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Recent Posts
The Dawn of A New Year (2026)
As 2026 begins, reflections on things past and thoughts on the year ahead
On Statins and Risk Reductions
Ruminations on my limited understanding of statins and cholesterol
Fragile Devices: Precious electronics in a hostile world
Many devices are seemingly engineered to be broken, with form trumping substance in build durability
macOS/iOS/iPadOS 26 get new backgrounds sounds
Hidden under accessibility features, Apple's OS offerings have built-in background sound options. The 26 release expands the choices.
Apple Watch VO2Max
My suspicions about the Apple Watch VO2Max calculations
macOS 26 (Tahoe) - First Day Troubles
Tahoe is an incredibly ugly release. But at least it's also buggy.
A New Engine For This Blog
I've posted online content for decades, across a variety of engines and venues. This is my latest iteration.
Missing macOS Features
macOS is a slick OS, but tiny missing features make some basic things annoying
My Data-Backed Battle and Defeat of Hypertension
High blood pressure has been a norm in my life. I finally took steps to resolve it.
10,000 Brainiacs - Canada's Immigration Flood
The Canadian government announced yet another immigration pathway during a period of unprecedented, world-leading growth
Effortlessly Support Next Gen Image Formats
JPEG XL is now supported on a billion+ Apple devices and can improve the experience for your users
Processing Wikipedia Dumps With Python 🐍🐍🐍
A brief tutorial on acquiring and processing Wikipedia dumps with Python. Useful for many ML tasks.
Understanding Floating-Point Numbers
Floating-Point Numbers are the foundation of the ML world, and understanding their operation is essential