations of how correlations can be deceiving. [Read More]
statistics  VisLies 

LEGO Advent Calendar

 Posted on November 23, 2020

A fun variation of a holiday advent calender where every day the kids can build a little bit more of a building block model. [Read More]
LEGO  holiday  Christmas 

DIY Escape Room

 Posted on April 29, 2020

A fun game to replicate the escape room experience at home. (For even more new ideas, visit https://www.open-sesame.xyz/.) [Read More]
fun  games  escape room  locks 

Sick of Fearmongering

 Posted on January 28, 2020

Some comments on data display of spreading disease. [Read More]
visualization  VisLies  perception 

Building Better Plots

 Posted on February 18, 2017

Advice and best practices for creating simple data plots. [Read More]
visualization  plots  charts 

Fast Pass to the Slow Lane

 Posted on July 31, 2015

An observation of how making lines faster for some people can make them faster for all people. [Read More]
economics  lines  queues  Disney 

TV With a Side of MoCA

 Posted on April 3, 2015

A description of using MoCA to use existing coax cable to implement wired ethernet without pulling new cat cables. [Read More]
electronics  TiVo  MoCA 
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