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• Splitting a sentence into words Thu, 26 Apr 2007

  I share the logic and Perl regex I use to split sentences into words. I address the challenges of ambiguous punctuation like hyphens, periods in abbreviations, and commas in numbers to ensure accurate tokenization without breaking URLs.

• Three words that end in gry Wed, 27 Dec 2006

  I examine the classic riddle regarding the three English words ending in '-gry.' Beyond 'angry' and 'hungry,' the puzzle often relies on clever phrasing or obsolete terms to trick those looking for a literal third word.

• Most Repeated Letters Thu, 20 Nov 2025

  I used Claude Code and Python to find English words with high letter concentrations, like "ASSESSES". I then generated a humorous xkcd-style narrative about the data, demonstrating how style catalogs can make technical analysis much more engaging.

• Things I Learned - 16 Aug 2026 Sun, 16 Aug 2026

  I learned how fish can treat command output as file input, VS Code has built-in dictation, and AI work needs a measured verification tax. I also thought about reciprocal attention.

• Random quotes generator Mon, 23 Mar 2009

  I built a random quote generator bookmarklet that uses Order-2 word-level Markov chains to mix up text on any webpage. It leverages the Readability script to identify content, often producing funny or insightful nonsense.