2026-10-15
Over the course of just over a year the percentage of my workday time spent hand writing code has gone from 90+ to essentially 0. I did not change jobs. I’m still being paid to produce the same work. It’s just that AI does it for me now. Leveraging AI...
2026-10-11
Every Sunday I write about things I learned the previous week. I try to do at least one deep dive on something I'm trying to learn and write it in my own words. Then I usually share some other random tidbits I picked up last this week. Deep Dive Guitar...
2026-10-04
Every Sunday I write about things I learned the previous week. I try to do at least one deep dive on something I'm trying to learn and write it in my own words. Then I usually share some other random tidbits I picked up last this week. Deep Dive Guitar...
2026-09-29
Recently my 4th-grader informed me that they were practicing typing skills at school. The first thing I thought was just that I was glad they were still teaching this skill. The second thing I thought was: "Wait, didn't I build or at least start a typing game for my older...
2026-09-27
Remember when the internet was made for people by people and they syndicated their content via RSS? Well, Pepperidge Farm remembers, and so do I. Enshittificationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification is absolutely a real thing and it's making the internet nearly unusable. Add social media algorithms and the fact that sites are now starting...
2026-07-31
After rating 300 albums, I realized my scores say less about “quality” and more about context, attention, and expectation—and that made me question whether numeric ratings are even the right tool for capturing why music matters. Let’s start with my current ratings breakdown: As you can see, I generally don’t...
2026-05-16
I've been practicing the acoustic guitar on and off now for about a year and a half. It wasn't until a few months ago that I started taking it a bit more seriously. I had AI put together a plan for me that consists of 15-20 minute daily sessions. I...
2026-03-12
Since I work as a programmer and spend much of my day sitting in front of screen, I tend to listen to a lot of music. Last year I started keeping track of all the new albums I was listening to and thought it would be fun to rate them....
2025-07-26
One of my guilty pleasures is doom-scrolling on Instagram. I'm not overly proud of it, but it's not all bad as I do find some inspirational gems from time-to-time. One of those gems has been Caro Kelleyhttps://www.instagram.com/carokelley/, a musician living in Germany who often posts about her quest to listen...
2025-01-04
I read a lot of books in 2024 at least a lot for me that is. Reading was a big part of my year as I strived to replace much of my media consumption with books. Here, in no particular order, are my 5 favorite fiction and non-fiction books I...