Eric Leung

@erictleung
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data scientist, wikipedia + library evangelist, open-source tinkerer #RStats #Python #DataViz

former work in biomedical informatics and the human microbiome, now doing marketing measurement and experimentation for a media company

other interests: #Education, #Baduk + #Weiqi, #Wikipedia, #Emacs, #Math, #FountainPens

here as an experiment for more ways to connect, reflect, and share my learnings.

Websitehttps://erictleung.com
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Erictleung
GitHubhttps://github.com/erictleung
LocationNew York, NY

interesting read to hear about how AI is affecting the Go community. i'm sure there are parallels to other communities or the general public, where some Go players feel there's no point to learning Go if things like AlphaGo exist, but then there are others who like the challenge to have AI help push the cutting edge of how Go can be played and to learn new techniques and strategies

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/27/1133624/ai-is-rewiring-how-the-worlds-best-go-players-think/

AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.

MIT Technology Review

I've always had creative coding as something I might look into more. I saw a demo of someone using p5.js to manipulate a live video feed from their laptop.

a new world of possibilities has opened

https://p5js.org/examples/imported-media-video-capture/

Video Capture

Display a live video feed from a camera.

this is a really fun use of more underutilized technology like payphones and get people outside exploring the world, maybe similar to geocaching

https://walzr.com/payphone-go/

Payphone Go

nice to see a solution to update my node instance from node 18 to node 20 using extrepo

https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-node-js-on-debian-linux/

How to Install Node.js on Debian (13, 12, 11) - LinuxCapable

Install Node.js on Debian 13, 12, and 11 via APT, NodeSource, or NVM. Includes version switching, troubleshooting, and removal.

LinuxCapable

i've always wanted to use my Android phone as a second computer, and with some releases for some beta versions, there's hope.

in the meantime, looks like I can use this scrcpy software to mirror my phone onto a computer, like a Chromebook even, and have some fun that way

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy?tab=readme-ov-file

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." - Satoru Iwata (former CEO of Nintendo) #quotes
"We teach best what we most need to learn." - Richard Bach #quotes

"We passed it a couple days ago, but it has been 10 years since "On Fire", the strip I did that became the meme "this is fine". https://gunshowcomic.com/648"

https://x.com/kcgreenn/status/1613583689870446592

the source for the "this is fine" meme, from 2013

https://gunshowcomic.com/648

Gunshow - On Fire

TIL an antimacassar is a small cloth placed over the backs of furniture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimacassar

Antimacassar - Wikipedia