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Some good comments in here that explain some of the issues, and solutions, of acquiring a full sequence of a chromosome.

Handy commands for hiding and showing everything on your macOS desktop.

Handy little post that details some of the real headline changes that have taken place in "recent" generations of Python 3. I'm happy to say that I make use of a good few of these already.

Great article that discusses some useful advanced uses of requests.

Setting up a local web server, especially with php and serving from a user's home directory, on macOS.

Neat site that provides an animated view of the history of a file in git (well, mostly on GitHub and similar forges). Could be handy if ever needing to demonstrate how some code evolved.

If/when I decided to throw the Big Sur beta on a machine, this'll be a handy guide/reminder.

Handy article that documents the various ways of getting a Mac's system information inside a terminal.

Another Scheme I've not seen before. Looks interesting and maintained too.

It's time to drop the "master" branch and use something better.

Some detail on the CSS query that lets you detect of someone has their OS set to prefer dark mode rather than light.

Deepish dive into what the content property can do in CSS.

Is it possible that Covid-19 turned up in Europe, and so the UK, much earlier than we currently believe?

Handy blog post that explains how you can use Firestorm's mesh export option, along with Blender, to replace something like Mesh Studio.

Simple Apple/iOS-oriented app that visually shows you "when" your contacts are. Handy at-a-glance view of how available people (and I guess resources) are across timezones.

As the title says: a book that walks you through writing your own Scheme.

That time someone blogged about my Emacs config.

Neat map of Edinburgh's cycleways

Handy tool for transferring stuff from one machine to another

Rather good essay about playing Death Stranding.

Why forcing users to change their password every N weeks is generally a terrible idea.

Handy set of svg-based icons, ideal for websites and web-based apps.

Very good gentle introduction to Org-mode.

Many biomedical research graduate programs have been compelled to “go online” with little or no notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since many professors are distinctly uncomfortable in front of a camera, students may not get exposure to some of the topics that they might have expected. Since my move to South Africa in 2015, I have tried to deposit video on YouTube (and PDFs of the slides to Google Drive) every time I have delivered a lecture for students. Since I teach a fairly broad range of coursework, the catalog of topics may be useful for students working from home or for departments that are trying to ensure their students get the training they need. This page indexes the series of lectures I have made available. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I have enjoyed creating them!

Book that describes various programming algorithms, all based around Lisp.

Handy body fat calculator

Small number of handy git hints from GitLab.

3d visualisation of the spread of COVID-19 around the globe.