Science · AI · Quantum · HPC
Timothy
Johnson
Chemical researcher turned technologist. I write about AI, quantum computing, and building things that actually work.
AI & Enterprise Implementation
Azure AI certified. I write about governance frameworks, hands-on tooling, and what it takes to adopt AI responsibly — grounded in practical experience, not hype.
Quantum Computing & HPC
Following the field from my research days to now. I write about what matters, what's hype, and run QuantumExecBrief to track the ecosystem.
Productivity & Tools
Deep Emacs and Org-mode practitioner. I believe the tools you choose shape how you think — and I write about building systems that compound.
Selected Work
All projects →initweave
ActiveA web-based Emacs configuration builder that generates a clean, commented init.el — built to remove the friction of day one with Emacs.
- Pick modules (completion, themes, LSP, org-mode, Git) and get a ready-to-use init.el
- Hand-written modules with sensible defaults and dependency resolution
QuantumExecBrief
ActiveDaily quantum computing news and a weekly newsletter for leaders who need to stay informed without the noise.
- Daily briefings and a weekly newsletter for decision-makers
- AI-summarised content from across the quantum ecosystem
Academic Research
Published research in chemistry and materials science, with 1000+ citations built on collaboration with outstanding colleagues.
- 1000+ citations — work that other researchers found worth building on
- Collaborative research with Johnson Matthey and University of Liverpool
Recent Writing
All articles →- Niri: Scrollable Tiling and the Setup Around ItProductivity
Why I switched to the Niri scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor, and a tour of the setup around it - foot, fuzzel, Wayba...
- AI Is Accidentally Winning the Plain Text ArgumentAI
I spent years failing to convince people that plain text workflows were the right approach. AI is now doing the convinci...
- Setting Up Email in Emacs (and the Gotchas Nobody Warns You About)Emacs
A practical guide to mu4e, mbsync, and GPG credentials - including the Gmail alias case-sensitivity bug that cost me an ...
- The Power of Scheduled PromptsAI
Using scheduled prompts in Perplexity and similar tools to surface relevant information automatically. A simple approach...
- initweave: A Tool to lower the energy barrierEmacs
initweave is a web-based Emacs configuration builder that generates a clean, commented init.el - built to solve the fric...