All essays
Essays
Long-form writing on science, technology, and the occasional brewing rabbit hole.
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science
The genome you trust isn't quite finished
Why GRCh38 still has gaps, what T2T-CHM13 fixed, and the practical caveat behind every coordinate you load into a notebook.
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tech
Notes on a boring data pipeline
In favor of the cron job. A defense of small infrastructure for small problems, and the failure mode of choosing the interesting tool.
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brewing
Why I rest my beans
The cheapest intervention in home espresso is a date written on the bag with a Sharpie. A field guide to coffee's most ignored variable.