Interacting with the flood insurance model in scripts rather than console
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Simplified parametric flood insurance
A super-simplified flood insurance model using Chainlink
An updated oracle GET request
Second post on GET requests, this time updating from default to new API
generic Oracle GET request
Walk-through of using brownie chainlink-mix to make an external API call in an Ethereum smart contract
environmental dapps: Introduction
If you like this content consider tipping jmcook.eth Until now, there has been an inherent contradiction in developing decentralized apps on blockchains for environmental good, because there is a huge environmental cost associate with securing the network. A blockchain is a ledger of transactions that exists on many nodes distributed across space, all of which … Continue reading environmental dapps: Introduction
Python: x-array Q&A’s
During the pandemic I ran an online x-array training session for a major commodities broker that wanted to explore this incredibly useful Python package for processing big weather data. After making a presentation and a hands-on demonstration, I ran a Q&A for the audience of software engineers who were already familiar with Pandas. Here is … Continue reading Python: x-array Q&A’s
CNN Call to Earth
It's not every day Margate gets connected to Greenland, but that's what we did in this new CNN Call to Earth piece about the melting ice sheet. The Covid lockdown prevented us from traveling to an icy location to film, so instead Hazel Pfeifer and her team cam for a socially distanced interview on the … Continue reading CNN Call to Earth
Ubuntu 20.04 boot issues/NVIDIA graphics cards
I have recently experienced problems with Ubuntu 20.04 after an update included updates to the NVIDIA graphics drivers. A normal boot hung on a black screen showing only 'dev/sda1: clean, 552599/6111232 files, 7119295/24414464 blocks' It took me a while to work out how to fix this as it was not immediately apparent that the issue … Continue reading Ubuntu 20.04 boot issues/NVIDIA graphics cards
Not Happening Podcast
The mighty @jeffreygarriock interviewed me for the Not Happening podcast a couple of weeks ago - now available to listen HERE: Or search for the Not Happening Podcast on your podcast platform of choice. I really enjoyed catching up with Jeff - we went to Greenland together a few years ago to make our film, … Continue reading Not Happening Podcast
Computing the Earth
Here's a short article I wrote for Canterbury Christ Church University's "Expert Comment" series on World Environment Day about the role computer scientists might play in battling climate change... The recent Covid-19 pandemic has given the planet a brief breather from human greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, the long-term outlook for the environment remains bleak, likely … Continue reading Computing the Earth
To The Poles 