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Longer-form posts and essays.

Writing helps me think more clearly. This archive is longer posts; quick updates now live in notes.

Topics: AI, blogging, photography, programming, projects, Signboard

Mar 18, 2016

Riversport Rapids

Wow, this place looks incredible. Eugene Buchanan at Canoe & Kayak: Riversport Rapids, Oklahoma City’s new $45.2 million whitewater rafting and kayaking center, is holding its grand opening celebration May 7-8 after nearly 10 years of planning and building. Included in the amenities: the world’s highest-volume, fully adjustable pumped freestyle feature, at 1,200 to 1,400 cfs. $45,000,000 complex, $4…

Mar 18, 2016

Open source retreats

Krithika Muthukumar on the Stripe blog: This January, we invited three developers to come work on open-source projects full-time at Stripe. We specifically chose projects for this Open-Source Retreat that we felt would have deep impact in a variety of different areas. Stripe has done this for several years. I’m very jealous of it. If our company was…

Mar 18, 2016

E1: Publishing a test

Something new! 🙂 https://cdevroe.com/media/audio/e1.mp3 Inspired yet again by Manton Reece and his Timetable microcast I’ve decided to start sharing some audio bits here on my site. Today I recorded a few short test bits and ended up listening to this one and thought it a perfect representation of what to expect from me. So, here is E1. Enjoy….

Mar 17, 2016

Making great progress on Barley 2.0.

Making great progress on Barley 2.0. We’re at the point now where I’m even more excited about what will come of the platform after we get this version out the door. How slick will Barley 2.0.1 or Barley 2.1 be?

Mar 16, 2016

An algorithmic Instagram

Instagram is jumping on the algorithmic feed bandwagon. But, they say they have a reason: You may be surprised to learn that people miss on average 70 percent of their feeds. As Instagram has grown, it’s become harder to keep up with all the photos and videos people share. This means you often don’t see the posts you…