I try to keep an eye out for interesting and accessible electronics projects. The micro:bit is a cool little board. Although there is a plethora of boards and kits out there, it can often be a challenge to find a fun kit that engages in just the right way. I’ve recently been playing with the micro:bit, and it’s an impressive little package. For me, it checks several boxes for being a nice STEM kit for learning.

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Propagator Networks are an interesting approach to computation. Today I want to provide an introduction to the concept of propagators using F#.

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Not surprisely, F# is a useful tool for all sorts of random tasks, web scraping among them. Today I’ll take a quick side-track and leverage F# to web scrap some COVID-19 data and create some charts.

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Recently I gave an Introduction to F# talk at Tech Lancaster. Here are the slides from that talk.

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In these crazy times parents are looking for, among other things, good ways to occupy their childrens’ time in a wholesome fashion. I didn’t want my childrens’ learning to just stop. To move the ball forward, at least a little, I have currated a list of education related resources to help in that process. My goal was to find things that are in the spirit of fun and learning. Nothing here is officially endorsed by me. I only provide these links because our family has found them helpful, I hope you do to. Stay safe, stay sane.

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