3/21/2026📑The Office
Using Agent Skills to Teach LLMs New Things
Agent skills are a new open format for teaching AI how to do new things, and the sky is the limit. Read about how I'm using them in my personal projects.
Posts Tagged Tech
These articles are about technology, coding and other computer-related pieces.
3/7/2026📑The Office
How to Translate SQL Data Analysis Patterns into Pandas
Learn how common SQL data analysis patterns translate to Pandas techniques.
1/25/2026📚Guides
Using Obsidian Bases for Car Shopping
I show how I use Obsidian Bases to shop for cars. Learn how to use this powerful feature of the popular note-taking app.
1/20/2026☕Essays
Using Data Analysis to Power the Car-Buying Process
I share what I learned about buying a car and how it helped reduce my stress during the process.
10/28/2025☕Essays
Notes on Loneliness and Social Media
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.
10/7/2025📑The Office
Machine Learning Approaches to Marketing in the Banking Sector
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.
9/30/2025📑The Office
Statistics: Remembering Sensitivity and Specificity
I had trouble remembering what sensitivity and specificity were. After writing this blog post, I won’t forget. (Includes a poor drawing of Rambo!)
9/1/2025📑The Office
Using Unsupervised Machine Learning to Tag Blog Posts
I describe the process for using machine learning to categorize my blog posts with Python.
5/18/2025📑The Office
Bias-Variance Trade-Off: The Case of a Lemonade Stand
In this article, I examine an important concept in machine learning: the bias-variance trade-off.
3/24/2025📑The Office
Introduction to AI and Machine Learning
I give an introduction to the basic concepts of machine learning.
12/1/2024📑The Office
Making Browser-Based Educational Games
I describe my recent experience making a browser-based word matching game for a colleague. src="/src/assets/posts/img/game-screenshot.png"
10/20/2024📑The Office
Making Slideshows with AI
I demonstrate the process from idea to PowerPoint slideshow. It’s a technique that saves me hours of time every semester.
8/27/2024📚Guides
Installing Web Apps with Chromium
I document the procedure for installing a web app that didn’t install itself correctly.
8/26/2024📚Guides
Adding Page Labels to PDFs
I hate it when the page numbers in a PDF don’t match the numbers in a scanned document.
8/18/2024📑The Office
Scraping the Web for IELTS Questions
I use Python to build a library of IELTS writing questions I can use in the classroom.
8/6/2024📚Guides
Analyzing Personal Finances with Python and Ledger
I start learning how to use the Pandas library to analyze my personal finances.
6/18/2024📑The Office
Moving Your Site Hosting but not Your Email
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.