Robel HailuEssays on science and technology, and a photo journal of food, travel, and home brewing.https://robelhailu.com/en-usThe genome you trust isn't quite finishedhttps://robelhailu.com/essays/the-genome-you-trust/https://robelhailu.com/essays/the-genome-you-trust/Why GRCh38 still has gaps, what T2T-CHM13 fixed, and the practical caveat behind every coordinate you load into a notebook.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTessaysciencebioinformaticsgenomicsscienceSundown over Galle Face, Colombohttps://robelhailu.com/seen/sundown-over-galle-face/https://robelhailu.com/seen/sundown-over-galle-face/The promenade fills around six. Kite sellers, isso wade carts, families on plastic chairs with the sea in front of them. I stood there until the sky did the orange-to-bruise transition and walked back to the hotel slow.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTseentraveltravelsri-lankasunsetNotes on a boring data pipelinehttps://robelhailu.com/essays/notes-on-a-boring-data-pipeline/https://robelhailu.com/essays/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.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTessaytechtechdatainfrastructureSea urchin pasta, Taorminahttps://robelhailu.com/seen/sea-urchin-pasta-taormina/https://robelhailu.com/seen/sea-urchin-pasta-taormina/Spaghetti ai ricci, the kind they only do when the morning's catch had urchins. The chef shrugged when I asked how it was made. 'Just butter,' he said, lying.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTseenfoodfooditalysicilyWhy I rest my beanshttps://robelhailu.com/essays/why-i-rest-my-beans/https://robelhailu.com/essays/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.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTessaybrewingbrewingcoffeeTasting flight, Other Half Brooklynhttps://robelhailu.com/seen/tasting-flight-other-half/https://robelhailu.com/seen/tasting-flight-other-half/Four hazy IPAs and a pilsner at the Industry City taproom on a Thursday afternoon. The space is a former warehouse, brewery floor visible through glass at the back. The pils was the surprise.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTseenbrewingbrewingbeerbrooklynnew-york