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Data structures - Splay tree

A splay tree is a self-balancing binary search tree that automatically moves recently accessed elements to the root through a process called splaying. This post defines splay trees, explains the splay operation and its rotation cases, walks through common operations like search, insert, and delete, and analyzes time complexity.

data-structures algorithms trees computer-science bst Created Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Open Source Images: Where to Find Them

A practical guide to finding openly licensed images for research, education, presentations, and the web. Five resources that go beyond stock photo paywalls and give you real freedom to use, share, and build on visual content.

open-source images creative-commons resources open-science Created Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:31:35 -0400
awesome-cli-apps: A Curated List Worth Containerizing

Why CLI apps remain essential and how Singularity makes them portable on HPC systems.

singularity github containerization utilities hpc Created Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
What Is Data Curation?

Data curation is the active, ongoing management of data to ensure it remains accurate, findable, and useful long after it is collected. This post explains what data curation is, what data curators do, why the role is essential in modern research, and how PSC applies it to national-scale scientific data infrastructure.

data-curation open-science fair reproducibility hpc Created Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
What Is an AI Agent?

AI agents are autonomous systems that perceive, reason, plan, and act — going far beyond simple chatbots. This post breaks down what they are, why they matter, and which tools and services are leading the charge.

ai ai-agents machine-learning tools automation Created Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Pittsburgh Weather

A look at how a GitHub Action can commit data and plots back into the repo that runs it — and why Parquet is the right format for accumulating time-series data.

github-actions python parquet weather open-meteo Created Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
MLCommons Croissant

Croissant is an open specification from MLCommons that gives ML datasets a common vocabulary — making them easier to find, load, and reuse across tools and platforms.

machine-learning datasets metadata mlcommons croissant Created Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
python-get-forecast

A daily GitHub Action fetches Pittsburgh’s nightly weather forecast from the National Weather Service, appends it to a Parquet archive, and rewrites the README — all without any server or cron daemon.

github-actions python parquet weather national-weather-service Created Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
April 22, 2026: The Six Million Dollar Man

On April 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM, I received the gift of life through organ donation. This is my new birthday — the day I was given a second chance.

personal life organ-donation family gratitude Created Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000
Noisettes - Never Forget You

Night of coding and amazing music

random music Created Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000