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April 16, 2026 48 min read

Faces as a Data-Mining Puzzle — Part 2: The Math of Pattern Preservation

Part 1 argued that faces are a uniquely good tool for axis co-discovery in multivariate data. This post covers the math: how we know when a built pipeline actually preserves the patterns a player would need to discover, using cycle-consistency, co-variation invariance, and rank-preservation metrics.

April 16, 2026 31 min read

Faces as a Data-Mining Puzzle — Part 1: The Case for an Unlikely Interface

A human handed 500 job postings has ten minutes to find the scams. What if each posting became a face? This post makes the case for face-based EDA — what it does uniquely well (axis co-discovery and longitudinal calibration), and where a colored table beats it hands down.

April 16, 2026 1 min read

Notes on Simplicity

Simplicity isn't the absence of complexity. It's the result of understanding a problem well enough to solve it cleanly.

Opinion
April 16, 2026 1 min read

A Weekend with a Side Project

No stakeholders, no deadlines, no Jira tickets. Just you and a dumb idea that might turn into something.

Creativity
April 16, 2026 1 min read

Designing with Constraints

Limitations aren't obstacles to creativity. They're the structure that makes creativity possible.

Creativity
April 16, 2026 2 min read

Small Tools, Big Impact

The best developer tools do one thing well and get out of your way. A love letter to focused software.

Tools
April 16, 2026 2 min read

Learning in Public

Writing about what you're learning is the fastest way to find out what you don't actually understand.

Opinion
EmDash Editorial
April 16, 2026 1 min read

The Case for Static

Static sites aren't a step backwards. They're what you get when you take performance and simplicity seriously.

Web Development Opinion
EmDash Editorial , Guest Contributor
April 16, 2026 1 min read

Building for the Long Term

The frameworks will change. The databases will change. What survives is the clarity of your thinking.

Opinion
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