Ensnared by consumerism (Dell Alienware AW3425DW review)
It all seemed so obvious.
Byron Sharman
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Oregon Trip
A much-needed break from classes and a chance to see somewhere new.
HackCU 12
My last HackCU.
Switching to Niri
I've returned to a window manager.
Every book I read in 2025
I've rediscovered an old good habit.
DubHacks 2025
Our projection project was projected to be successful.
The Unix philosophy applied to development environments
In which I argue that IDEs are a bad idea.
A pretty good summer
I summarize what I did during the summer of 2025.
Takeaways from a website redesign
Refactoring means learning lots of little things.
Blasterhacks 2025
I narrate the last hackathon of my second year at Mines.
Dear high schoolers, time is precious
It's easy to lose sight of why we go to college.
HackCU 11
My first hackathon of the Spring 2025 semester.
Use your boredom
It's there for a reason.
Biking
A healthier way of life.
An update on 3l
The keyboard layout has served me well.
HackUTD 2024: Ripple Effect
I enjoy an action-packed return to the United States.
I messed up my calendar and wrote a script to fix it
A little automation overcomes Google's questionable UX design.
My first week in Aotearoa New Zealand
A lifetime American ventures into the far South.
Natasha Paremski rocked Rach 3
Rarely do I feel so elated walking out of a concerto performance.
HackKU 2024
I narrate the happenings of my last hackathon of the 2023–2024 school year.
Three snazzy commands to enhance your Vim personality
I passionately advocate for the inclusion of Ex commands in your quotidian Vim usage.
HackCU X
I summarize my experience at the 10th HackCU hackathon hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder.
3l: The keyboard layout that took me from 0 to 100 WPM in 13 days
I champion the use of a unique keyboard layout specially crafted for writing code.
Blasterhacks 2024: My first hackathon
I describe my first-ever hackathon experience as a first-year college student.