Archive - Andy Skelton

Mean, median, and à la mode

I was thinking about statistics and the most typical number in a set, the mode. The silliest of the averages. Why is it called that? As an enjoyer of…

Apr 7 • Andy Skelton

March 2026

If zsh ! history expansion breaks jq filters, ~/.zshrc:bash setopt NO_BANG_HIST

Mar 3 • Andy Skelton

January 2026

Planning On Claude

Tips for getting great plans out of AI

Jan 13 • Andy Skelton

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