Programming as magecraft
2026-05-01 23:44 by Ian
"Magic is a curious fire. It pollutes the minds of those who would shape it. One magician may sense the mind of another magician, blazing like a beacon in an otherwise dark landscape." ---Alastair Reynolds (House of Suns)
Vibe-coder rant
2026-04-29 11:54 by Ian
The robots will not pinch-hit for your own responsibility to impose values on the code you are no longer writing.
Musings and definitions
2026-01-19 12:43 by Ian
"Are you an artist or a scientist?"
2025.10.24: Books that were formative for me
2026-01-02 01:11 by Ian
We are each our own worst judges, but I'm nearly certain that I'm strange. Some people that have been close to me have occasionally been so bold as to ask me why. Presuming my answers are worth anything at all, here is a short list of the books that have helped made me what I am.
The problem with climate modeling
2025-07-20 01:34 by Ian
Epistemological admonishments from a mathematical modeler: The model is not reality.
Professional advice for new engineers
2019-04-02 09:57 by Ian
What follows is a set of perspectives and principles that I have collected at what might be considered the midpoint of my life as a practicing engineer. They have served me well in professional life.
Volume of a sphere
2009-05-16 00:20 by Ian
Below is something I did a few semesters ago. It is the derivation of the formula for the volume of a sphere in spherical coordinates using a triple integral.
SCC Malaria Research Team
2009-05-15 22:14 by Ian
My research team was in the news!
Scottsdale Community College – SCC Students Present Research Project at ASU Symposium