Word Ladder in Lisp
Ascending with homoiconicity. A Common Lisp word ladder solver: breadth-first search through a dictionary for the shortest path between two words.
Blog
Thoughts and observations.
What is reaction formation?
One of the FOI’s defense mechanisms explained more simply: a checkride-ready flight training example of reaction formation and how an instructor should respond.
How I Passed My CFI Checkride on the First Attempt
How hard is the CFI checkride? The pass rate was 73.7% in 2025. How I passed my CFI initial first try: Anki, FOI/FIA writtens, the oral, and the flight portion.
Dissertation acknowledgements
On the anniversary of my dissertation defense, the Acknowledgements page in full: my committee, ASMS teachers and mentors, family, and the epigraph.
Did JFK Jr.’s airplane have a working autopilot?
Another sad aspect to this tragic crash. The NTSB report shows JFK Jr.’s airplane had a working autopilot and that CFIs saw him use it competently.