Workers KV as a tiny (pet) dbSeptember 18, 2022Since Heroku announced deprecating their free tier - I knew I had to get off their managed Postgres, which sucks. It’s worked well for me…👨🏿💻 technology
Here Be FunctionsApril 30, 2021After a few years of writing JavaScript (JS), well, React, I’ve been slowly gravitating towards a “functional” approach to writing code. I…👨🏿💻 technology
Scrobble Everything.March 18, 2021I like knowing and keeping as much as I can about myself (but I despise someone/something else doing it behind my back). Partly because I’m…👨🏿💻 technology💆🏾 life
Bootstrapping a simple Mac app can be hard.March 11, 2021I was consolidating my notes (Bear) and journal (Day One) into Bear. Day One has an “On This Day” and a Calendar view for looking back while…👨🏿💻 technology
You may not need ReactFebruary 07, 2021I think React is currently the default UI library for web development. And for good reason. It’s relatively high-performance and easy to…👨🏿💻 technology
It's time to take iOS shortcuts seriously.January 03, 2021I recently wanted to Shazam a song and have it open in Spotify (the one true music streaming service) on my iPhone - but Siri and control…👨🏿💻 technology💆🏾 life
Testing the waters - Thoughts on Rust.December 17, 2020Rust holds the crown for “most-loved” language (5 years in a row) according to the stack overflow survey - quite an impressive feat. I…👨🏿💻 technology
Learning Observables the hard (easy) wayOctober 22, 2020Observables (ReactiveX/Observer pattern) seem to be showing up everywhere I look. Or maybe I have just been looking for it. Either way. I’ve…👨🏿💻 technology
Web Push Notifications in Gatsby.March 15, 2020Push notifications are an awesome addition to the web (when not abused). It lets web apps send notifications to devices as if they’re…👨🏿💻 technology
A millenial's guide to staying safe online.March 06, 2020Just as I was about to publish this post, I saw this article about a Florida man 🙃 who received an email from Google that the police had…💆🏾 life👨🏿💻 technology
Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet Is Awesome.February 28, 2020This commentary is spoiler-free and not a “review”. I just got excited after watching the show and decided to write about it. I haven’t…💆🏾 life
How I Built ThisFebruary 18, 2020There are references to tech/tools I used in previous versions of the blog. I’m keeping it this way for… let’s say posterity. I have moved…👨🏿💻 technology
No Social Media, No LIfe...?February 15, 2020This might end up being more of a rant than a post - and I apologize in advance for that. I will certainly try to be as cohesive as possible…💆🏾 life
Road trip to the South.February 09, 2020Heading south, down south. This was a notable trip for me, I’d never gone any farther south than Virginia, which is where I live now. Of…🗺 travel
Taking a ride to the wild westJanuary 27, 2020Union Station This wasn’t really my first time on the west coast. It’s actually the third. First, I came to Las Vegas in the summer of 201…🗺 travel
Hello, Internet, it is I, again.January 26, 2020So I’m taking yet another stab at my blog. I really want to have a channel for narrating my thoughts, experiences and anything that I find…🌊 misc
