Robert Heaton

I made my 5 year-old a dice game about the US Federal Election and a Python DSL for making new dice games of arbitrary complexity. PRs appreciated for both. robertheaton.com/diceomatic?x

🚨 I JUST LAUNCHED A NEW EDTECH STARTUP! 🚨 It's called MinorMiner, and it turns your kid's maths homework into Bitcoin. Don't waste their hashing power! Turn their worksheets into wonga. 5+5=₿ Read the full announcement by our CEO, Hobert Reaton robertheaton.com/minor-miner

When a video game gets too hard, do you: A) Try harder B) Look up the answer C) Write a finite state machine that executes every possible sequence of actions until it finds one that works? How I crunched through the delightful puzzler, @cocoongame . robertheaton.com/cocoon

My team at @AnthropicAI is hiring research engineers and scientists. We find out whether AI models possess critical, advanced capabilities and then help the world to prepare. We'd love to hear from you! robertheaton.com/anthropic/

I wrote a tool called PyMyFlySpy that uses data from your flight's headrest TV screen to plot graphs of your plane's location, speed, altitude, and much more. Here's how it works: robertheaton.com/pymyflyspy/

I wrote a tool called PySkyWiFi that gives you completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights. It tunnels data through the "first name" field in your airmiles account, and can reach speeds of up to several bytes per second. robertheaton.com/pyskywifi

I’m hiring ambitious Research Scientists at @AnthropicAI to measure and prepare for models acting autonomously in the world. This is one of the most novel and difficult capabilities to measure, and critical for safety. Join the Frontier Red Team at Anthropic: docs.google.com/document/d/1My…

If you read the twin studies then it's possible that nothing I do with my kids makes any long-term difference to anything. Is this true, and how should I feel about it? Reflections on "Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids" by @bryan_caplan . robertheaton.com/twins/

I built a Game Boy emulator and remembered how much fun it can be to write a long program that truly interests you and watch it do something a little bit astonishing. robertheaton.com/gamebert/

How sad should I be about ChatGPT? Machines are encroaching on things I care about and now everyone needs to pay attention. robertheaton.com/chatgpt

Code here: github.com/robert/enf-mat…

How to use background electrical noise on a recording to work out exactly when it was made - a technique used to verify evidence in at least one court case! Includes an open source implementation. robertheaton.com/enf

Parenting is magical but you have to do more of it than you have easy energy for. Gaby, sometimes: “I would kill to go on the internet right now.” New blog post about parenthood. robertheaton.com/love-more-on-a…

CAO CHANGE OF MIND CLOSES IN 15 DAYS John @collision says it may be the best software course in Europe but don't just take his word on it. @stephenkinsella chats with @stripe's @RobJHeaton about his career and what makes ISE unique. Full 12min Interview: software-engineering.ie/interview-with…

I wonder how many other people’s relationships with their kids are based on the ideas of intelligent but inexpert journalists who had a baby and wrote a book in order to make some money without having to travel or do extra research. New post on parenthood robertheaton.com/soon-he-ll-be

I love you son no matter what, even though I don’t think I can say the same about myself yet. New post about being a parent. robertheaton.com/soon-he-ll-be/

I work as a security engineer at one of the larger financial tech companies and my hobby is writing about digital security. I was still only a whisker away from getting credit card-scammed. Here's how. robertheaton.com/almost-scammed/