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  • Why I Dont Read The News

    • 25 Oct 2022
    • general
    • health

    For the last two years I have actively tried to remain ignorant about current events, social media, market movements, and politics. I no longer habitually consume any form of mass media, aka “the news”. This strikes some people as extreme and crazy. I guess it is. Really, though, it’s one...

  • The Definitive Guide to Wedding Cocktails

    • 23 Jul 2022
    • general
    • cocktails

    Because I just went to a wedding for the first time in three years.

  • Objective Truth: Lines of Code Should Be 80-Characters Long

    • 26 Jun 2022
    • dev-env
    • programming

    An 80 character line limit is objectively superior to whatever barbaric, 3-digit limit you currently have in your linter.

  • Sleep Hacks

    • 05 Feb 2022
    • health
    • fitness

    How I dramatically improved my quality of sleep while I had a newborn.

  • How I Make Gifs of Product Features And You Can To

    • 20 Oct 2021
    • general

    Making GIFs of your changes and appending them to pull requests is something I find really helpful. This is how I do it.

  • Purchases Where Spending A Bit More Makes A Big Difference In Quality

    • 29 May 2021
    • finance

    Just a list of stuff

  • How to Optimize Your Emergency Fund

    • 05 May 2021
    • investing
    • finance

    Why I put half of my emergency fund in I-bonds

  • Final Benediction

    • 11 Apr 2021
    • general
    • cocktails

    A custom recipe inspired by the Last Word

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