Topic: opinions

Sometimes I write reviews of things or offer unsolicited advice. Those article appear below:

The Steelcase Gesture in my office against a wall. The chair has green upholstry and a headrest. The arms are black. The base is silver-grey.
Steelcase Gesture Review: A Disappointing Upgrade
I spent eight months with the highly-rated Steelcase Gesture, only to be disappointed. In this review, I break down why this expensive ergonomic chair didn't work for me.
A pencil drawing of two robots reading books. Prompte:#58; A simple color pencil drawing of an adorable robot, reading a books, white background. Negative prompte:#58; (text), multiple people, group. Stepse:#58; 20, Samplere:#58; DPM++ SDE Karras, CFG scalee:#58; 6, Seede:#58; 610392424, Sizee:#58; 1200x624, Model hashe:#58; d8691b4d16, Modele:#58; deliberate_v11, Versione:#58; v1.5.1
My Favorite Books of 2023
After abandoning social media in 2023, I read books instead. Read on for my favorites.
RadWagon 3 loaded with clothing and balance bikes in the grass.
A 1850-mile Review of the RadWagon 3
The RadWagon electric cargo bike was a savior during lockdown family rides, but frustrating maintenance and support issues disappoint. Read on for my in-depth review.
An image generated from one of my landscape photos using Stable Diffusion with img2img to make it look more like an oil painting. It shows yellow flowers, with a forest behind them. The Jura Mountains loom behind the forest, and the sky is bright blue with some large white clouds.
AI, Artists, and Technology
AI generated art took off with the open-source release of Stable Diffusion, leaving some artists worried. As an artist and machine learning engineer, here is my take.
A crop of the 1896 patent for the C. L. Sholes Type Writing Machine, showing an overhead drawing of the keyboard.
Vim: I still love hjkl
A lot of Vim users think you grow out of using hjkl for movement. After 17 years, I haven't. Here's why.
The Nookdesk in my office, raised to standing height.
A Review of Nookdesk's Standing Desk
I bought a Nookdesk standing desk now that I'm working from home; I like it! Read on for a detailed review.
The Stanford Dish, a large radio telescope, in the early morning light. The sky is purple and blue, and the dish is a white metal-lattice structure glowing softly pink in the light. At the top of the dish is a red light.
Should I Go To Insight Data Science?
Insight promises an easy transition from academia to a career in data science or machine learning, but is it the right program for you? I have a few words of advice offered from experience.
A black and white photo from the 1913 Columbia University Commencement featuring a group of men in doctoral gowns wearing mortarboards. Nobel Prize winner Alexis Carrel is amongst them.
Should I Get a PhD?
In 2009, having little or no money in my purse, I thought I would go to graduate school in physics. But was it the right idea? And should you follow in my footsteps?
A closeup of a watch on a man's wrist. The man is wearing a nice suite and is pulling on the cuff next to the watch.
Tech Interviews: Respect Everyone's Time
Interviewing is notoriously agonizing for both the candidate and the company! But it could be much better! Here I propose one guiding principle to make it easier on everyone.