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2023
Archive Your Reddit Data While You Still Can
I've written a tool for creating a searchable archive of all your Reddit data.
How I Obsidian
A tour of my Obsidian setup, describing in detail how I use Obsidian for custom technical documentation.
My Favorite Media of 2022
Join me once again for my annual media roundup, celebrating the best games, movies, shows, and books I experienced in 2022!
2022
Mastodon Verification and You
A brief discussion of verification methods on Mastodon (and their downsides).
Migrating Alfred Snippets to Raycast
A step-by-step guide for importing your Alfred snippets into Raycast with a little help from the command line.
My 2022 Job Search
A recounting of my experience job hunting in 2022 for a Software Engineering position.
My Favorite Media of 2021
A walk through my favorite games, movies, shows, and books of 2021.
2021
Review: Beast Breaker
What if you were playing a billiards RPG, but your cue ball was you, an adorable warrior mouse armed with a variety of pointy objects?
Python Dataclasses from Scratch
Learn about Python's dataclass module and implement a working version from scratch!
My Favorite Media of 2020
An exploration of my favorite 2020 escapism methods (aka the best things I read, watched, and played this year).
2020
My Perfect Task App
I have come to the sad realization that there is no perfect task app. Many are good and some are great, but nothing will ever be perfect. Nevertheless, I spec out my ideal app.
On the storing of Dates
In all of my personal record keeping, I use a slightly unusual method of tracking the date. Learn how I do it and what problems it solves
The Mysterious Keka Slider
A quick dive comparing relative effectiveness different compression speeds and formats.
Voting Roll Call
Voting won't solve everything, but it certainly won't make anything worse. These are instructions to help you make sure all your Facebook friends are registered to vote!
An Ode to Kobo (My Favorite eBook Reader)
A brief retelling of my quest to find the best ebook reader.
My Favorite Media of the Year (2019 Edition)
Take a peek at the best things I read, played, or watched in calendar 2019!
2019
My Favorite Media (2018 Edition)
A look back at the best and brightest media of 2018
2018
Thunderbolts and Lightning
In which a surge protector does not protect as much as is expected
The Party of Lincoln
The GOP claims to be the party of Lincoln Let's examine that claim.
On the Rating of Media
Learn more about how I rank all of the media I track in a consistent manner
David's Definitive Marvel Movies Ranking
Read my personal ranking of all currently-released MCU Movies. You won't believe how many there are! Seriously, they just keep making these things.
A Few More of my Favorite Things
A look back at some of my favorite media in 2017
2017
Bogosort in Practice
If you actually implemented Bogosort, how bad could it be?
How Hackers Steal Your Data (and How to Make it Harder for Them)
The ins and outs of password security
A Few of My Favorite Things
A lookback at the best (and worst) of media in 2016