Gary Oberbrunner
@gary.oberbrunner.com
Emmy-winning software dev, entrepreneur, scientist, sailor, jazz lover, vfx/film software guy, feminist, traveler. #longnowboston, #openfx, #emacs. More at https://oberbrunner.com
That's excellent! Is your code available anywhere?
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
That's excellent! Is your code available anywhere?
It's free (for all reasonable use) and yes, I made it with AI code assistance. But all code is carefully reviewed and security-audited.
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
It's free (for all reasonable use) and yes, I made it with AI code assistance. But all code is carefully reviewed and security-audited.
Public funding while maintaining journalistic independence. Not a given.
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Public funding while maintaining journalistic independence. Not a given.
French toast index: 4 slices! 😄❄️☃️
January 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM
French toast index: 4 slices! 😄❄️☃️
That's a gorgeous visualization. For a modern *non*-linear timeline of the history of the universe, check out my (admittedly much simpler) deep-timeline.org timeline navigator.
Deep Time Navigator
Visualize world events through deep time, with log scaling, so you can see how the present (a day, a week, a year) smoothly fades into the very deepest past.
deep-timeline.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
That's a gorgeous visualization. For a modern *non*-linear timeline of the history of the universe, check out my (admittedly much simpler) deep-timeline.org timeline navigator.
Euro returns look bigger because they were slumping before, so catching up. Also when measured in currently low $US, € returns look higher. Also euro banks outperforming due to interest rates, LatAm, fading US dominance etc. All that said, US 15% return is highly exaggerated due to the AI bubble.
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Euro returns look bigger because they were slumping before, so catching up. Also when measured in currently low $US, € returns look higher. Also euro banks outperforming due to interest rates, LatAm, fading US dominance etc. All that said, US 15% return is highly exaggerated due to the AI bubble.
Arctic sea-ice extent at a new minimum and on the same day, world surface air temp at a new maximum (during a La Nina!). Uncharted territory, yet again.
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Arctic sea-ice extent at a new minimum and on the same day, world surface air temp at a new maximum (during a La Nina!). Uncharted territory, yet again.
I worked pretty hard on this a few years ago, never really got it working properly, so I know how hard this is. Great work!!
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I worked pretty hard on this a few years ago, never really got it working properly, so I know how hard this is. Great work!!