Predicting the Future
Take my fun little survey about the state of the world in 2041. Read the whole thing .
The David Brownman Blog
A little bit of everything
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My Favorite Media of 2025... has moved!
The post you know and love, but published it its new home. Read the whole thing .
The First Day of the Rest of My Life
Some personal news that changes everything, forever (for the better). Read the whole thing .
12 Board Games for 2 Players
Short reviews of 12 games when played with exactly 2 people. Read the whole thing .
Another Site Rewrite
The why and the how behind my latest site rewrite. Read the whole thing .
Backpack Quest
My journey to find the perfect all-purpose daily driver backpack. Read the whole thing .
Finishing What We Started
Why yearly themes are better than resolutions, plus how mine went and what else I'm covering soon. Read the whole thing .
Python-style kwargs in TypeScript
A pain-free way to write expressive, readable typed option bags in TypeScript. Read the whole thing .
My Year of Rust
david.reviews: Rust! It's neat, but not without its warts. Read the whole thing .
My Backup Strategy (and how to build your own)
I don't back up my laptop; here's what I do instead. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of 2024
My 9th annual roundup of my favorite things I played, watched, and read last year. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Christmas SNL Sketches
A quick recap of the holiday sketches I come back to, year after year. Read the whole thing .
A Guide to CA's Props and San Mateo's Measure T
A quick overview of what's on California's ballot in November 2024 Read the whole thing .
Effective Changelogs
Tips and tricks to write a changelog worth reading. Read the whole thing .
Versioning as Communication
Talking through why choosing a versioning scheme is of vital importance and why SemVer is the best option for most. Read the whole thing .
Backdating my Exercism Repo
How I used jq and Rust to build a repo of my Exercism solutions that showed how they evolved over time Read the whole thing .
Quirky Behavior of the `cp` Command
Copying a file to a folder is not always as simple as it seems. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of 2023
Join David once again for a roundup of his favorite media of 2023. Read the whole thing .
12 Languages in 12 Months
I tried 12 different new (to me) programming languages during 2023 and I share my thoughts on the pros and cons of each. Read the whole thing .
Creating a Static Media Review Site Backed by Airtable
My experience building a static site backed by an Airtable database, including some fairly complex TypeScript. Read the whole thing .
Perfect Project Management with Linear
Building my perfect project management workflow with Linear and Python Read the whole thing .
Building an Advent of Code Solution Showcase
Documenting my journey and tech stack selection for building a static site in 2023. Read the whole thing .
The Ultimate Afterparty Season 2 Puzzle Hunt Guide
A complete, consolidated, spoiler-free, step-by-step guide to every puzzle in The Afterparty's second season. Read the whole thing .
Climb Every Mountain, Run Every Test
My journey to create a universal test runner Read the whole thing .
A Trip to the Top of Hacker News
A review of metrics and learnings from having my blog post hit the top of Hacker News. Read the whole thing .
Archive Your Reddit Data While You Still Can
I've written a tool for creating a searchable archive of all your Reddit data. Read the whole thing .
How I Obsidian
A tour of my Obsidian setup, describing in detail how I use Obsidian for custom technical documentation. Read the whole thing .
So You're Traveling to: Boulder, CO
David's quick travel guide for a weekend in Boulder. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of 2022
Join me once again for my annual media roundup, celebrating the best games, movies, shows, and books I experienced in 2022! Read the whole thing .
Mastodon Verification and You
A brief discussion of verification methods on Mastodon (and their downsides). Read the whole thing .
Migrating Alfred Snippets to Raycast
A step-by-step guide for importing your Alfred snippets into Raycast with a little help from the command line. Read the whole thing .
My 2022 Job Search
A recounting of my experience job hunting in 2022 for a Software Engineering position. Read the whole thing .
Gaming on a Budget
My tips for building a large library of videogames extremely cheaply. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of 2021
A walk through my favorite games, movies, shows, and books of 2021. Read the whole thing .
Review: Beast Breaker
What if you were playing a billiards RPG, but your cue ball was you, an adorable warrior mouse armed with a variety of pointy objects? Read the whole thing .
Python Dataclasses from Scratch
Learn about Python's dataclass module and implement a working version from scratch! Read the whole thing .
My Individual Contributor README
A brief overview of how I work as an IC. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of 2020
An exploration of my favorite 2020 escapism methods (aka the best things I read, watched, and played this year). Read the whole thing .
My Perfect Task App
I have come to the sad realization that there is no perfect task app. Many are good and some are great, but nothing will ever be perfect. Nevertheless, I spec out my ideal app. Read the whole thing .
On the Storing of Dates
In all of my personal record keeping, I use a slightly unusual method of tracking the date. Learn how I do it and what problems it solves Read the whole thing .
The Mysterious Keka Slider
A quick dive comparing relative effectiveness different compression speeds and formats. Read the whole thing .
Voting Roll Call
Voting won't solve everything, but it certainly won't make anything worse. These are instructions to help you make sure all your Facebook friends are registered to vote! Read the whole thing .
An Ode to Kobo (My Favorite eBook Reader)
A brief retelling of my quest to find the best ebook reader. Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media of the Year (2019 Edition)
Take a peek at the best things I read, played, or watched in calendar 2019! Read the whole thing .
My Favorite Media (2018 Edition)
A look back at the best and brightest media of 2018 Read the whole thing .
Thunderbolts and Lightning
In which a surge protector does not protect as much as is expected Read the whole thing .
The Party of Lincoln
The GOP claims to be the party of Lincoln Let's examine that claim. Read the whole thing .
On the Rating of Media
Learn more about how I rank all of the media I track in a consistent manner Read the whole thing .
David's Definitive Marvel Movies Ranking
Read my personal ranking of all currently-released MCU Movies. You won't believe how many there are! Seriously, they just keep making these things. Read the whole thing .
A Few More of my Favorite Things
A look back at some of my favorite media in 2017 Read the whole thing .