Town Hall #19: Whimsy

I'm open for full-time and part-time work right now! Check out my portfolio, my resume, send me an email, throw something on my calendar, watch me forget how to balance a binary tree, etc.

I was featured on Hacker Stations!

I hope you enjoy the pics of my whimsy factory.

Writings

• ☆ Two Toucans Canoe
• ☆ why I didn't play this harpsichord sooner
• ☆ Re: (Extremely, unnecessarily long) Thanks for the pardoning
• "Please click on all images of the heaviest animal species"
• Tear Duct Enhancement Surgery
• Does Betteridge's Law apply to this headline?
• Emoji by Category
• Emoji by Year

Projects

• blogs.hn: I refreshed all the HN links through the end of 2023. Enjoy!
• scrapscript: Max and Chris are making excellent progress! I can't wait to jump back in after my career stuff has stabilized.
• the cheap web: Lots of folks have emailed me about the video platform and the markup language. I'm planning some follow-ups, but it might take a while -- thanks for your patience (in advance)!
• wishwell.io: Anybody looking for a crappy alternative to Patreon?

Questions & Answers

If you have questions or answers, send me an e-mail.

• I've been working on a flashcard app. Any subjects/decks you'd like me to add before launch?
• Do you know of any essential CSS patterns? e.g. html * { box-sizing: border-box }
• Are there any super lightweight CSS stylesheets/frameworks that "just work"?

Recommendations

You can also scour my entire history of book reviews, album ratings, and active podcasts. You may also want to read about my rating system.

Books

Music