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My Used Page, Part 3

Published: October 31, 2025

The final part of the series, exploring new favorite tools: HTMX, Alpine, Raku, Claude Code, Lynx browser, NeoVim, Omarchy, and my new Acer Swift Edge 14 laptop.


My Used Page, Part 2

Published: October 30, 2025

A personal journey through the tech tools I've explored outside of work - browsers, note-taking apps, keyboard layouts, and more. Lessons learned from switching between countless tools and why sometimes the simplest choice wins.


My Used Page, Part 1

Published: October 28, 2025

An introspective review of tools and technologies I've used throughout my 8+ years of development experience. Part 1 covers battle-tested tools from my previous jobs, including web development, databases, and DevOps technologies.


Word Count: The 'Hello World' of Text Analysis, Part 2

Published: October 18, 2025

Fighting LLM overkill to build a simple bash script. Turns out file metadata is the secret sauce.


Word Count: The 'Hello World' of Text Analysis, Part 1

Published: October 17, 2025

Building a word-counting script to track daily writing across scattered plain-text files. The background story and what I learned along the way.