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Wy'east trip report
June 1, 2021
Wy'east - better known by its colonizer name, Mount Hood - is an 11249' stratovolcano situated just southeast of Portland, OR, in the Cascade Arc [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes]. Towering over the surrounding landscape...
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What is backcountry skiing?
March 9, 2021
Author's note: this began as a Twitter thread that spiraled out of control [https://twitter.com/mpcsh_/status/1369414773142659079] - if it's written a little strangely, that's why. If you've ever talked to me for more than a minute...
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Monads Made Simple
July 8, 2018
Monadic programming is something I've run across often but never understood. And really, how could anyone? Just take a look [https://wiki.haskell.org/Monad] at the Haskell Wiki's description. Haskell's Control.Monad class is easily the most widespread use of monadic programming...
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A Gentle Intro to PLT
June 10, 2018
Programming Language Theory (PLT) is an extremely rich subject with a relatively high bar to entry. Most of the literature is written for a reader already well versed in the subject; it's hard to find a tractable introduction...
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