Tim O'Hearn

Elevator Music

I’ve started writing this as I wait for my morning lift at the Willis Tower in Chicago. I’m the first one in the waiting area–ahead of the 7:55 wave of train people–and I pressed the touch screen indicating I wanted to go

When my buddy brought me in to develop custom software for his WordPress website, I wished that there was a guide called “PHP for people who don’t feel like learning PHP.” Years later, I still wish that guide existed. For those with

Most Instagram users log in from their cell phone and never think about it ever again. However, those managing accounts for others will quickly realize that they need to use proxies in order to distribute their activity away from a single IP

In January of last year, I reached one hundred followers on Goodreads. I was excited at the prospect of having my work recognized, though hesitant to assign significance to the number while unsure of how active and legitimate these users

Can Party School Rankings Benefit Colleges?

College administrators live and die by Princeton Review and US News rankings. What used to be just an overall leaderboard is now seen as the definition of value and success in diverse areas. There are so many categories. Not only is the

A History of Greek Life at Lehigh University

I graduated from Lehigh University in 2016. I was a member of a fraternity there and currently serve on that organization’s advisory board. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with fraternities and secret societies. I am not willing

Says someone who writes for the Wall Street Journal, which is a publication deserving of high praise, though my trial membership just converted to a full-priced one. The article in question is titled When a Passion for Videogames Helps Land That Job,

Trading Strategies in Runescape in 2007 Part 3

In part 1, I geeked out about what Runescape was. In part 2, I covered some of the most likely strategies for enterprising merchants. In this post, we’ll don our black hats and explore the darker side of Runescape’s markets. Wildly

Trading Strategies in Runescape in 2007 Part 2

In part 1, I provided historical context. I explained what Runescape was and why Runescape was so great in the mid-aughts. I also provided details pertaining to the machinations of the in-game economy and the player-to-player trading system. In this

Trading Strategies in Runescape in 2007 Part 1

Back in 2007, Runescape was one of the most popular games on the internet. Today, an “old school” version of the game, released in 2013, that preserves beloved late-2007 mechanics regularly has over 100,000 concurrent players. This warms my heart.