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Some of the things I've written.

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50 from 5 Dec 2022 to 27 Sep 2026
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monthly (12 in the last year)
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personal blog
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2026 10

  1. Fixing a DreamQuest Pro design flaw with a piece of tape
  2. Turning a $40 Surface Go into an always-on camera monitor
  3. A mistake to avoid when buying a used Tesla
  4. Omarchy on an ASUS CN60 Chromebox
  5. Tip: creating a recurring 5th Sunday event in Google Calendar
  6. Using a USB switch as a full KVM
  7. Using Changesets in a polyglot monorepo
  8. Fixing missing Omarchy boot entries
  9. The outsized impact of cultural idiosyncrasies
  10. 2026 is the year I return to rigorous planning

2025 17

  1. My favorite software in 2025
  2. Switching from GPG to age
  3. First impressions of jj from a git fan
  4. ASUS PA32QCV: a programmer's review
  5. AI etiquette
  6. Repairing my Windows bootloader after Omarchy
  7. Berkeley Mono Variable (TX-02) in Ghostty
  8. The youngest sibling advantage
  9. Comparing UTOPIA ISPs
  10. Variable fonts and italics across browsers
  11. Performance gains of undervolting a T480s
  12. Steel man arguments, or arguing intelligently
  13. Sharing intro cards
  14. Teammates, not coworkers
  15. How to connect MTP to a kids profile on a Fire tablet
  16. Oral histories are family treasures
  17. So you want to test some headphones

2024 11

  1. My favorite software in 2024
  2. Omakase Blue: an omakase developer setup for Wayblue Sway
  3. Writing a mission, principles, and values for your family
  4. On the usefulness of knots
  5. Getting kids into programming by hiding a password
  6. Hardware Highlight: the Snag Nab-It
  7. How to update an old BIOS without Windows
  8. Hardware Highlight: the Double Line Lock
  9. Invest in interfaces
  10. Sending Linear reminders with Rocket and Shuttle
  11. A bug with caching Python virtualenvs on self-hosted GitHub runners

2023 10

  1. Traffic impact of 722 points on Hacker News
  2. My 2023 workstation build
  3. Writing documentation for your house
  4. Framework 13 AMD: first impressions
  5. My software release process
  6. Benchmarking FastAPI vs. Axum
  7. Dark patterns in home warranties
  8. Achieving excellence through iteration
  9. Ideas for freshman success
  10. My favorite software in 2023

2022 2

  1. Adding openring-rs to this blog
  2. Understanding the GURQ algorithm