<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The David Brownman Blog</title><description>A little bit of everything</description><link>https://xavd.id/</link><item><title>Predicting the Future</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/predicting-the-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/predicting-the-future/</guid><description>Take my fun little survey about the state of the world in 2041.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/predicting-the-future/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2025... has moved!</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2025/</guid><description>The post you know and love, but published it its new home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2025/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Day of the Rest of My Life</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/first-day-of-the-rest-of-my-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/first-day-of-the-rest-of-my-life/</guid><description>Some personal news that changes everything, forever (for the better).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/first-day-of-the-rest-of-my-life/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>12 Board Games for 2 Players</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-games-for-2-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-games-for-2-players/</guid><description>Short reviews of 12 games when played with exactly 2 people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-games-for-2-players/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Another Site Rewrite</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/another-site-rewrite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/another-site-rewrite/</guid><description>The why and the how behind my latest site rewrite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/another-site-rewrite/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Backpack Quest</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/backpack-quest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/backpack-quest/</guid><description>My journey to find the perfect all-purpose daily driver backpack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/backpack-quest/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finishing What We Started</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/finishing-what-we-started/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/finishing-what-we-started/</guid><description>Why yearly themes are better than resolutions, plus how mine went and what else I&apos;m covering soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/finishing-what-we-started/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Python-style kwargs in TypeScript</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-kwargs-in-typescript/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-kwargs-in-typescript/</guid><description>A pain-free way to write expressive, readable typed option bags in TypeScript.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-kwargs-in-typescript/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Year of Rust</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-year-of-rust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-year-of-rust/</guid><description>david.reviews: Rust! It&apos;s neat, but not without its warts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-year-of-rust/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Backup Strategy (and how to build your own)</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-backup-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-backup-strategy/</guid><description>I don&apos;t back up my laptop; here&apos;s what I do instead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-backup-strategy/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2024</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2024/</guid><description>My 9th annual roundup of my favorite things I played, watched, and read last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2024/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Christmas SNL Sketches</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-christmas-snl-sketches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-christmas-snl-sketches/</guid><description>A quick recap of the holiday sketches I come back to, year after year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-christmas-snl-sketches/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Guide to CA&apos;s Props and San Mateo&apos;s Measure T</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/2024-voters-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/2024-voters-guide/</guid><description>A quick overview of what&apos;s on California&apos;s ballot in November 2024&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/2024-voters-guide/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Effective Changelogs</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/effective-changelogs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/effective-changelogs/</guid><description>Tips and tricks to write a changelog worth reading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/effective-changelogs/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Versioning as Communication</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/versioning-as-communication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/versioning-as-communication/</guid><description>Talking through why choosing a versioning scheme is of vital importance and why SemVer is the best option for most.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/versioning-as-communication/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Backdating my Exercism Repo</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/backdating-my-exercism-repo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/backdating-my-exercism-repo/</guid><description>How I used jq and Rust to build a repo of my Exercism solutions that showed how they evolved over time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/backdating-my-exercism-repo/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quirky Behavior of the `cp` Command</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/quirky-cp-behavior/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/quirky-cp-behavior/</guid><description>Copying a file to a folder is not always as simple as it seems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/quirky-cp-behavior/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2023</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2023/</guid><description>Join David once again for a roundup of his favorite media of 2023.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2023/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>12 Languages in 12 Months</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-languages-in-12-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-languages-in-12-months/</guid><description>I tried 12 different new (to me) programming languages during 2023 and I share my thoughts on the pros and cons of each.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/12-languages-in-12-months/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating a Static Media Review Site Backed by Airtable</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/static-review-site-with-airtable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/static-review-site-with-airtable/</guid><description>My experience building a static site backed by an Airtable database, including some fairly complex TypeScript.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/static-review-site-with-airtable/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Perfect Project Management with Linear</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/perfect-project-management-with-linear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/perfect-project-management-with-linear/</guid><description>Building my perfect project management workflow with Linear and Python&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/perfect-project-management-with-linear/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building an Advent of Code Solution Showcase</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/building-aoc-showcase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/building-aoc-showcase/</guid><description>Documenting my journey and tech stack selection for building a static site in 2023.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/building-aoc-showcase/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Ultimate Afterparty Season 2 Puzzle Hunt Guide</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/afterparty-s2-puzzle-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/afterparty-s2-puzzle-guide/</guid><description>A complete, consolidated, spoiler-free, step-by-step guide to every puzzle in The Afterparty&apos;s second season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/afterparty-s2-puzzle-guide/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climb Every Mountain, Run Every Test</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/run-every-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/run-every-test/</guid><description>My journey to create a universal test runner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/run-every-test/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Trip to the Top of Hacker News</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-top-of-hn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-top-of-hn/</guid><description>A review of metrics and learnings from having my blog post hit the top of Hacker News.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-top-of-hn/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Archive Your Reddit Data While You Still Can</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/archive-your-reddit-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/archive-your-reddit-data/</guid><description>I&apos;ve written a tool for creating a searchable archive of all your Reddit data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/archive-your-reddit-data/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How I Obsidian</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-i-obsidian/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-i-obsidian/</guid><description>A tour of my Obsidian setup, describing in detail how I use Obsidian for custom technical documentation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-i-obsidian/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>So You&apos;re Traveling to: Boulder, CO</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/travel-boulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/travel-boulder/</guid><description>David&apos;s quick travel guide for a weekend in Boulder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/travel-boulder/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2022</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2022/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2022/</guid><description>Join me once again for my annual media roundup, celebrating the best games, movies, shows, and books I experienced in 2022!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2022/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mastodon Verification and You</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/mastodon-verification-and-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/mastodon-verification-and-you/</guid><description>A brief discussion of verification methods on Mastodon (and their downsides).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/mastodon-verification-and-you/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Migrating Alfred Snippets to Raycast</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/migrating-alfred-snippets-to-raycast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/migrating-alfred-snippets-to-raycast/</guid><description>A step-by-step guide for importing your Alfred snippets into Raycast with a little help from the command line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/migrating-alfred-snippets-to-raycast/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My 2022 Job Search</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/job-search-2022/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/job-search-2022/</guid><description>A recounting of my experience job hunting in 2022 for a Software Engineering position.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/job-search-2022/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gaming on a Budget</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/gaming-on-a-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/gaming-on-a-budget/</guid><description>My tips for building a large library of videogames extremely cheaply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/gaming-on-a-budget/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2021</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2021/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2021/</guid><description>A walk through my favorite games, movies, shows, and books of 2021.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2021/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: Beast Breaker</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/beast-breaker-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/beast-breaker-review/</guid><description>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?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/beast-breaker-review/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Python Dataclasses from Scratch</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-dataclasses-from-scratch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-dataclasses-from-scratch/</guid><description>Learn about Python&apos;s dataclass module and implement a working version from scratch!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-dataclasses-from-scratch/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Individual Contributor README</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-ic-readme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-ic-readme/</guid><description>A brief overview of how I work as an IC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-ic-readme/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of 2020</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2020/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2020/</guid><description>An exploration of my favorite 2020 escapism methods (aka the best things I read, watched, and played this year).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/favorite-media-2020/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Perfect Task App</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-perfect-task-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-perfect-task-app/</guid><description>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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-perfect-task-app/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On the Storing of Dates</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-storing-of-dates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-storing-of-dates/</guid><description>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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-storing-of-dates/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mysterious Keka Slider</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/mysterious-keka-slider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/mysterious-keka-slider/</guid><description>A quick dive comparing relative effectiveness different compression speeds and formats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/mysterious-keka-slider/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voting Roll Call</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/voting-roll-call/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/voting-roll-call/</guid><description>Voting won&apos;t solve everything, but it certainly won&apos;t make anything worse. These are instructions to help you make sure all your Facebook friends are registered to vote!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/voting-roll-call/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Ode to Kobo (My Favorite eBook Reader)</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/an-ode-to-kobo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/an-ode-to-kobo/</guid><description>A brief retelling of my quest to find the best ebook reader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/an-ode-to-kobo/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media of the Year (2019 Edition)</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-of-the-year-2019-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-of-the-year-2019-edition/</guid><description>Take a peek at the best things I read, played, or watched in calendar 2019!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-of-the-year-2019-edition/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Favorite Media (2018 Edition)</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-2018-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-2018-edition/</guid><description>A look back at the best and brightest media of 2018&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-favorite-media-2018-edition/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thunderbolts and Lightning</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/thunderbolts-and-lightning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/thunderbolts-and-lightning/</guid><description>In which a surge protector does not protect as much as is expected&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/thunderbolts-and-lightning/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Party of Lincoln</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-party-of-lincoln/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-party-of-lincoln/</guid><description>The GOP claims to be the party of Lincoln  Let&apos;s examine that claim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-party-of-lincoln/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On the Rating of Media</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-rating-of-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-rating-of-media/</guid><description>Learn more about how I rank all of the media I track in a consistent manner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/on-the-rating-of-media/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>David&apos;s Definitive Marvel Movies Ranking</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/marvel-movies-ranked/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/marvel-movies-ranked/</guid><description>Read my personal ranking of all currently-released MCU Movies. You won&apos;t believe how many there are! Seriously, they just keep making these things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/marvel-movies-ranked/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Few More of my Favorite Things</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-more-favorites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-more-favorites/</guid><description>A look back at some of my favorite media in 2017&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-more-favorites/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bogosort in Practice</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/bogosort-in-practice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/bogosort-in-practice/</guid><description>If you actually implemented Bogosort, how bad could it be?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/bogosort-in-practice/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Hackers Steal Your Data</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-hackers-steal-your-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-hackers-steal-your-data/</guid><description>The ins and outs of password security&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/how-hackers-steal-your-data/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Few Good X-Men</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-good-x-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-good-x-men/</guid><description>The canonical order in which to watch the X-Men movies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-good-x-men/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Few of My Favorite Things</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/</guid><description>A look back at the best (and worst) of media in 2016&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Holmesword Bound</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/holmesword-bound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/holmesword-bound/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/holmesword-bound/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quidditch by the Numbers</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/quidditch-by-the-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/quidditch-by-the-numbers/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/quidditch-by-the-numbers/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Great Migration</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-great-migration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-great-migration/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-great-migration/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroku CLI Plugins and You</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/heroku-plugins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/heroku-plugins/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/heroku-plugins/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What&apos;s in a Name?</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/whats-in-a-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/whats-in-a-name/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/whats-in-a-name/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pythonista Power Pack</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/pythonista-power-pack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/pythonista-power-pack/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/pythonista-power-pack/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Augmenting Automation on iOS With the Power of Python and Workflow</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/augmenting-automation-on-ios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/augmenting-automation-on-ios/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/augmenting-automation-on-ios/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Errors Are Usually Bad! A Cautionary Tale</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/errors-are-usually-bad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/errors-are-usually-bad/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/errors-are-usually-bad/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IF Shirt THEN Bounce That Email</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-shirt-then-bounce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-shirt-then-bounce/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-shirt-then-bounce/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nothing, what’s Infor-mata With You?</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/nothing-whats-informata/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/nothing-whats-informata/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/nothing-whats-informata/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Week of Code is Here!</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-week-of-code-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-week-of-code-is/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-week-of-code-is/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FTL: A Blend of Narrative and Gameplay</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/ftl-a-blend-of-narrative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/ftl-a-blend-of-narrative/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/ftl-a-blend-of-narrative/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take You To the Candy Box</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/take-you-to-the-candy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/take-you-to-the-candy/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/take-you-to-the-candy/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What the Hell is a Python?</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/what-is-a-python/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/what-is-a-python/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/what-is-a-python/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Habbo You Tell Me How to Act</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/habbo-you-tell-me-how/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/habbo-you-tell-me-how/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/habbo-you-tell-me-how/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Simulations, Simulated</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/simulations-simulated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/simulations-simulated/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/simulations-simulated/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Get Into the Flow</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/get-into-the-flow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/get-into-the-flow/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/get-into-the-flow/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>If I Were a Recycling Manager, What a Difference I Would Make</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-i-were-a-recycling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-i-were-a-recycling/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/if-i-were-a-recycling/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Story of David&apos;s Dark Past</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-story-of-davids-dark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-story-of-davids-dark/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-story-of-davids-dark/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>To Infinity and Beyond</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/to-infinity-and-beyond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/to-infinity-and-beyond/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/to-infinity-and-beyond/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Quilt of our Lives</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-quilt-of-our-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-quilt-of-our-lives/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/the-quilt-of-our-lives/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two Sides of the Same Coin</title><link>https://xavd.id/blog/post/two-sides-of-the-same/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://xavd.id/blog/post/two-sides-of-the-same/</guid><description>undefined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=https://xavd.id/blog/post/two-sides-of-the-same/&gt;Read the whole thing&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>