Side quests · open notebook

Curiosity Lab

Where I poke at Sydney with code to see what happens. Small experiments, honest results, the occasional thing that breaks.

The experiments

Idea → Building → Working
EXP-01 · SENSE · my roomIdea

Habitat

What is my room doing while I'm not looking?

// spoiler: probably getting warmer
UsesTemperature, humidity and motion sensors
sensorspythonheat model
EXP-02 · MODEL · the trainsIdea

Ripple

When the trains break down, how long until they're not?

// measured in minutes, not vibes
UsesMonths of my own train data
simulationmonte carlosurvival models
EXP-03 · ACT · the streetsIdea

Arvo

What's the nicest way to be outside today?

// shade at 38°C, sun at 12°C. that's the idea.
UsesWeather, tree shade, train times
postgisshade routingp90 arrivals

Tempting. Not yet.

Ideas I've written down so they stop distracting me.

  • Rain on real terrain: where water pools
  • Birds that flock from three simple rules
  • How a bushfire would spread on real hills
  • Western Sydney heatwaves vs the power grid