Author Archives: Andy

Weeknote for 9/19/2021

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🤔 This week I’m trying out another Haskell intro book, Get Programming with Haskell by Will Kurt. Chapters 4 and 5 of Haskell Programming from First Principles slowed me way down, and the pace wasn’t going to work for … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/12/2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🙂 I got through chapter 3 of Haskell Programming from First Principles. I’ll continue with the book this week. Even though the book is long, optimistically I think I can get through it in a couple of months total, … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/5/2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🤔 I’m taking the plunge into Haskell Programming from First Principles by Chris Allen and Julie Moronuki. I surveyed a bunch of learning resources and decided it had the best chance of not frustrating and confusing me. The authors … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/29/2021

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🤔 I’m reevaluating my approach to learning Haskell. I should get used to that, because I’m trying to learn continuous improvement, so I’ll always be reevaluating. Last week I decided to create a practice project for learning the language. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/22/2021

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Andy

Today’s weeknote catches me in the middle of a bunch of things rather than at the end when I usually like to report them, so I’ll just run through them quickly. Programming 🙂 I got through the first three-and-a-half chapters … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/15/2021

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 I set up a table of fake tasks to help me experiment with scheduling algorithms. I’m hoping they’ll help me automate more of my task management so I can spend less time and mental energy reviewing my to-do … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/8/2021

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Andy

Finances 🤔 I’m planning my investments with the Bogleheads’ Retiree Portfolio Model. My impression is it contains most of the formulas I was going to have to research or guess at, so it should save a lot of time. I … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/1/2021

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Andy

People 🙂 My parents drove up to visit for a couple of days and drop off some boxes of my stuff. We spent the time eating at restaurants, playing Isle of Skye, napping, visiting my favorite water tower, and watching … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/25/2021

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Andy

Finances 😕 I looked a little into estate planning and medium-term investing and defined some deliverables. I struggled to get anywhere on this last week. Fatigue and other tasks kept intruding on my project time. And I didn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/18/2021

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Andy

Blog 🙂 I got the new email subscription set up. The signup form is in the sidebar, ready for your address. Finances 🙂 Last week I reduced my monthly expenses by about $80. I cancelled some subscriptions, went back to … Continue reading →