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Alexander Wood

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The energy efficiency of walking

Briskly walking up the incredibly steep hill on my way to university often makes me wish I had an electric scooter, bike, or even car. Of course, 5 minutes later once I've got my breath back, I disregard this idea as silly, but it got me wondering: how
05 Dec 2025 2 min read
personal Featured

Things I've Purdone: Part 1

When I write this (some of it, at least), it's been 176 days since I arrived at my apartment in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Twenty-five (give-or-take) weeks of navigating the most chaotic, stressful, overwhelming experience of my life. It seems like a nice idea to put some of
22 Mar 2025 15 min read
music

Review: Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood

Read it on AlbumOfTheYear: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/bristermitten/album/841361-tigers-blood/ Waxahatchee has a genuinely impressive ability to simultaneously enthral me and get on my nerves, which I think solidifies my love for this album. Just like any love, sometimes it's frustrating and grating and annoying, but
01 Oct 2024 1 min read
haskell

Friendly Polymorphism in Functional Languages

Before we begin, let me make it clear that this is not supposed to be a groundbreaking new feature, nor is it described formally. This is me tinkering with ideas to improve on Haskell's type system, for me or someone else to perhaps implement in the future. Background
11 Aug 2022 8 min read
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