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kids
Julia and I have three kids, Lily (10y), Anna (8y), and Nora (3y). I want to show them how to do things, do for them what they can't do yet, and help them grow into the people they want to be.
effective altruism
How can I can most effectively turn my time and money into making the world better? Julia and I have been into effective altruism since ~2009. In 2022 I switched from earning to give to trying to identify future pandemics earlier.
music
I taught myself piano, mandolin, bass, foot drums, whistle, brass, and other things. I play for contra dances with Kingfisher and the Free Raisins, and enjoy figuring out how to play many things simultaneously.
contra
I help organize our local dance, started our dance weekend, play for dances with my two bands, lead open bands, maintain listings of local dances and weekends/camps/etc, and used to call.
tech
I lead the Near-Term First effort at the Nucleic Acid Observatory. I used to work on web optimization and ads, and am still interested in web browsers and APIs.

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