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I can open a Masterlock in 15 seconds and I have nowhere to put that information

AI could widen the class divide and speed up climate change, and whatnot.

The bees have bee-trayed me.

Six months in.

$8.79 for Cheerios is just insane...

Tips for when you don't know what to ask for

It's not slop.

Still hopeful, against my better judgment

The party's over, I guess

A note on language

A very serious quiz about my dog's most annoying habit.

Is this... trauma?

Quantum computing, Claude Mythos, and the future of software engineering

Reflections on building and launching the Aisle app, a cash-back app that reached 190,000 users

We're going way back to 1882 for this one.

This year, intentional media consumption is IN.

Some things I've learned about bees so far

A feature by my dear friend, Terry Zhou

And other complaints that kind of frustrate me

This is a work-in-progress.

Building sh!

Tutorials work great until you need them to do something else

BOREDBOREDBOREDBORED

My definitive list of what trends are in and out for 2026

I love me some media.

Sharing this because insurance companies benefit when we stay silent.

Reducing Reliance on Target, Whole Foods, Walmart, and Amazon

Arguably, technically, more or less, in a way, kind of, sort of, if you really think about it...

Silly!

Turns out they’re also the hip, new, trendy food too

Pottery ⊆ Sculpture

A deep dive from my week of whittling

Eat your broccoli and exercise and no screens and more fiber and....

Actively documenting my escape from self-imposed rules

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I can't believe no one has corrected me

A year of snuggling + biting + whining + wagging

When a bug turns from a single problem to a system outage

I've been restoring some old Git repositories and hosting them on my server.

I'm not willing to say that this initial purchase led to a 3703-fold return, but it sure does make for a good article teaser.

In a perfect world, my blog would be full of witty, creative, technical, inspiring posts that keep people refreshing in anticipation.

Here are five tools that are a part of my "every day carry" as a developer