I'm Alex Kearney, I'm Science at the University of Alberta. I focus on Artificial Intelligence and Epistemology.





Building a new computer


FORECAST: My guess is that houseplants are going to be the popular hobby in winter covid. Plants are to winter-covid as bread-baking was in spring-covid.

I was at a hardware store recently, and the garden section was still hopping despite being out of season here.

Loads of friends are currently picking up green friends to keep over the snowy months. Most of the local plant shops seem to be low on stock.

An artist I follow recently did painting of a plant that they wanted to trade for cuttings of said plant.


New keycaps


26 years


In 2020, I’m really focusing on how to smile with my eyes. Interacting with others can be difficult.


Keybored cat


Doing some gardening this evening.

Setting up a small pump to drip irrigate a few plants based on the soil moisture as read by a capacitive sensor.


  • 2 cups bulgur
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion diced
  • some garlic minced
  • 1 green pepper diced
  • can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 3 1/2 cup water
  • Salt


I grew two corn


My magnum opus sweater. The perfect brioche.