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29<a href="/"><h1>Paul Butler</h1></a>
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34  <h2>bio</h2>
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37  <p>
38    I'm a software engineer and former quant, now building <a href="https://jamsocket.com">Jamsocket</a>.
39    I'm excited about <strong>tools to explore, explain, and persuade</strong>.
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42    I create interactive reports on ranked-ballot election results at <a href="https://ranked.vote/">ranked.vote</a>.
43    I created <a href="https://treeverse.app/">Treeverse</a>, a browser extension for exploring
44    branching conversations.
45    I've developed interactive essays on the <a href="https://explore.paulbutler.org/fractal/">Mandelbrot Fractal</a>,
46    <a href="https://explore.paulbutler.org/bet/">how to size bets</a>, and the
47    <a href="https://explore.paulbutler.org/electoral/">mathematical nuance</a> of American elections.
48    I've written code notebooks for <a href="https://nb.paulbutler.org/whitehouse-doctor-video/">forensic video analysis</a>,
49    <a href="https://nb.paulbutler.org/l-systems/">Lindenmayer fractals</a>,
50    <a href="https://nb.paulbutler.org/optimizing-plots-with-tsp-solver/">optimizing pen-plot routes</a>,
51    and <a href="https://nb.paulbutler.org/surface-projection/">generating pseudo-3D line graphics</a>.
52    I think computers are
53    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmuP8gsgWb8">bicycles for the mind</a> and we're still in the penny-farthing era.
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56    I'm originally from Halifax, Canada, now based in Brooklyn. I love running, sailing, and exploring new cities.
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60  <h2>writing</h2>
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65      <a href="https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/">Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji</a>
66      <em>(February 8, 2025)</em>
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70      <a href="https://paulbutler.org/2024/the-haters-guide-to-kubernetes/">The hater’s guide to Kubernetes</a>
71      <em>(March 3, 2024)</em>
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75      <a href="https://paulbutler.org/2022/generalizing-secret-santa-with-integer-programming-in-julia/">Generalizing Secret Santa with integer programming in Julia</a>
76      <em>(December 10, 2022)</em>
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80      <a href="https://paulbutler.org/2022/the-problem-with-bitcoin-miners/">The problem with bitcoin miners</a>
81      <em>(May 15, 2022)</em>
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85      <a href="https://paulbutler.org/2022/what-does-it-mean-to-listen-on-a-port/">What does it mean to listen on a port?</a>
86      <em>(February 13, 2022)</em>
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90      <a href="/posts/" style="font-weight: bold;">all posts</a>
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95  <h2>projects</h2>
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100      <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ptpx">#ptpx</a> (postcard exchange for plotter art)
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103      <a href="https://notify.run">notify.run</a>
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106      <a href="https://treeverse.app">Treeverse</a>
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109      <a href="https://ranked.vote">ranked.vote</a>
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130  <h2>talks</h2>
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135      <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=593Mn2iBuwA">'Play-to-earn' or Ponzi schemes?</a> CNBC appearance <em>(December 2021)</em>
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138      <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KdOJRR3Vo">Pen Plotting with Pluto</a>
139      at <a href="https://plutojl.org/plutocon2021">PlutoCon 2021</a> <em>(April 2021)</em>
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142      <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzeouj0eKc&t=1852s">Building a Multiplayer WebAssembly Game</a>
143      at <a href="https://berline.rs/2021/03/23/rust-and-tell.html">Rust Berlin</a> <em>(March 2021)</em>
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153      <a href="https://bitaesthetics.com">creative work</a>
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156      <a href="https://resume.paulbutler.org">résumé</a>
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159      <a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>
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162      <a href="https://github.com/paulgb">github</a>
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