I’ve been reading with great avidity for several years. I try to read a book each week. After finishing one, I decide on a star rating and publish a review on Goodreads. Sometimes I’ll use that review box as a
Read moreAvoiding the Resumé Screener

Two of the earliest posts that I wrote on this blog were Understanding the Resumé Screener and Beating the Resumé Screener. The point of these articles was to provide counter-arguments to much of the ridiculousness that one can find atop
Read moreLetting Someone Handle the Business Side

It was early in my undergraduate studies when I was first approached by someone with a startup idea. I didn’t know the would-be founders particularly well, but I quickly realized that they had no technical skills whatsoever. They were going
Read moreThe End of Runescape Odds Staking

I haven’t seriously played Runescape in almost ten years, but one of the first posts I ever made to this blog, An Optimal Runescape Staking Build, remains the most popular article here. It was haphazardly assembled and I never had
Read moreUsing Stripe for Your Startup

I became involved with a SaaS startup last August. Stripe was the natural choice of payment processor. It’s been a learning experience. Rather than mindlessly recount the myriad benefits of using Stripe, I want to provide some of my personal
Read moreWhy I’ll (Probably) Never Leave Chicago

It was January 2015 and I stood atop the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. It was sixty degrees outside and I had just finished a picturesque climb with my cousin. I wasn’t sure how he had procured the road bicycle
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