👋 Thanks for visiting! The list below is my longer blog posts. I also post short-form notes that I cross post to Mastodon and Bluesky.
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Why People Search and Data Brokers Threaten Your Privacy
There are a lot of things I don’t like about the modern Internet, but near the top are the various data broker websites that publish large volumes of personal information — name, addresses, phone, places of employment, voting history, criminal history, etc — about people without their consent. In the United States there is limited/to
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On Fortnite
A few weeks ago, some kids in my life asked me if I ever played Fortnite and if I would play sometime. I had heard of the game and knew that it was incredibly popular, but beyond that, I knew nothing about it. They told me it was a cooperative shooter where we would compete
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The First 3 Songs on a Movie about my Life
During an icebreaker prompt at work, I was asked what the first 3 songs would be on the soundtrack to a movie about my life. Setting aside the fact that a movie based on my life would be overly self-indulgent, I thought it was an interesting question. I forget where I first encountered it, but
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Games I’m Playing in 2025
I recently saw a YouTube video about setting a gaming goal for 2025. I think this is a great idea and something I am going to try this year. If something else comes up that I’d like to play instead that is fine, but I am going to use it as a general guide and
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Top 10 Video Games According to Rolling Stone
Recently, Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time” has been making the round on the Internet. While I wouldn’t associate Rolling Stone with video games (and if I’m being completely honest, I didn’t even know it was still a thing), I find that I always enjoy perusing these lists. Looking at Rolling
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Video Games I Played in 2024
I played 15 video games in 2024. Here’s a quick list and some impressions of each game. Nintendo Switch Disney Illusion Island – This was a pretty basic Metroidvania, but I enjoyed it enough to play all the way through. It reminded me a bit of the Disney games for the Sega Genesis. Super Mario
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2024 Apple Replay
I always enjoy checking in on my Apple Replay stats at the end of the year. I always listen to music when I’m working, so while the whole “top 15” in each category doesn’t always capture the breadth of what I listen to, it does usually do a good job of highlighting some of the
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40 Days of Podcasts (!): My Listening Journey
According to my podcast app, I spent 40 days and 11 minutes listening to podcasts. I listen at 2x speed, but that is still a surprising amount. My top 5 were: 1. Axe of the Blood God – A video game podcast covering RPGs, a genre that I’ve only recently started discovering. 2. The Back
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Cooking Log: Miso & Molasses Baked Beans
Last week I made a Miso & Molasses Baked Beans dish for the first time. I can’t remember exactly how I came across the recipe, but I thought it would be worth trying based on the description: Molasses baked beans with the unique additions of miso, ginger, and tamari. Great for batch cooking, meal prep,
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Game Log and Now Pages
I’m slowly working on adding content to the site. Today, I added a log of video games I have completed and a “now” page (based on the idea proposed by Derek Sivers). Sometime soon I hope to work on building out the now page to be dynamic. I was hoping there were more WordPress plugins