The Week #153

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  • I watched the final episode of Ted Lasso. I'm sad to see it end, but it really tied up the story quite nicely. 
  • Leo went to his first robot school class. Since it was his first proper visit (last time was trial), he got his own set of gears and parts. Parents are asked to stay the first time for a few minutes to put colored labels on various cords and setup the motor. The first task was a to build a (non-moving) robot following instructions from a book (I really like that it's a book and not an iPad). Once they finish the main task, they're free to try and customize it. Some kids have difficulty using their imagination to customize things, but not Leo. He dove right in and impressed the teacher with how quickly he started to customize his robot.
  • While Leo was building robot, I went to the McDonalds nearby for a cup of coffee and some time to work on Tanzawa. I haven't been able to run it locally since I upgraded and I wanted to sort it. There were two issues that prevented Tanzawa from running: 

    1) Python wasn't configured to allow sqlite extensions to load when installing with pyenv
    2) Python was using the system sqlite instead of the brew version (which had Spatialite installed as well)
    3) Python was referencing only non-homebrew directories when trying to load geographic libraries.

    It's running locally and I even made a couple of small PRs, including integrating Sunbottle stats into my homepage. So now if you load the top page and scroll down, you'll a couple of solar stats.
  • I found Slow AF Run Club ( I bookmarked an article about them in the NYTimes earlier in the week). I haven't posted yet, but having a community of runners that aren't fast and aren't focused entirely on speed and getting faster encouraged me to get out and go for a run. Embrace my inner-turtle as it will. It was a slow and fun run.
    Ajisai during my run
  • My 12kg kettlebell arrived and I'm happy to report that I can press it single-handedly above my head with both arms. Despite being left-handed, my right side seems to be stronger. After meetings or when I need a distraction for a minute from work, I've taken to doing a few presses with the smaller bell and some swings with the larger bell. I'm slowly turning programming into an active profession.