Colin Sherrill
Senior research data scientist at Google
Off the clock I make small, self-contained things for the web. This site collects them, along with occasional notes.
Data science
Public write-ups and side analyses will land here. For now, most of my after-hours energy goes to the projects below.
Fun projects
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FOSAIC
Set any picture in stone. Drop in a photo and it comes back a Roman mosaic: irregular tesserae, grout and all, computed entirely in your browser.
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JokeJudge
Jury duty for jokes. Nine cases, two exhibits each. Every verdict you return is quietly entered into evidence, and when your service ends, the court rules on you.
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Pindifferent
Like Pinterest, but at peace with it. A pixel-faithful parody whose guided tour slowly, gently talks you out of the entire concept.
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Just Press Right
An award-winning game. Press right, and a man walks right. You will be interrupted. You will be celebrated. Mostly interrupted.
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What’s the Price of a Stamp?
A different famous website every time you load it, with the current price of a US postage stamp hidden somewhere inside.
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Alder Box
A quiet interactive story: someone else’s keepsake box, opened one object at a time while an old friend tells you what each one meant.
alderbox.com
Writing
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iTrip
A short story about a long drive.
Notes
A microblog: short posts on what I’m working on, links worth keeping, and the occasional aside. Click a title to expand it.