I'm Alex Kearney, a PhD student studying Computer Science at the University of Alberta. I focus on Artificial Intelligence and Epistemology.

I talk a lot about travel, dev, yeg, indieweb, grad-school, tech, article, japan 2019, japan, art, and other things.





new wheel day ✨


I'm refactoring 10-year-old code that I still depend on, and it feels like a conversation with my past self. So many questions, so little explanation!


One more fediverse test.


It's been a little while. This is a fediverse test to see if my personal site is syndicating properly to bluesky.


Happy folk fest for those who celebrate :-)

At: Canmore folk fest

From 2023-08-04 12:16:00 To 2023-08-07 22:00:00


Getting the garden ready to go outside. I’m going to have so many veggies this year!

Get ready for more corn-posting.


On my way to the 2023 Barbados Reinforcement Learning workshop.

Edmonton → Toronto Pearson International Airport → Barbados

At: Barbados Workshop on Reinforcement Learning

From 2023-02-13 08:00:00 To 2023-02-17 08:00:00


Lucky number 7


For the second time this week, my commute was delayed by a “security incident” on the #yeg LRT. Three stations closed!

I really wish we had safe, predictable transit.


And we're done: we installed the plant wall this weekend! I'm pleased with how the casing makes the wall look like a little window into some distant jungle. The shadows cast by the plants are so dramatic.