On Statins and Risk Reductions
Ruminations on my limited understanding of statins and cholesterol
Life, Tech and Software Development
Recent Posts
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