The Dangers of Tutorial Code

Sometimes the worst times make us reflect in productive ways. This holiday season as I coughed up a lung and sweat through 2 shirts a night, I stared angrily at the ceiling through several nights with thousands of thoughts a minute rolling through my head. Most related to my current…

Making the Kinesis Advantage 2 Zilent

I've written previously on my love for the Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard. Its form factor is by far my favorite physical layout for a keyboard, but I struggled with the noise it created, particularly locked in my small apartment during quarantine. As a result, I played around with…

Balancing Ambition and Realism

My one big goal for this year was to run a marathon. I spent months training and worked my way up to 15 extremely hilly miles every week, with a clear peaking and tapering plan leading into the event. 3 weeks from marathon day, I started to feel sick. 2…

A Review of the Rings of Power, Season 1

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is a new Amazon TV show based on the works of J.R.R Tolkein. Always a cult classic, the universe that brought us The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has always been a tricky world to adapt into film.…

Hobbyism

I've written a few posts now on things that could be considered "hobbyist" interests. You might be able to tell that I spend a ton of time sitting at my desk because I can't stop writing about keyboards and headphones. At some point I&…

Write Your Own Shell Prompt

Efficient and effective shell usage is maybe the greatest productivity multiplier for any developer, and it all starts with an effective prompt. There are tons of resources out there on how to build your own custom prompt, and more than a few tools that promise the best of prettiest layout.…