Posts

Opening and querying an Anki collection from an external Python script on macOS by linking to a downloaded Anki codebase.

Automating Russian vocabulary card preparation with Python and AppleScript, including dictionary lookups and pronunciation downloads from Wiktionary.

Using JavaScript in Anki templates to add gender-appropriate articles to French nouns, including vowel and aspirated-h cases.

A brief recommendation of Rebecca Solnit’s essay on Donald Trump, privilege, and isolation.

Filtering spurious Indigo sensor readings with validity checks and time averaging to prevent false home automation triggers.

Interpreting Trump’s dismissal of James Comey through the author’s view of Trump’s persistent personal self-interest.

A critique of claims that protesters are paid, examining the inconsistent treatment of money and legitimacy in politics.

A satirical proposal for a Twitter bot that translates Donald Trump’s tweets into Russian.

A poem about screen-bound passivity, political spectacle, and the uneasy unreality of the Trump era.

Observations on everyday life, culture, healthcare, and politics after moving from Minnesota to Canada.