Literature & Blog
Thoughts on data engineering, hardware hacking, and software development.
2026-01-02
by Andri ÓlafssonThe importance of visualizing data
A deep dive into Anscombe’s Quartet and a plea for the "misfit" data points. Why summary statistics are just a shadow of the truth.
Data ScienceStatisticsVisualizationAnscombes QuartetPython
2026-04-06
by Andri ÓlafssonDialing the Past, Resurrecting an Old 1940s Telephone
A multi-year journey in mechatronics: rebuilding a 1940s Western Electric telephone so it rings and plays family history, using a 2011 Raspberry Pi, an AG1171 module, and immeasurable patience.
IoTPythonRaspberry PiHardware TinkeringLinuxMechatronics