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$ echo "and another thing..."

A Swarm screenshot

I cannot possibly tell you just how much you’re welcome to it. Enjoy.

Hot Take Dec 12, 2025, 10:26 AM #usa

$ echo "and another thing..."

The wonders of free public education, in which year 7 costs parents a measly $2k before grade 6 has even finished.

Hot Take Dec 12, 2025, 7:20 AM #bah

$ curl -s www.reddit.com

Subtle signs your company is preparing for layoffs ↣

Can confirm this is 100% accurate. (Archive link here in case it disappears.)

Open Tabs Dec 10, 2025, 1:07 PM #layoffs #protip #work

$ echo "and another thing..."

This week’s SNL: cold open was great, Weekend Update excellent as always… and the musical guest gave me time to go get a snack, so that was nice.

Hot Take Dec 7, 2025, 7:52 PM #snl #tv

$ cat /posts/2025/12/40-questions-2025.md

40 questions to ask yourself

Trying something new this year.

Signal Dec 3, 2025, 8:29 PM #year in review

$ cat /posts/2025/07/recent-reads.md

Recent reads

See if you can spot the theme.

Signal Jul 27, 2025, 3:29 PM #reading

$ cat /posts/2024/12/rip-2024.md

RIP 2024 (2024-2024)

We are so back.

Signal Dec 31, 2024, 11:59 PM #cats #kids #travel #work #year in review

$ cat /posts/2024/12/lol.md

lol

The internet is amazing.

Signal Dec 9, 2024, 9:38 AM #lol #random

$ cat /posts/2024/11/littlefoot.md

Pretty footnotes using Littlefoot

Footnotes are good.

Signal Nov 9, 2024, 11:23 AM #meta

$ cat /posts/2024/11/time-capsule.md

Time Capsule

A message to the future.

Signal Nov 6, 2024, 8:42 PM #usa

$ cat /posts/2024/11/changes.md

Changes

There have been some slight changes around here.

Signal Nov 3, 2024, 3:55 PM #cats #kids #meta #work

$ cat /posts/2022/07/its-on.md

It's on!

Aw yeah.

Signal Jul 8, 2022, 9:45 AM #linktree #usa #work

$ cat /posts/2021/12/rip-2021.md

RIP 2021 (2021-2021)

Not much happened this year, so this will be brief.

Signal Dec 31, 2021, 6:24 PM #cats #kids #ugh #year in review

$ cat /posts/2021/11/usa.md

🇺🇸

Some days I really miss living in the US.

Signal Nov 9, 2021, 10:45 AM #usa

$ cat /posts/2021/09/work-setup-late-2021.md

Work setup for late 2021

Nearly four years into working from home, here's my setup.

Signal Sep 1, 2021, 2:33 PM #remote #work

$ cat /posts/2021/04/ssh-client-loop.md

SSH client_loop fix

Here's the fix for `client_loop send disconnect Broken pipe` errors in macOS.

Signal Apr 24, 2021, 12:04 PM #macos

$ cat /posts/2021/02/work-setup-2021.md

Work setup for 2021

Three years into working from home, here's my setup.

Signal Feb 19, 2021, 5:37 PM #remote

$ cat /posts/2021/02/blog-v4.md

Blog 4.0

You maniacs! You blew it up again!

Signal Feb 15, 2021, 11:41 AM #meta

$ cat /posts/2021/02/deja-vu-all-over-again.md

Deja vu all over again

This seems awfully familiar...

Signal Feb 13, 2021, 6:04 PM #2020 #ugh

$ cat /posts/2020/12/rip-2020.md

RIP 2020 (2020-2020)

Die in a grease fire, you utter bastard of a year.

Signal Dec 31, 2020, 6:24 PM #cats #kids #ugh #year in review

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