Ben Purinton: writingBen Purinton is an earth scientist, software developer, and educator in Seattle, working on satellite elevation models and teaching people to code.https://www.bendirt.com/asp-plot: Automated Diagnostic Reports for Satellite Stereo DEMshttps://www.bendirt.com/asp-plot-visualizing-stereo-dems/https://www.bendirt.com/asp-plot-visualizing-stereo-dems/A Python package that turns NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline output into a diagnostic PDF report, from bundle adjustment to ICESat-2 validation.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding an Interactive CV Builder with Claudehttps://www.bendirt.com/building-cv-builder-with-claude/https://www.bendirt.com/building-cv-builder-with-claude/Building an editable, printable CV page with Claude, so one source can produce both an academic and an industry CV.Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTExploring Nome's Sea Ice with Satellite and Ground Radarhttps://www.bendirt.com/sea-ice-radar/https://www.bendirt.com/sea-ice-radar/Comparing the University of Alaska Fairbanks ground radar on the Nome pier with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 views of spring sea ice.Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTRunning dockerized google earth engine (GEE) maphttps://www.bendirt.com/docker-geemap/https://www.bendirt.com/docker-geemap/Running geemap for Google Earth Engine in a Docker container with Jupyter, step by step.Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTNotes on using githttps://www.bendirt.com/notes-on-git/https://www.bendirt.com/notes-on-git/Notes from working through the thoughtbot git course: staging, history, the reflog, and interactive rebase.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTGit merging main into an in-progress feature-branchhttps://www.bendirt.com/merging-feature-branch/https://www.bendirt.com/merging-feature-branch/Bringing a stale feature branch up to date by rebasing it onto main, then merging it back in.Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTSetting up Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQLhttps://www.bendirt.com/ruby-on-rails-with-postgres/https://www.bendirt.com/ruby-on-rails-with-postgres/Getting Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL running on Windows with WSL, including the pg_hba.conf fix.Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTCustom JavaScript in Bookdownhttps://www.bendirt.com/javascript-in-bookdown/https://www.bendirt.com/javascript-in-bookdown/Adding custom JavaScript to a bookdown book so internal cross-references open in new tabs.Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTWriting a textbook with bookdownhttps://www.bendirt.com/bookdown/https://www.bendirt.com/bookdown/Turning a course outline of Markdown lessons into a browsable HTML textbook with R bookdown.Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTAdding a `sitemap.xml` for SEOhttps://www.bendirt.com/sitemap-and-SEO/https://www.bendirt.com/sitemap-and-SEO/Adding a sitemap and registering a Jekyll site with Google Search Console.Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTChanging in-line code colorhttps://www.bendirt.com/backtick-code-color/https://www.bendirt.com/backtick-code-color/Making inline code readable in the Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme by changing its colors in the Sass.Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTDeploying github page to own domainhttps://www.bendirt.com/deploying-own-domain/https://www.bendirt.com/deploying-own-domain/Pointing a custom domain at a GitHub Pages site: buying the domain, the CNAME file, and DNS records.Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTGetting started with a jekyll, minimal mistakes, and github pageshttps://www.bendirt.com/fresh-jekyll/https://www.bendirt.com/fresh-jekyll/Setting up a personal site with Jekyll, the Minimal Mistakes theme, and GitHub Pages. (This site has since moved to Astro.)Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTFirst Post!https://www.bendirt.com/hi/https://www.bendirt.com/hi/What this blog is for: notes to my future self on programming and earth science.Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT