2024-04-30 / 2024-W18-2T12:40:00-05:00 / 0x66312cf0 Minnesota's new flag: from scratch Categories: programming, Minnesota
2024-04-25 / 2024-W17-4T22:05:00-05:00 / 0x662b19dc New look! Categories: programming, meta
2024-04-25 / 2024-W17-4T14:48:00-05:00 / 0x662ab370 Note about tweets Categories: meta
2024-04-05 / 2024-W14-5T15:40:00-05:00 / 0x661061a0 About me Categories: meta
2024-03-13 / 2024-W11-3T23:20:00-05:00 / 0x65f27af0 Happy π Day! Categories: math, programming, fun
2024-02-27 / 2024-W09-2T13:26:00-06:00 / 0x65de3748 PGP key Categories: meta
2023-07-16 / 2023-W28-7T14:12:00-05:00 / 0x64b44100 Made a link page Categories: meta, Internet culture
2023-07-15 / 2023-W28-6T11:05:00-05:00 / 0x64b2c3ac Color contrast checker Categories: programming, design, accessibility
2023-07-11 / 2023-W28-2T21:30:00-05:00 / 0x64ae1028 Now on Hackyderm Categories: meta, Internet culture
2023-07-06 / 2023-W27-4T18:00:00-05:00 / 0x64a74770 Code to make treemap Categories: programming, fun, geography
2023-07-04 / 2023-W27-2T23:54:00-05:00 / 0x64a4f768 This is America Categories: programming, fun, geography
2022-04-14 / 2022-W15-4T14:22:00-05:00 / 0x62587458 Silly Decorator #2: @plus_one Categories: programming, fun, silly decorator
2022-03-23 / 2022-W12-3T17:00:00-05:00 / 0x623b9860 Silly Decorator #1: @a_hole Categories: programming, fun, silly decorator- 2021-12-13 / 2021-W50-1T23:54:00-06:00 / 0x61b83178 Hexagonal snowflakes Categories: crafts, math
2021-10-28 / 2021-W43-4T17:40:00-05:00 / 0x617b26c0 mypy sum error Categories: programming
2021-03-26 / 2021-W12-5T14:54:07-05:00 / 0x605e3bdf SArCAsTic cApiTalIZatioN GeNerATOr Categories: Internet culture, programming, fun
2021-03-14 / 2021-W10-7T19:27:05-05:00 / 0x604ea9d9 Happy π Day! Categories: math, programming, fun
2020-04-29 / 2020-W18-3T13:45:00-05:00 / 0x5ea9cb2c What size are national legislatures? Categories: math, politics
2020-04-23 / 2020-W17-4T14:06:00-05:00 / 0x5ea1e718 On (not) voting at a polling place Categories: politics, Oregon, Minnesota- 2020-04-20 / 2020-W17-1T14:12:00-05:00 / 0x5e9df400 Giving up Celsius Categories: metric system, Minnesota
2020-04-06 / 2020-W15-1T14:58:00-05:00 / 0x5e8b89c8 Bugs in the iOS calendar app Categories: uncategorized
2020-04-04 / 2020-W14-6T23:36:00-05:00 / 0x5e896030 Repository of files related to the NYT COVID-19 dataset Categories: math, programming
2019-10-11 / 2019-W41-5T12:31:28-05:00 / 0x5da0bc70 What I believe Categories: Minnesota, politics
2019-06-03 / 2019-W23-1T13:10:00-05:00 / 0x5cf56278 Book recommendation: Palaces for the people Categories: books, politics
2019-05-30 / 2019-W22-4T11:03:00-05:00 / 0x5ceffeb4 Consequences of YouTube's algorithm Categories: Internet culture
2019-05-16 / 2019-W20-4T10:08:00-05:00 / 0x5cdd7cd0 Life in the time of paperclip maximizers Categories: the Eff Bee, Internet culture
2019-05-13 / 2019-W20-1T15:41:00-05:00 / 0x5cd9d65c Plotting with TikZ, Part III: Plotting a function defined by a formula, and plotting functions that go through certain points Categories: TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm, indeed, LaTeX, math
2019-05-11 / 2019-W19-6T22:23:52-05:00 / 0x5cd791c8 View of the Mississippi from Levee Park Categories: Minnesota, photos
2019-05-07 / 2019-W19-2T10:10:00-05:00 / 0x5cd19fc8 Plotting with TikZ, Part II: Functions without formulæ Categories: TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm, indeed, LaTeX, math
2019-05-01 / 2019-W18-3T08:58:30-05:00 / 0x5cc9a606 Plotting with TikZ, Part I: Why? Categories: TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm, indeed, LaTeX, math
2019-04-25 / 2019-W17-4T10:13:00-05:00 / 0x5cc1ce7c Migrated to Hugo Categories: meta
2019-04-23 / 2019-W17-2T12:00:00+00:00 / 0x5cbefe40 Disclaimer Categories: meta
2019-04-22 / 2019-W17-1T21:46:53-05:00 / 0x5cbe7c9d Math page for Chistopher Phan Categories: meta
2019-02-18 / 2019-W08-1T22:00:40-06:00 / 0x5c6b7f68 “10 PRINT” in PostScript Categories: PostScript
2018-05-28 / 2018-W22-1T16:42:51-05:00 / 0x5b0c77db “10 PRINT” in TikZ Categories: TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm, indeed
2018-05-27 / 2018-W21-7T21:40:57-05:00 / 0x5b0b6c39 LaTeX mailmerge package Categories: LaTeX
2018-04-27 / 2018-W17-5T10:52:22-05:00 / 0x5ae34736 LaTeX menukeys package Categories: LaTeX
2018-04-13 / 2018-W15-5T13:07:23-05:00 / 0x5ad0f1db Why I use version control Categories: computers
2017-08-02 / 2017-W31-3T20:32:34-05:00 / 0x59827d32 I’ve (mostly) stopped using Facebook Categories: Internet culture, the Eff Bee
2017-02-28 / 2017-W09-2T21:54:49-06:00 / 0x58b64609 Some politics observations, 2017-02-28 Categories: politics
2017-02-22 / 2017-W08-3T22:32:15-06:00 / 0x58ae65cf Adventures in TikZ: tkz-graph Categories: TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm, indeed, LaTeX, math
2017-02-12 / 2017-W06-7T17:26:53-06:00 / 0x58a0ef3d It’s been a long time Categories: meta, politics
2015-09-26 / 2015-W39-6T22:14:39-05:00 / 0x56075f1f Book recommendation: How Not to Be Wrong Categories: books, math
2015-09-12 / 2015-W37-6T21:25:16-05:00 / 0x55f4de8c In defense of FERPA Categories: education
2015-05-15 / 2015-W20-5T09:41:32-05:00 / 0x5556059c Some thoughts about online discourse Categories: Internet culture, politics
2014-10-19 / 2014-W42-7T17:40:24-05:00 / 0x54443dd8 Busy recently… Categories: Uncategorized
2014-09-24 / 2014-W39-3T19:51:21-05:00 / 0x54236709 Sum question! Categories: math
2014-08-14 / 2014-W33-4T22:07:46-05:00 / 0x53ed7982 MVPB and me, yesterday morning Categories: photos
2014-06-23 / 2014-W26-1T09:55:44-05:00 / 0x53a83ff0 Not all cars Categories: politics
2014-06-11 / 2014-W24-3T16:20:00-05:00 / 0x5398c800 This joke is awesome and deserves more than just a retweet Categories: math, politics
2014-06-08 / 2014-W23-7T15:20:03-05:00 / 0x5394c573 Um, some conservatives DO dispute E=mc^2 Categories: Internet culture, politics
2014-06-06 / 2014-W23-5T11:49:56-05:00 / 0x5391f134 Stop punching down at millennials Categories: politics
2014-06-03 / 2014-W23-2T20:24:34-05:00 / 0x538e7552 Tech support scam Categories: Internet culture
2014-05-22 / 2014-W21-4T16:21:47-05:00 / 0x537e6a6b Brains over calculators, part 2. Categories: math
2014-05-21 / 2014-W21-3T12:21:05-05:00 / 0x537ce081 Congrats, Oregon! Welcome to marriage equality! Categories: politics
2014-05-05 / 2014-W19-1T18:36:45-05:00 / 0x5368208d Brains over calculators! Categories: math
2014-04-06 / 2014-W14-7T20:43:10-05:00 / 0x534202ae Rejoining the tweet-o-sphere Categories: meta
2014-04-03 / 2014-W14-4T21:27:42-05:00 / 0x533e189e Re the Mozilla thing Categories: politics
2014-03-19 / 2014-W12-3T19:45:22-05:00 / 0x532a3a22 hanging with MVPB Categories: photos
2014-02-22 / 2014-W08-6T13:53:53-06:00 / 0x53090051 Arizona State Senator opposes Common Core, in part, because ALGEBRA! Categories: math, politics
2014-02-15 / 2014-W07-6T09:58:47-06:00 / 0x52ff8eb7 Yes, this. Categories: Internet culture
2014-02-09 / 2014-W06-7T11:33:12-06:00 / 0x52f7bbd8 MVPB and me Categories: photos
2014-01-20 / 2014-W04-1T11:17:32-06:00 / 0x52dd5a2c One thing I love about the new NYT website redesign Categories: Internet culture
2014-01-19 / 2014-W03-7T20:07:40-06:00 / 0x52dc84ec Lake Winona on a frozen winter day Categories: Minnesota, photos
2014-01-18 / 2014-W03-6T15:19:32-06:00 / 0x52daefe4 It’s fun! Categories: Minnesota, photos, weather
2013-12-27 / 2013-W52-5T18:58:51-06:00 / 0x52be224b 2013 Year in Review Categories: year in review
2013-12-22 / 2013-W51-7T18:46:39-06:00 / 0x52b787ef Winter is here Categories: Minnesota, photos, weather
2013-10-26 / 2013-W43-6T11:20:12-05:00 / 0x526bebbc Ha ha nice try Categories: Internet culture
2013-09-16 / 2013-W38-1T22:24:47-05:00 / 0x5237cb7f Chromecast: Pretty neat Categories: Internet culture, media
2013-09-12 / 2013-W37-4T12:24:57+00:00 / 0x5231b299 Facebook’s news feed was not a novel idea Categories: Internet culture
2013-09-04 / 2013-W36-3T21:58:23-05:00 / 0x5227f34f What (not) to do if you don’t like sports Categories: Uncategorized
2013-08-07 / 2013-W32-3T20:18:42-05:00 / 0x5202f1f2 Next adventure: homeownership Categories: photos
2013-08-07 / 2013-W32-3T13:33:15-05:00 / 0x520292eb Ha ha nice try Categories: Internet culture
2013-07-17 / 2013-W29-3T20:31:41-05:00 / 0x51e7457d PGP key Categories: Internet culture, meta, privacy
2013-07-15 / 2013-W29-1T14:19:55-05:00 / 0x51e44b5b My hope in the wake of the Zimmerman verdict Categories: politics
2013-07-13 / 2013-W28-6T11:49:07-05:00 / 0x51e18503 Making a “Places I have been” map Categories: meta, travel
2013-07-13 / 2013-W28-6T11:12:27-05:00 / 0x51e17c6b Places I have been Categories: meta
2013-06-11 / 2013-W24-2T17:59:23-05:00 / 0x51b7abcb Deluge of comment spam Categories: Internet culture, meta
2013-05-30 / 2013-W22-4T19:42:59-05:00 / 0x51a7f213 Facebook, “free speech”, and a monopoly on town squares Categories: Internet culture, the Eff Bee
2013-05-14 / 2013-W20-2T21:53:03-05:00 / 0x5192f88f Yay for Minnesota! Categories: Minnesota, politics
2013-05-10 / 2013-W19-5T22:41:02-05:00 / 0x518dbdce A moving speech on marriage equality Categories: Minnesota, politics
2013-05-03 / 2013-W18-5T07:15:51-05:00 / 0x5183aa77 Record snow! Categories: Minnesota, photos, weather
2013-04-14 / 2013-W15-7T00:23:41+00:00 / 0x5169f70d Still some ice in the river Categories: Minnesota, photos
2013-04-01 / 2013-W14-1T21:16:09-05:00 / 0x515a3f69 Duke of Wellington statue on Google treasure map Categories: Internet culture
2013-03-30 / 2013-W13-6T11:07:47-05:00 / 0x51570dd3 late March in Winona Categories: Minnesota, photos
2013-03-08 / 2013-W10-5T21:39:36-06:00 / 0x513aaef8 SageTeX is awesome! Categories: LaTeX, math
2013-03-01 / 2013-W09-5T21:51:58-06:00 / 0x5131775e Ha ha nice try Categories: Internet culture
2013-02-24 / 2013-W08-7T22:53:33-06:00 / 0x512aee4d Winona in late February Categories: Minnesota, photos
2013-02-06 / 2013-W06-3T20:11:04-06:00 / 0x51130d38 Winona in February Categories: Minnesota, photos
2013-01-21 / 2013-W04-1T16:49:51-06:00 / 0x50fdc60f Thanks Categories: politics
2013-01-19 / 2013-W03-6T18:40:36-06:00 / 0x50fb3d04 Winona in January Categories: Minnesota, photos
2013-01-19 / 2013-W03-6T14:34:05-06:00 / 0x50fb033d Up goer five dissertation summary Categories: Internet culture, math
2013-01-16 / 2013-W03-3T20:59:36-06:00 / 0x50f76918 Lake Winona, frozen over Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-12-25 / 2012-W52-2T23:27:33-08:00 / 0x50daa6e5 2012 Year in Review Categories: year in review
2012-10-24 / 2012-W43-3T23:03:44-05:00 / 0x5088ba20 Policies aren’t the only thing that matter in elections Categories: politics
2012-10-15 / 2012-W42-1T22:15:09-05:00 / 0x507cd13d The only explanation that makes sense to me is misogyny Categories: Internet culture
2012-10-11 / 2012-W41-4T22:34:45-05:00 / 0x50778fd5 How can this be for real? Categories: Internet culture, meta
2012-10-05 / 2012-W40-5T23:17:13-05:00 / 0x506fb0c9 socialized pot Categories: politics
2012-09-30 / 2012-W39-7T21:40:03-05:00 / 0x50690283 a beautiful fall day along the Upper Misssissippi Categories: photos
2012-09-29 / 2012-W39-6T22:54:00-05:00 / 0x5067c258 One neat thing about Apple’s new maps Categories: roadgeek
2012-09-27 / 2012-W39-4T08:01:12-05:00 / 0x50644e18 Some state route shields, reviewed Categories: roadgeek
2012-09-26 / 2012-W39-3T21:10:47-05:00 / 0x5063b5a7 61/14 or 14/61? Categories: roadgeek
2012-09-21 / 2012-W38-5T19:27:47-05:00 / 0x505d0603 Alternate side Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-09-21 / 2012-W38-5T19:27:18-05:00 / 0x505d05e6 sharrow Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-09-12 / 2012-W37-3T20:20:44-05:00 / 0x505134ec Eleven years… Categories: photos
2012-09-10 / 2012-W37-1T20:52:37-05:00 / 0x504e9965 train cars Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-09-08 / 2012-W36-6T14:10:35-05:00 / 0x504b982b The demise of LiveJournal Categories: Internet culture
2012-09-05 / 2012-W36-3T21:52:28-05:00 / 0x50480fec barge on the Mississippi Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-09-05 / 2012-W36-3T20:08:55-05:00 / 0x5047f7a7 “Good general theory does not search for the maximum generality, but for the right generality.” Categories: math
2012-08-29 / 2012-W35-3T21:42:00-05:00 / 0x503ed2f8 NOT BAD Categories: politics
2012-08-27 / 2012-W35-1T20:57:01-05:00 / 0x503c256d Lake Winona at dusk (#2) Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-08-26 / 2012-W34-7T11:16:33-05:00 / 0x503a4be1 “The real satisfaction from mathematics is in learning from others and sharing with others.” Categories: math
2012-08-14 / 2012-W33-2T17:49:53-05:00 / 0x502ad611 Peace, love, and neutrinos Categories: photos
2012-08-02 / 2012-W31-4T14:36:28-05:00 / 0x501ad6bc bánh mì sandwich Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-08-02 / 2012-W31-4T10:46:10-05:00 / 0x501aa0c2 blog name change Categories: meta
2012-08-01 / 2012-W31-3T11:05:47-05:00 / 0x501953db Humans are not to be trusted! Categories: photos
2012-08-01 / 2012-W31-3T11:03:03-05:00 / 0x50195337 future Twin Cities light rail (#2) Categories: Minnesota, photos
2012-07-27 / 2012-W30-5T18:27:53-05:00 / 0x501323f9 Fact checking Mitt Romney Categories: politics
2012-07-27 / 2012-W30-5T16:45:54-05:00 / 0x50130c12 System Administrator Appreciation Day Categories: meta
2012-07-10 / 2012-W28-2T13:25:24-05:00 / 0x4ffc7394 Michigan and Ontario photos Categories: photos, travel
2012-06-30 / 2012-W26-6T17:29:22-05:00 / 0x4fef7dc2 Downers Grove Fire Station 5 Categories: photos
2012-06-30 / 2012-W26-6T15:31:10-05:00 / 0x4fef620e Is there a Ducks fan working for the Village of Downers Grove? Categories: photos
2012-06-28 / 2012-W26-4T16:12:32-05:00 / 0x4fecc8c0 Facebook is not a good forum for political arguments Categories: politics, the Eff Bee
2012-06-23 / 2012-W25-6T09:43:45-05:00 / 0x4fe5d621 Happy 100th Birthday, Alan Turing! Categories: math
2012-06-21 / 2012-W25-4T16:57:43-05:00 / 0x4fe398d7 Mixed-case street sign Categories: photos
2012-06-19 / 2012-W25-2T17:15:34-05:00 / 0x4fe0fa06 View of downtown Naperville from the Millennium Carillon Categories: photos
2012-06-19 / 2012-W25-2T15:18:32-05:00 / 0x4fe0de98 I’m not sure what this means Categories: photos
2012-06-15 / 2012-W24-5T14:37:50-07:00 / 0x4fdbab2e ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: round-trip Empire Builder, Chicago to Portland Categories: travel
2012-06-02 / 2012-W22-6T10:01:05-07:00 / 0x4fca46d1 from the train #16 (Portland) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-02 / 2012-W22-6T09:19:36-07:00 / 0x4fca3d18 from the train #15 (Vancouver, Washington) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-02 / 2012-W22-6T07:54:24-07:00 / 0x4fca2920 from the train #14 (east of The Dalles) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-02 / 2012-W22-6T06:13:52-07:00 / 0x4fca1190 from the train #13 (east of Umatilla) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T21:05:15-06:00 / 0x4fc982eb from the train #12 (east of Glacier NP) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T19:05:21-06:00 / 0x4fc966d1 from the train #11 (Cut Bank) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T13:42:05-06:00 / 0x4fc91b0d from the train #10 (east of Malta) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T11:02:21-05:00 / 0x4fc8e78d from the train #9 (east of Williston) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T09:47:46-05:00 / 0x4fc8d612 from the train #8 (west of Des Lacs) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T07:26:29-05:00 / 0x4fc8b4f5 from the train #7 (Lake Irvine) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-06-01 / 2012-W22-5T05:06:53-05:00 / 0x4fc8943d from the train #6 (good morning North Dakota) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-05-31 / 2012-W22-4T20:43:07-05:00 / 0x4fc81e2b from the train #5 (north of Winona) Categories: from the train, Minnesota, photos, travel
2012-05-31 / 2012-W22-4T19:48:28-05:00 / 0x4fc8115c from the train #4 (La Crosse) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-05-31 / 2012-W22-4T18:29:11-05:00 / 0x4fc7fec7 from the train #3 (Wisconsin) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-05-31 / 2012-W22-4T15:45:05-05:00 / 0x4fc7d851 from the train #2 (Milwaukee) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-05-31 / 2012-W22-4T15:05:20-05:00 / 0x4fc7cf00 from the train #1 (Chicago) Categories: from the train, photos, travel
2012-05-29 / 2012-W22-2T20:49:27-05:00 / 0x4fc57ca7 to whom I paid tolls Categories: privacy, travel
2012-05-28 / 2012-W22-1T18:42:15-05:00 / 0x4fc40d57 socialized booze Categories: politics
2012-05-21 / 2012-W21-1T19:19:53-04:00 / 0x4fbacd99 Someone needs to take a stats class Categories: politics
2012-05-17 / 2012-W20-4T23:37:10-04:00 / 0x4fb5c3e6 Visit to the 9/11 Memorial Categories: photos, travel
2012-05-12 / 2012-W19-6T23:45:47-04:00 / 0x4faf2e6b Looking forward to the 14th b’ak’tun Categories: 2012 nonesense, videos
2012-05-09 / 2012-W19-3T00:14:58-04:00 / 0x4fa9ef42 PhanBlog: now with blogroll! Categories: meta
2012-04-29 / 2012-W17-7T21:31:27-04:00 / 0x4f9deb6f Agricultural area cautions Categories: photos
2012-04-28 / 2012-W17-6T14:55:39-04:00 / 0x4f9c3d2b A bowl full of candy bars is another example of “a breakfast they’ll want to eat” Categories: media, videos
2012-04-25 / 2012-W17-3T08:35:00-04:00 / 0x4f97ef74 My photography featured on the BBC News website! Categories: photos
2012-04-24 / 2012-W17-2T19:47:37-04:00 / 0x4f973b99 (anti)social reading apps Categories: privacy, the Eff Bee
2012-04-23 / 2012-W17-1T21:03:30-04:00 / 0x4f95fbe2 First post Categories: meta, videos