Affirming expertiseI was asked recently by a senior colleague if I know what a circuit breaker is. It was genuinely well intentioned; many engineers haven’t…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Discovering Ada’s Bernoulli Numbers, Part 1Have you ever wondered what the first computer program, designed by Ada Lovelace, was supposed to do? Hint: it didn’t print out “Hello…Oct 8, 20183Oct 8, 20183
Pascal’s Triangle Reloaded: Combinations with repetitionsIn my previous post on Pascal’s triangle I showed how to derive the formulas for permutations and combinations and why they correspond to…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Interview tips: the free-form technical chatBeing interviewed is, next to giving talks, pretty damn stressful. And like talks, it doesn’t seem to matter how much experience I have, I…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Compound interest confoundedly profoundFinally I can tell you why I started this maths blog series. I was supposed to be doing something for my financial future. I thought “hmm I…Oct 13, 20171Oct 13, 20171
Pascal’s Triangle: how I love how thee let me count the waysThe Staircase of Mount Meru. Khayyam’s Triangle. Yang Hui’s Triangle. There are many names for Pascal’s Triangle.Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
This week I start a new job as VP of Engineering, Apps at Clue!I made the decision to leave a couple of months ago and the recent news has been hard. SoundCloud has been the best company to work for…Jul 21, 20171Jul 21, 20171
Improving everyday decisionsDecision paralysis. That state you fall into when you stand perplexed before an everyday decision: you are no longer present in the world…Feb 25, 2017Feb 25, 2017