2023: my year in review 🔗
Looking over 2023. I shattered some goals and failed miserably on others. Here’s to a happy 2024! [...]
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omg.lol: an oasis on the internet 🔗
If you enjoyed the old web of the 90s and 00s; if you love tinkering with your personal website; or if you just like quirky, fun things on the interne [...]
Default apps, 2023 🔗
I list out the various default apps I use for different domains of life and technology. [...]
MagnoliaJS 2023: The joys of home-cooked apps 🔗
Written version of my talk for MagnoliaJS 2023. I deep-dive into the world of home-cooked software and discuss the benefits of making things for yours [...]
Fancy forEach with functional programming in JavaScript 🔗
Functional programming! Higher order functions! Let's learn some JavaScript together. [...]
100 ways to generate a story idea 🔗
I discovered a brainstorming list I made in 2019. It’s many, mostly terrible, ways to generate a story idea. But hopefully one appeals to you. [...]
Multi-browser workflow on macOS with Choosy 🔗
I use different browsers for different things and Choosy makes that easy. [...]
Homebrew package for setting specified audio input device 🔗
A fix for when you don’t want AirPods to take over as your active microphone on macOS. [...]
My journey with the Chubon keyboard layout 🔗
A tale of how SMA continually makes typing harder, and how I have adapted to keep up. [...]
The fragile nature of my life’s work 🔗
During a four-day power outage I was confronted with how meaningless my work and hobbies are if there is no electricity to support them. [...]