Samir Parikh

@samirparikh
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I am a New England-based dad and technology, photography and sports enthusiast. Rooting for Ohio State, the Bengals, Celtics, McLaren F1 and, of course, my kids' sports teams. Sideline photographer. Tinkering with programming and Linux administration.

Trying to learn #fsharp so be prepared for many beginner type posts!

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
- Charles Darwin, in "The Descent of Man", 1871

Bloghttps://blog.samirparikh.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/samirparikh
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sp1
Previously, on the Fediversehttps://fosstodon.org/@samir
Show threadSamir ParikhApr 30
Scuderia Ferrari HP #Formula1 team poster for the #MiamiGP, by Bruno Ferreira. More information at https://www.ferrari.com/en-US/formula1/articles/miami-grand-prix-2026-cover-art
Show threadSamir ParikhApr 29
Atlassian Williams #F1 Team poster for the #MiamiGP
#Formula1
Show threadSamir ParikhApr 29
Cadillac #Formula1 Team poster for the #MiamiGP, by Dimithry Victor
#F1
Samir ParikhApr 29

It's finally #F1 Race Week again!

Here is the BWT Alpine #Formula1 Team poster for the #MiamiGP

Samir ParikhApr 15

Wrote a blog post about Options in #fsharp

https://blog.samirparikh.com/2026/04/options-in-fsharp.html.html

Options in F#

One type of discriminated union that is commonly used in F# is the Option type. The Option type is used to represent a value that may be p...

Samir ParikhApr 10
#Formula1
Samir ParikhApr 8

“We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back. We most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long-lived.”

-- Jeremy Hansen, #Artemis II’s mission specialist, on breaking the distance record from Earth for human space travel earlier this week

Samir ParikhApr 7
If you subscribe to Amazon Prime, go watch Episode 5, Series 3 of "The Grand Tour" with Richard Hammond's moving tribute to this driving legend
Samir ParikhApr 7

My new desktop wallpaper

https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009288

NASA Image and Video Library

NASA Image and Video Library, serving up consolidated imagery and videos in one searchable location. Users can download content in multiple sizes and resolutions and see the metadata associated with images, including EXIF/camera data on many images.

NASA Image and Video Library
Show threadSamir ParikhApr 3
Official EXIF data can also be found here:
https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e000192
NASA Image and Video Library

NASA Image and Video Library, serving up consolidated imagery and videos in one searchable location. Users can download content in multiple sizes and resolutions and see the metadata associated with images, including EXIF/camera data on many images.

NASA Image and Video Library