Isaac Wheeler
@ickaser.bsky.social
Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, husband, father, ChemE PhD student, #julialang programming enthusiast.
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Y’all these genzplyr PRs are off the hook: github.com/hadley/genzp...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Y’all these genzplyr PRs are off the hook: github.com/hadley/genzp...
Just submitted my first first-author manuscript to a journal!
And printed two posters, so a pretty productive day.
I know it's far from the end of the publishing process, but there's still so much relief in hitting this milestone.
And printed two posters, so a pretty productive day.
I know it's far from the end of the publishing process, but there's still so much relief in hitting this milestone.
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just submitted my first first-author manuscript to a journal!
And printed two posters, so a pretty productive day.
I know it's far from the end of the publishing process, but there's still so much relief in hitting this milestone.
And printed two posters, so a pretty productive day.
I know it's far from the end of the publishing process, but there's still so much relief in hitting this milestone.
With #GenConf today I got a lot of reminders to do what I can in helping everyone around me feel loved and needed--we are all God's beloved children, and the more we each reach out, the more we will feel His love for those around us.
October 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
With #GenConf today I got a lot of reminders to do what I can in helping everyone around me feel loved and needed--we are all God's beloved children, and the more we each reach out, the more we will feel His love for those around us.
It's been two months since I returned to the US, and a month since we got good and settled back in Lafayette, IN. But I'm still reflecting on what I learned from my #Fulbright experience in Torino, and probably will be for a while: ickaser.notion.site/Wheelers-in-...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It's been two months since I returned to the US, and a month since we got good and settled back in Lafayette, IN. But I'm still reflecting on what I learned from my #Fulbright experience in Torino, and probably will be for a while: ickaser.notion.site/Wheelers-in-...
No souvenir trinket has ever resonated with me as powerfully as did this little present from my wife.
July 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
No souvenir trinket has ever resonated with me as powerfully as did this little present from my wife.
I thought it was a learned trait, but apparently the back seats of the bus are so innately cool that even my 4-year-old who has never been to school always wants to sit there.
June 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I thought it was a learned trait, but apparently the back seats of the bus are so innately cool that even my 4-year-old who has never been to school always wants to sit there.
It always seemed to me a little obvious, or maybe even silly, how my lab safety courses carefully specified that you should never ingest any sample.
Today, handling samples of freeze-died sucrose--table sugar--I understood why those warnings had been so clear and unequivocal.
Today, handling samples of freeze-died sucrose--table sugar--I understood why those warnings had been so clear and unequivocal.
May 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It always seemed to me a little obvious, or maybe even silly, how my lab safety courses carefully specified that you should never ingest any sample.
Today, handling samples of freeze-died sucrose--table sugar--I understood why those warnings had been so clear and unequivocal.
Today, handling samples of freeze-died sucrose--table sugar--I understood why those warnings had been so clear and unequivocal.
#genconf, the semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is always a spiritual watershed moment.
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April 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#genconf, the semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is always a spiritual watershed moment.
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"Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me."
Civilla D. Martin, "His Eye is On the Sparrow"
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me."
Civilla D. Martin, "His Eye is On the Sparrow"
March 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me."
Civilla D. Martin, "His Eye is On the Sparrow"
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for heav’n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me."
Civilla D. Martin, "His Eye is On the Sparrow"
My lesson for the day:
If I am striving to align my will with God's, then I need to make my plan as much like His as possible. Constant perfection and goodness would defeat the purposes of God's plan; likewise my plan should not treat hard days and bad days and unproductive days as an anomaly.
If I am striving to align my will with God's, then I need to make my plan as much like His as possible. Constant perfection and goodness would defeat the purposes of God's plan; likewise my plan should not treat hard days and bad days and unproductive days as an anomaly.
March 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My lesson for the day:
If I am striving to align my will with God's, then I need to make my plan as much like His as possible. Constant perfection and goodness would defeat the purposes of God's plan; likewise my plan should not treat hard days and bad days and unproductive days as an anomaly.
If I am striving to align my will with God's, then I need to make my plan as much like His as possible. Constant perfection and goodness would defeat the purposes of God's plan; likewise my plan should not treat hard days and bad days and unproductive days as an anomaly.
Hey look, it's me! www.purdue.edu/newsroom/pur...
Purdue again recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students and scholars
The U.S. Department of State has recognized Purdue as a “Top Producing Institution” with 14 students and seven faculty members offered prestigious Fulbright grants each in 2024-25.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey look, it's me! www.purdue.edu/newsroom/pur...
Funny how saying that something has an "earthy flavor" means something so different from saying it "tastes like dirt".
February 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Funny how saying that something has an "earthy flavor" means something so different from saying it "tastes like dirt".
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one year when he was a teenager, my dad asked his mum what she wanted for Christmas, and much to his confusion she said "Oh, a purple gargoyle would be nice."
So he spent hours making a gargoyle from paper-mache, painted it purple, and on Christmas Day she opened it and looked at him in confusion.
So he spent hours making a gargoyle from paper-mache, painted it purple, and on Christmas Day she opened it and looked at him in confusion.
December 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM
one year when he was a teenager, my dad asked his mum what she wanted for Christmas, and much to his confusion she said "Oh, a purple gargoyle would be nice."
So he spent hours making a gargoyle from paper-mache, painted it purple, and on Christmas Day she opened it and looked at him in confusion.
So he spent hours making a gargoyle from paper-mache, painted it purple, and on Christmas Day she opened it and looked at him in confusion.
I've had the experience a few times recently of small bugs in open source software I use getting fixed by someone else, and I have to say it's wonderful to feel like part of a community and see collaborative effort make a difference.
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My intro to open source
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February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I've had the experience a few times recently of small bugs in open source software I use getting fixed by someone else, and I have to say it's wonderful to feel like part of a community and see collaborative effort make a difference.
ickaser.notion.site/Open-Source-...
ickaser.notion.site/Open-Source-...
LED lightbulbs have much more interesting failure modes than the old incandescent kind. Today one "burned out" in our apartment but (due to some sort of capacitance, maybe?) maintained a dim glow for several minutes after being physically removed from the light fixture
January 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
LED lightbulbs have much more interesting failure modes than the old incandescent kind. Today one "burned out" in our apartment but (due to some sort of capacitance, maybe?) maintained a dim glow for several minutes after being physically removed from the light fixture
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“For the past two decades, most online discourse has occurred on a handful of social media platforms. Their dominion seemed unshakeable.”
But that’s changed, @noupside.bsky.social writes. What does the rise of new platforms like Truth Social & Bluesky portend? ⬇️
But that’s changed, @noupside.bsky.social writes. What does the rise of new platforms like Truth Social & Bluesky portend? ⬇️
The Great Decentralization | NOEMA
What happens when sprawling online communities fracture into politically homogenous, self-governing communities?
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January 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“For the past two decades, most online discourse has occurred on a handful of social media platforms. Their dominion seemed unshakeable.”
But that’s changed, @noupside.bsky.social writes. What does the rise of new platforms like Truth Social & Bluesky portend? ⬇️
But that’s changed, @noupside.bsky.social writes. What does the rise of new platforms like Truth Social & Bluesky portend? ⬇️
It took me a year and a half to log 75 hours and clear LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom, but I did it finally! Awesome game.
January 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It took me a year and a half to log 75 hours and clear LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom, but I did it finally! Awesome game.
Many of the best Italian recipes involve a good stack of food
January 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Many of the best Italian recipes involve a good stack of food
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Ever wondered why presenting more facts can sometimes *worsen* disagreements, even among rational people? 🤔
It turns out, Bayesian reasoning has some surprising answers - no cognitive biases needed! Let's explore this fascinating paradox quickly ☺️
It turns out, Bayesian reasoning has some surprising answers - no cognitive biases needed! Let's explore this fascinating paradox quickly ☺️
January 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ever wondered why presenting more facts can sometimes *worsen* disagreements, even among rational people? 🤔
It turns out, Bayesian reasoning has some surprising answers - no cognitive biases needed! Let's explore this fascinating paradox quickly ☺️
It turns out, Bayesian reasoning has some surprising answers - no cognitive biases needed! Let's explore this fascinating paradox quickly ☺️
Happy new year!
I was very impressed with the quality and quantity of fireworks visible at midnight from our 10th-story balcony in Torino last night--Italians enjoy their New Years celebrations.
I was very impressed with the quality and quantity of fireworks visible at midnight from our 10th-story balcony in Torino last night--Italians enjoy their New Years celebrations.
January 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Happy new year!
I was very impressed with the quality and quantity of fireworks visible at midnight from our 10th-story balcony in Torino last night--Italians enjoy their New Years celebrations.
I was very impressed with the quality and quantity of fireworks visible at midnight from our 10th-story balcony in Torino last night--Italians enjoy their New Years celebrations.
Breaking my smartphone was the most scary thing I had anticipated could happen while in a foreign country.
Praise be to God for a Bluetooth mouse I can use to operate it until the replacement arrives!
Praise be to God for a Bluetooth mouse I can use to operate it until the replacement arrives!
December 16, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Breaking my smartphone was the most scary thing I had anticipated could happen while in a foreign country.
Praise be to God for a Bluetooth mouse I can use to operate it until the replacement arrives!
Praise be to God for a Bluetooth mouse I can use to operate it until the replacement arrives!
It may have cost us hundreds of dollars to get to Bern, Switzerland and back, but doing ordinance work for the dead in the Bern Temple today was a sweet, spiritually renewing experience and worth every penny.
December 7, 2024 at 9:05 PM
It may have cost us hundreds of dollars to get to Bern, Switzerland and back, but doing ordinance work for the dead in the Bern Temple today was a sweet, spiritually renewing experience and worth every penny.
Thanksgiving may have passed, but a few things I'm grateful for:
Loving wife
Adorable children
Relationship with God
Local church members (in Lafayette, IN as well as Torino, Italy)
Delicious food
Engaging problems to work on
Decent public transit
Funny, clean stuff to watch
Loving wife
Adorable children
Relationship with God
Local church members (in Lafayette, IN as well as Torino, Italy)
Delicious food
Engaging problems to work on
Decent public transit
Funny, clean stuff to watch
December 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Thanksgiving may have passed, but a few things I'm grateful for:
Loving wife
Adorable children
Relationship with God
Local church members (in Lafayette, IN as well as Torino, Italy)
Delicious food
Engaging problems to work on
Decent public transit
Funny, clean stuff to watch
Loving wife
Adorable children
Relationship with God
Local church members (in Lafayette, IN as well as Torino, Italy)
Delicious food
Engaging problems to work on
Decent public transit
Funny, clean stuff to watch
On Lyo (2024-11-18)
When thermodynamics
and fluid mechanics
can help pharmaceutics
to make products stick
Then
knowing what freezes and what will sublimate
and estimating the vapor flow rate
Ensures the heating is appropriate,
Producing a clean lyophilizate
When thermodynamics
and fluid mechanics
can help pharmaceutics
to make products stick
Then
knowing what freezes and what will sublimate
and estimating the vapor flow rate
Ensures the heating is appropriate,
Producing a clean lyophilizate
November 18, 2024 at 8:41 AM
On Lyo (2024-11-18)
When thermodynamics
and fluid mechanics
can help pharmaceutics
to make products stick
Then
knowing what freezes and what will sublimate
and estimating the vapor flow rate
Ensures the heating is appropriate,
Producing a clean lyophilizate
When thermodynamics
and fluid mechanics
can help pharmaceutics
to make products stick
Then
knowing what freezes and what will sublimate
and estimating the vapor flow rate
Ensures the heating is appropriate,
Producing a clean lyophilizate
A blog, of my experiences over the coming months: ickaser.notion.site/Wheelers-in-...
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October 7, 2024 at 7:49 PM
A blog, of my experiences over the coming months: ickaser.notion.site/Wheelers-in-...