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Hi, my name is Pete. I'm a software developer based in the UK.


There's a small chance that you're looking for something relating to my philosophical work. If so, please feel to reach out! I'm always happy to talk philosophy, even if I don't find so much time for it these days.


If you're interested in where the username 'bryophyta' comes from, I picked it because it's the word for the family of plants that mosses belong to. I can't claim deep knowledge about mosses, but they're pretty great! If you're interested in learning more about them, I can heartily recommend Robin Wall Kimmerer's wonderful book Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses.

Writing

Notes on generating combinations in JavaScript
Three methods for generating all of the unique combinations of a set of elements, alongside a little discussion of decision theory.
Philosophy
A brief overview of my doctoral research and some other work in philosophy.
Using jless to explore complex json files
Navigating quickly through large json files from the command line, without getting lost.
Using jq with jless
Some tips for using jless to generate jq filters.