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August 3, 2026 Musings

Day 1047 Duolingo Dutch

Oh my goodness, what can I say? I have absolutely loved learning Dutch and tonight I’m slightly stunned to have reached the end and incredibly sorry that it’s over.

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April 12, 2026 Musings

Notes, Loops, and Ada predicting AI

Music is shaped by physics – frequency, vibration, ratios – which is described by maths. And, whether that key change happens in Mozart or Coltrane, there’s a predictable structure holding it together.

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February 26, 2025 Musings

Duolingo Dutch: Ik spreek een beetje Nederlands

Here I am, 525 days later faithfully learning Dutch daily, endlessly charmed and fascinated by this language, amazed by how far I have gotten with five minutes a day on an app.

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February 8, 2022 Musings

Coding in Minecraft (4): Variables

[0) Tenacity, 1)  Chicken rain, 2) Creating classrooms, 3) Coordinates, 4) Variables] This week was all about variables. In the spirit of copying and

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October 7, 2020 Musings

How I created an online course

Recently, I created my first online course in human-computer interaction (HCI) which is now available over on Udemy (check out

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