Welcome To My Microscopic Slice of the Internet!

Here you'll find all sorts of things I find interesting enough to post about. That primarily includes my photo posts, the latest of which is right above, and my blog posts on programming, technology, and tutorials, the latest of which you'll find below.

Hope you enjoy and find it useful!

-Dillon

Laid Off for the First Time In My Career, and Twice In One Year

January 5th 2025
So, I got laid off again… This time it was the week before Christmas, last time it was a week into paternity leave. Both great timing, I know. Last time I didn’t feel like writing about it since it was a swirl of emotions with a new baby in the house and the first time I had been laid off in my career, 13 years in at that point. But this time I’m ready to get it out in a post that’s cathartic for me to write and something you might relate to. If you don’t relate now, I hope it stays that way. Hopefully this post will give you a bit of perspective if you ever do unexpectedly lose your job.
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Starting is the Hardest Part

December 5th 2024
Starting a new project is one of the hardest parts of the whole process, at least for me. It feels like getting dropped off in the jungle with a crate full of tools after being used to first world living conditions in a house walking distance from a grocery store. But there's a trick to getting over the hump...
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Starting Something New

November 14th 2024
I’ve started a new project new this week with the dream of solving one of my own problems, and with any luck, will help a bunch of other people with the same problem along the way.
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The Pseudocode Programming Process

November 7th 2024
Learn how to use the Pseudocode Programming Process effectively to write with superpowers.
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~7min read
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This Post is Cursed

October 31st 2024
Click if you dare to find the treasure
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~7min read
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Why AB Test If You Can ABCD Test?

October 24th 2024
Save yourself lots of time by testing multiple variables at once with an orthogonal (Taguchi) array
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~4min read

What Do You Visualize While Programming?

October 17th 2024
Thinking about thinking when coding, and the differences in what we see in our minds eye
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How Do You Pronounce oklch?

October 11th 2024
There’s a new color specification kid on the CSS block: oklch. In a nutshell it’s a better version of HSL (hue/saturation/lightness) that keeps the perceived lightness of colors consistent as you rotate hues.
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2024: A Blog Odyssey from Ghost through Hugo to Astro

October 2nd 2024
Whoohoo! New site is launched! 🎉 Come see the saga this site's been through
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What Do You Think 2030 Will Be Like?

September 19th 2024
I want to take a crack at predicting the future half because I think it’ll be fun to look back on this post (hi future self, hope you’re doing well! 👋) and half because I think it’s important to periodically take some time to pause, reflect, and plot your future trajectory. And in order to plot where you’re going it’s helpful to look ahead and see what kind of terrain you’re dealing with.
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