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

The Second Best Thing You Can Do in Your Career

  January 28th 2025
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The best thing to do in your career is invest in your relationships and network. After my last post about getting laid off blew up I had over a dozen people reach out with opportunities I’m following up on that I’m incredibly grateful for. There’s a good quote out there:
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Laid Off for the First Time In My Career, and Twice In One Year

  January 5th 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Learn how to use the Pseudocode Programming Process effectively to write with superpowers.
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This Post is Cursed

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

  October 24th 2024
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Save yourself lots of time by testing multiple variables at once with an orthogonal (Taguchi) array
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What Do You Visualize While Programming?

  October 17th 2024
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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
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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
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Whoohoo! New site is launched! 🎉 Come see the saga this site's been through
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