ChrisA weird programming language for data scienceAll programming languages are arguably weird, but some are definitely weirder than others. Stata is proprietary software for statistical…6 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
ChrisHow to learn a new languageThere are a lot of apps that claim to help you learn a new language. Some are quite good, and useful for learning a few basics such as…4 min read·Feb 14, 2021----
ChrisHow to really learn a new languageHow do you become fluent enough to work and have real conversations in a foreign language?11 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
ChrisScientific Computing on an M1 MacBook AirSanta arrived early in 2020 and delivered a new MacBook Air with an M1 CPU. It’s the base model (7 GPU cores, not 8) upgraded to 16 GB RAM…3 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
ChrisThe Kindles of strangersSeveral months ago now, I responded to a snarky tweet about celebrity chefs and, in particular, Jamie Oliver. The tweet wasn’t meant to be…5 min read·Dec 30, 2015----