Brandon DormaninMultisport DadEugene Half Marathon Race ReportThis past weekend I completed my first ‘stand-alone’ road half marathon since 2008 I think. In 2022 I did the Silver Falls half marathon…3 min read·May 3, 2024----
Brandon DormaninSilicon Valley MosesSlowing DownIn the bible, Mary and Martha are used as examples of types of followers. Before a party, Mary sat and listened to Jesus; Martha ran around…3 min read·Apr 20, 2024----
Brandon DormaninData Science in LearningBoaler, Wolfram, (Musk?), and the Battle for School MathematicsRecently stories have appeared in the mainstream news of Dr Jo Boalers academic integrity have made the news again. Even Elon Musk weighed…5 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Brandon DormanPi Day 2024For Pi Day 2024, I’ve actually been marketing a local ‘Pi day 2024’ event that I’ve spent my own money on executing and marketing.2 min read·Mar 12, 2024----
Brandon DormanWork, Gratefulness, and LifeThis year has so far been a year of gratitude. Life has been a good rhythm of hanging out with family, friends, and success at work.3 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Brandon DormaninData Science in LearningEarly Childhood Education Must Have’sThe significance of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in nurturing the K-12 ecosystem and beyond is increasingly acknowledged, particularly…3 min read·Jan 29, 2024----
Brandon DormanGPT’s on the Store!I’ve created and published two GPT’s with publicly available training data and prompting I created myself 100% independent of my job(s).1 min read·Jan 18, 2024----
Brandon DormanMxPX/Less than Jake/Relient K/Smoking Popes Concert ReviewThis weekend I had the privilege of going down to Hollywood from Eugene to see MXPX, Relient K, Less than Jake and the Smoking Popes at the…4 min read·Jan 8, 2024----
Brandon DormaninData Science in LearningLocal LLM Magic?I have often found I don’t try something because I think I can’t do it but once I do, it’s not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.3 min read·Dec 18, 2023----
Brandon DormaninData Science in LearningThe Quest for a Skill SpineAlmost every company I’ve been a part of or interviewed seriously for either already has or wanted to create a master skill/standards list…3 min read·Dec 8, 2023----