Don is a MastoDon @[email protected]

Playful Programming - I write bioinformatics software at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and I design board games and puzzles for fun.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Our lab is #hiring a software developer. Come work with me to help treat HIV/AIDS patients and support researchers.
https://t.co/4qEu5oZnDv
Lots of #Python and #Ruby code to look after. Interesting #bioinformatics problems to solve.
Retweets appreciated.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

The speakers list is up for @PyCascades on Mar 18 and 19 in Vancouver. Oh look at that, I'm one of the speakers! I'll be demonstrating my Live Coding in Python tools and browser tutorials.
https://t.co/Wd2tCllTmx
Looking forward to the talks by @max_does_tech and @cheukting_ho.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

I tried my hand at T-shirt design, and you can see the results here: https://t.co/SVSazSDoRQ
One lets you perform a #magic trick, and the other is a celebration of the classic Tangram #puzzle.
#RecreationalMath #fashion #style

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

I broke 50,000 @StackOverflow points today at https://t.co/LtSMB0kjD2 after 14 years of answering over 700 coding questions (often my own). More interesting, I think, is that 11 million people have found them helpful. Taking notes in public seems like a powerful technique.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Reunited! We went back to the island this weekend, and the game was for sale in the thrift store. Now that I've had to buy the same game twice, my investment might be as high as $5. I bet this never happens with Bonkers.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

My new record for shortest possession of a board game: I found Domain (not Domaine) at a church fair. When we got home, it had disappeared. Did we accidentally donate it to the thrift store with some puzzles or did someone swipe it from the the car trunk?! https://t.co/245KU9prBD

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

A new issue is up at https://t.co/SjONnL1j6A with an impressive article about tactics in Redstone, a Go variant. I was also excited to contribute an article about one of Sid Sackson's domino games, Mountains and Valleys. Lots of other articles about board games and card games.

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Has anyone seen a notation for Tangram problems? I have some ideas for a new project, and I'd rather not invent something new if I don't need to. https://t.co/stmEGxrD4Q

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

40 years ago this week, I started high school and started listening to a lot of top 40 radio. This is the time I started @top40yearsago for! Looking forward to @realSeagulls, @BryanAdams, @Toni_Basil, and @JohnMellencamp this year!

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40 years ago this week, "Abracadabra" by @SMBofficial reached the top spot, replacing "Eye Of The Tiger" by #Survivor after 6 weeks! Love this low-budget video! https://t.co/ryKS1cAGrE #1980s

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

If you want to play the game Tetradominoes from my book, but don't feel like making the pieces yourself, you can now buy them at https://t.co/AXopcqJk7v Mostly, this was a simple proof of concept for my next puzzle, publishing in a few weeks. @TheGameCrafter support was great!

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

This week, I'm posting three new Fujisan dominoes problems - help four Shinto priests climb to the peak of a Mount Fuji made of dominoes. Monday's problem didn't get any solutions for two days, then three within an hour! Today's is a bit more challenging. https://t.co/39MxxsdUkP

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

This week, I'm posting three new Fujisan dominoes problems - help four Shinto priests climb to the peak of a Mount Fuji made of dominoes. Today starts pretty easy, and they'll get more challenging through the week. https://t.co/377d4i8Uss

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Learn about scatter plots in my new @matplotlib tutorial, plus some Numpy basics. Thanks to @NPRougier, @pyodide, and @numpy_team for the building blocks. My live coding project makes the plots instantly update as you type your code in the browser. https://t.co/B7ukRR4YTb

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Try to make your plot match the goal plot in my new @matplotlib tutorial about filling areas. It's inspired by @NPRougier's work, combined with @pyodide to run in the browser and my own live coding to make the plots instantly update as you type your code. https://t.co/7dZRqnWOFY

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

My new record for shortest possession of a board game: I found Domain (not Domaine) at a church fair. When we got home, it had disappeared. Did we accidentally donate it to the thrift store with some puzzles or did someone swipe it from the the car trunk?! https://t.co/245KU9prBD

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Chopsticks that pass an electric current across your tongue enhance salty flavours without adding salt. I wonder if you can achieve the same effect by licking a battery while you eat, sort of like the tequila and lime technique. https://t.co/K0fzVD9mFh

[Aella @Aella_Girl]

Learning Python has been really hard so far. Here's a thread of me breaking down my process of learning it from 100% scratch so far (day 2)

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

I'm posting some bonus puzzles this week, to celebrate publishing my Donimoes book. Capturing Donimoes is a puzzle that feels like a safari in heavy traffic. The Monday problem starts out pretty easy, with only the dominoes up to 4. https://t.co/9MzyqQFymB

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

@M2CVUL Well, that did have an advent calendar with user-generated content, so - a toss up?

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

I published a book! It's a collection of new games and puzzles for dominoes. I've been working on the project for seven years, so it's very exciting to hold a copy in my hand. I think it turned out well, and the book fits inside a standard dominoes tin. https://t.co/VdaRQBFiNB

[Don is a MastoDon @[email protected] @donkirkby]

Just a regular number of dominoes and a healthy interest in how they're used, right?