I show you how to make use a powerful masking feature to increase the saturation of the sky in an image. This technique pays dividends for many image-editing tasks!

What does research say about overcoming culture shock? I combine key findings with personal stories from living in China to share practical ways to adjust.

There is a big difference between healing and moving on, and this song illustrates it well.

I describe the main settings in Darktable that may help flatten the learning curve.

I nerd out on goal-setting frameworks. PACT is a little-known one I found in one corner of the internet.

I describe the math behind depth of field and visualize it to better understand how it works.

After taking fall foliage pictures in the park recently, I share what I learned about f-stop from my photos.

When I returned from China to find work in the US, I didn’t expect to feel so lonely in my hometown. I reflect on how social media can sometimes make it worse and suggest what might actually help.

I show how to correct the colors of an image to set the stage for creative color grading.

Learn how information theory and cognition reveal better ways to organize your photos.

This project explores machine learning approaches to forecasting customer engagement in a Portuguese financial institution’s term deposit direct marketing campaign, highlighting data-driven insights for business strategy.

I had trouble remembering what sensitivity and specificity were. After writing this blog post, I won’t forget. (Includes a poor drawing of Rambo!)

This tutorial walks new Darktable users through the process of importing photos from their cameras or SD cards.

I try making a simple but delicious sauce. In the process, I learn a little about some of its ingredients.

A look at the philosophy and practice of cropping photos, with exercises to sharpen your skills and examples from my photography.

I describe the process for using machine learning to categorize my blog posts with Python.

Learn how to use the split-toning module in Darktable to create a 70s retro sepia photo effect.

In my quest to eat more healthily, I’ve been learning how to cook chicken. Here’s a quick and simple dish I like to make.

While we were in Japan, my dad and I drank a whole lot of coffee. I share which places we liked and which we didn’t.

My third trip to Japan was a success, but not without its hiccups. Here’s what I learned from the experience.

I share my ten-day summer Japan itinerary, covering Kyoto and Tokyo with a day trip to Nara.

The Bhagavad Gita is a hugely important work in Hinduism. In this article, I look to what it can teach me about my family relationships.

As my son begins his second year of life, I consider some important issues surrounding my young family.

My 12th-grade students graduated a few days ago. I reflect on my own experience moving abroad in 2017 and on the challenges and opportunities they will also face.

If you want to know how to play rummy, I’ve compiled a summary of the rules here.

In this article, I examine an important concept in machine learning: the bias-variance trade-off.

I share the five artists that had a huge influence on my childhood.

AI is upsetting the power balance between teachers and students. I explore how teachers can adapt to the rise of generative AI and use it to promote real learning and critical thinking.

One punk rock show taught me how to value connection over perfection.

I give an introduction to the basic concepts of machine learning.

I look at human purpose between Hinduism and Aristotelian virtue ethics.

My initial thoughts and questions on the translator’s introduction.

I review a book which I purchased to evaluate as a resource for my students.

I’m considering joining my father in reading Joseph Brodsky’s list of 83 classic works. Will it make me smarter or better at conversation? We’ll see.

I’d do it for creative expression, personal betterment, and family bonding.

I reflect on how fatherhood, philosophy, and good friends helped me grow in 2024.

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I demonstrate the process from idea to PowerPoint slideshow. It’s a technique that saves me hours of time every semester.

I share my son’s progress in his first twelve weeks of life.

I document the procedure for installing a web app that didn’t install itself correctly.

I hate it when the page numbers in a PDF don’t match the numbers in a scanned document.

I use Python to build a library of IELTS writing questions I can use in the classroom.

I’m an English teacher. I’m preparing for the new school year starting next month.

I start learning how to use the Pandas library to analyze my personal finances.

You can learn a lot from a song, even when you’re cleaning your apartment.

In preparation for moving back to the US next year, I need to get my budget in order.

In my son’s third week of life, he now has a regular-looking bellybutton.

My son found out he has hands. He still hasn’t figured out how to use them. My hands are hurting from washing cloth diapers.

I did my best to prepare for fatherhood, but some things still caught me off guard.

My son was born, 8lb 10oz.

Days like this are hard to come by.

A slice of life in a “small town” in Northeast China.

I’m uncoordinated. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like dancing!

My site hosting provider hosts my email, too. I want to move my site hosting, but I want to keep my email where it is. Follow along as I learn how.