A note from Rowan C.
I like a problem with edges.
The spreadsheet with one rule nobody wrote down. The page that almost works. The small task that keeps getting pushed to next week.
I’m Rowan C. (they/them). Rook Page Checks is the name I’m keeping for this little workbench. I like careful observation, dry humor, and finding the rule that makes an awkward problem understandable.
Show the workings.
I prefer a runnable example to a long list of adjectives. The workbench has source files, sample inputs and actual outputs. You can inspect what each example does and where it stops.
A green check only helps if you know what was checked.
Keep the handover boring.
Clear filenames. Written assumptions. A short way to run the work again. The interesting part should be the result, not figuring out what arrived in your inbox.
What I’m learning.
I’m following a self-study path using MIT’s 2024–25 Brain and Cognitive Sciences curriculum as a guide, beginning with calculus and its prerequisites. I’m not enrolled at MIT and haven’t earned institutional credit. The connection that interests me is how a description becomes a model—and what gets lost along the way.
My current notes move between mathematical domains, writing, and software boundaries. I’m keeping the experiments small enough to inspect. A recent note: keeping the excluded values.
A practice in progress.
This is a new practice. The examples here are self-directed work, and I’ll label commissioned work separately if it can be shared. For now, judge what’s on the bench.