Caring for My Father Online
When dad’s phone died I was the first one mom called for help. She always apologizes when calling for help. I’m not sure if she’s just being polite or she really doesn’t know the joy it brings me to b
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Mapping Thrift Stores vs. Median Household Income in San Francisco
Last year, I learned QGIS through the GIS and Spatial Analysis for Urban Practitioners course by All Things Urban. This year, with free Udemy access via SFPL, I'm looking to expand my skills. First, I dug up my old final project to revisit and share....
Jan 22, 202649
How to Convert Strings to Wikidata QIDs
TLDR: I made a tool to do this: Wikidata string to QID tool (source). Bulk adding information to Wikidata by hand is a pain. I have an idea for creating a map of MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) and their ownership (AT&T owns Cricket, Verizon...
Oct 29, 202531
Does FlixBus have free WiFi? (Yes, 250MB)
Friends often joke about how bad FixBus is but none of the ~10 rides I've been on were particularly unpleasant. In fact, this most recent bus even had 250 MB of free WiFi. I didn’t bother using it but I found it to be an amusingly small amount for a ...
Oct 14, 2025231
Do Third-Party Launchers Work Well on Android 16? (yes)
Short answer: Yes, third-party launchers work great on Android 16. The update has resolved most of the issues I encountered with third-party launchers on Android 15 while using my Pixel 7. Long answer: The state of custom launchers on Android 15 was,...
Aug 30, 2025565
Building a FastAPI or Flask app in Coolify with UV
So, you want to start a new Python app for Coolify with the latest and greatest tools? Here’s how to do it. At the end of the day, the process is relatively simple. However, despite having worked with all of these tools on existing projects, I hadn’t...
Apr 27, 20252.6K
Presenting the OpenLibrary <> Wikidata Integration at Data Reuse Days 2025
I was invited to speak at Data Reuse Days 2025 and presented on February 27th. My talk was titled "169k Reasons to Care: Wikidata’s Role in Open Library Author Pages." I was finally inspired to post about it after visiting Orlando Code Camp. Because ...
Apr 7, 202534
Orlando Code Camp 2025
I went to Orlando Code Camp on Saturday, primarily because my friend Diane was presenting, but also because I wanted to make new friends and reconnect with my techy side. Wow, did I succeed in those goals! Diane introduced me to her friend Lizzie, wh...
Apr 7, 202548
Polishing Nextcloud Tasks
Background Nextcloud is an open-source alternative to Google Drive. I use it because I value control over my data and appreciate its use of open standards. While many people complain about Nextcloud, if they invested that time in reporting issues or ...
Feb 2, 202584