Here you’ll find posts about my research, thoughts on science, and things I’ve written elsewhere.
In my previous post, I covered running portable services—version-controlled config, atomic updates, zero-downtime restarts, all without a container runtime. This is only half of the container story, though. You also need to build the service images.
I run bowl.science, an online Science Bowl tournament platform. It’s a side project, but it’s real production: the DOE Office of Science uses it for their Science Bowl competitions. When a tournament is happening, the app needs to work. There’s no “we’ll fix it in the next sprint.”
My friend Alexa is a graphic designer. Last week I asked her what percentage of her time she spends on meta-design. She asked me what that meant.
Rarely do I ever get asked to make churn estimates for someone who needs to bring the full power of a proportional hazards model to bear. Besides, the person asking for churn estimates doesn’t actually want to know “what is the probability someone churns eventually?” (Spoiler: it’s 1.)
We were studying how microglia affect neuronal networks using a standard imaging experiment: 3 mice, 3 coverslips per condition, about 20 neurons measured per coverslip. Our question: Does LPS activation significantly increase PNA signal?
A while back, I wrote a short piece about planning scientific projects for New Science. The article explores systematic approaches to identifying impactful research questions and structuring PhD projects for maximum scientific contribution.