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Returning to Teaching, Uncertain

Published: April 9, 2026 00:00

It has now been several years since I've taught my own classes, or even acted as a tutor. That is to say: I worked with students after the lockdowns for COVID had ended, but before LLMs changed the nature of our field. I will likely take this mantle up…

Remote Development (2026)

Published: April 7, 2026 00:00

Times have changed since we were last here. Since then, SSH signing has become popular1, I got some FIDO2 security keys, and post-quantum cryptography has gotten a lot better. It's time for some renovations! SSH authentication We want to prevent connecting…

Enamored with Macy

Published: March 10, 2026 00:00

I care quite deeply about scientific communication. Part of the frustration that I hold for how we currently communicate in academia is mostly to do with the stiffness and inaccessibility of our horrifically dense, jargon-packed publications. Is it truly…

Website Updates, 3rd Edition

Published: March 8, 2026 00:00

I've updated my website a bit. Visual Changes Those of you who have visited my site will instantly notice that the colours have changed. This is pretty obvious; I prefer the purple/pink ranges nowadays and I suspect they are also easier on the eyes. If…

Happy Graduation

Published: February 13, 2026 00:00

This semester marks four years since I stopped teaching high school classes. That means that, in just a few months, nearly all of the students that I would have taught have now graduated. I never got to say goodbye to my students. I had to leave rather…

A Horrible Conclusion

Published: February 6, 2026 00:00

I am not fond of this recent genenerative AI movement. It is a profound waste of resources, a theft machine masquerading as intelligence, and generally a tool which enables numerous social harms at scale. I am a firm proponent that we (academics) should…

Finding a Quantum of Solace

Published: January 26, 2026 00:00

I'm having a hard time right now. Since I wrote last, there have been multiple additional reasons for me to be frustrated both with my field and my country, but I am choosing to follow the words of the serenity prayer. Instead of throwing myself into…

Crashing Out

Published: January 11, 2026 00:00

I often suffer from world-weariness. That aching, inescapable feeling that the world is somehow going wrong and there's nothing that I can personally do about it, and the general sense of emotional and cognitive fatigue that comes with those thoughts. I…