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Short Halloween reads - October 30, 2024
Each year, I like to read a classic horror story for Halloween. Since it’s a bit late to commit to a full novel, I thought I’d recommend some short horror reads. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson This story is quite good, though it’s a bit ruined by being everywhere in popular culture. The writing is compelling and the plot is unsettling. Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
An Introduction to Huginn - May 23, 2024
I’ve been playing around a lot with Huginn, which is a service that allows you to run “agents” for automation. It is similar to IFTTT. A lot of people see Huginn, and think it’s cool, but don’t know what to do with it. I didn’t really either when I first heard of the project a few years ago. Hopefully you can get some ideas from this blog. I have previously written about my “On This Day” software, which was a webserver I handcrafted.
Best of 2022-2023 - January 14, 2024
Mark’s Best of 2022 and 2023 Preface I haven’t published anything online in a long time. I missed publishing this list last year, which is why this encompasses 2022 and 2023. Since my last post in April of 2022, my life changed in many ways. I moved into Chicago, got married, visited abroad for the first time, along with many other trips for work and for family. One of my resolutions for the new year (that perpetually repeats) is to share more publically.