Writing
Notes, reviews, and tangents
Engineering write-ups and tutorials, book and game reviews, and essays on whatever has my attention lately.
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Which teams got the easy brackets in this World Cup?
I ran the knockout draw through the Elo rating system to find out who got a soft road to the final and who got robbed.
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How to Implement Facial Recognition with Python
A face-recognition attendance system in Django, end to end. It is easier than you think.
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Building RICO: Rather Intelligent Conversational Operator
My first shot at building a JARVIS: a voice-controlled assistant in Python.
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The Different Pope
A look at what Pope Francis actually did differently, and where he fell short. This is not a fluff piece.
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How LEGO Came Back from Its Worst Years
In 2003 LEGO was nearly out of cash. The turnaround came from the fans it had been ignoring.
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Game Review: Spider-Man Miles Morales
Has there ever been a Spider-Man game we hated? Great mechanics, thin story.
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Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A book that only gets good after page 359. Bad plot, worse writing, saved by its ending.
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Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's memoir from age 3 to 16, written with a rare honesty. A must read.
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Review: Peril at End House
A classic Agatha Christie whodunit you can actually solve if you pay attention.
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Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Still relevant 60 years on, and a classic for a reason.