The Drafting Table

Visual intuition for statistical thermodynamics and information theory.

Another year in the rearview mirror In my annual update a year ago, I opened it with the following summary: In 2024, I wrote 9 posts including this one.

I mentioned in my previous post about getting the exterior of my house painted this summer.

I didn't have any posts in August and September due to the volume of travel I had for work.

This is the first post in my new series/theme about knowledge, knowledge management, and related topics.

A round-up of my writing theme for 2024 (that spilled over into 2025), along with some highlights from what I learned or that stood out in some way Over the past year and a half, I've been working on a series/theme about industry (and closely-related stuff

A collection of mini-reviews, all on my reading theme for 2024; for other books I read last year see my other mini-review post.

These are books that I read last year (plus one or two non-books) that didn't fit into my theme on Industry/Technology/Supply Chains—for which a similar collection of reviews is still pending.

A photo essay.

300 posts is a major milestone and a good time to look back on past writing and reflect on why I write a blog.

After several years without one, I got a new 3D printer in 2024.

These books are for the 1.5-3.5 age range (in my experience so far, noting that each child is unique and will mature at different rates with respect to their understanding of stories and specific interests).

This year's writing on The Drafting Table and general life updates.

Six years ago, I wrote a post about updating a netbook I was running Linux on, and what I installed on it.

Vaclav Smil's book Growth is wide-ranging enough that this isn't a comprehensive review.