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Should you have watched a video of an American contra dance you may have noticed that it is not uncommon to see male dancers wearing skirts. What is the history of this phenomenon?... Read More -->

I share some ideas on skirt silhouettes and styling that work for men... Read More -->

Twirly skirts are a great aspect of contra dancing, flowing naturally with one's movements and generally looking awesome. Every contra dancer should be able to wear one if they want, why not?... Read More -->

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I believe that autism is a biologically evolved neurological specialization, a trait that makes individuals predisposed to being good at some kinds of task, and worse at others. Using this idea, we can start making changes to work with differences in a positive way.... Read More -->

Any cursory research will reveal that male skirts were by no means unusual historically, so if we discard the notion that skirts are objectively feminine, what kinds of practical use could men gain from this kind of garment today?... Read More -->

Myself and Louise Siddions, a widely known contra caller, conducted a survey into the skirts people enjoy for contra dancing... Read More -->

I find it odd that the common software for writing documents are still based around a model of pages of paper. Writing in this way forces a conflation of writing and layout, causing a ton of valueless work.... Read More -->

A number of programming lectures that I found especially valuable.... Read More -->

I describe an implementation of a drag and drop list using pointer events from first principles.... Read More -->