Some housekeeping

Experience suggests some changes

It has been interesting writing this blog. I put serious effort into each series and have been reflecting upon what it means to continue. So, after a few months of experience I am making some adjustments.

The goal will be to post about 1 blog per week, usually in short series which explore a subject in depth. The topics will usually go out to paid subscribers on Monday mornings, and then everybody will see them a week later. The early Pipe series had some paid-only content, but from now onwards we switch to just the time delay.

Sometimes I will take a break. Sometimes there may be an extra post unrelated to the current series, or spinning off from it.

My overall goal is to understand and explain the microscopic technology in our lives. I will try to be clear, and to use a variety of tools to bring the subjects to life including such things as publishing 3D models you can explore interactively, or publishing the code used in a project. I will include references to other work so if you want to go deeper you can, but you can appreciate their work while my posts can stay brief.

I also have a general interest in computing, both hardware and software, and the way those interact. You will be unlikely to find me pontificating on the best AI algorithms but you might find a series discussing how low precision matrix multiply can be implements, or how microscopic lenses might be useful for lithography, for examples. Random stuff but probably a little away from the popular topics. And in the end it is my choice. Your comments and messages will help let me know what is interesting. I do hope you enjoy the way the collection will grow. Feel free to send messages about how an article relates to your own interests or work!