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Every book I read in 2025

I've rediscovered an old good habit.

Four students stand on a stage holding a banner that says 'Winner'

DubHacks 2025

Our projection project was projected to be successful.

The Unix philosophy applied to development environments

In which I argue that IDEs are a bad idea.

A green field on a college campus. In the background, South Table lies underneath a large cumulonimbus cloud.

A pretty good summer

I summarize what I did during the summer of 2025.

Takeaways from a website redesign

Refactoring means learning lots of little things.

two students work on their laptops in a university building

Blasterhacks 2025

I narrate the last hackathon of my second year at Mines.

piles of boxes labeled Pre-AP strewn across a computer lab

Dear high schoolers, time is precious

It's easy to lose sight of why we go to college.

a selfie with three students looking up from their laptops

HackCU 11

My first hackathon of the Spring 2025 semester.

Use your boredom

It's there for a reason.

A concrete path leads down a hill. There is snow on either side, and mountains are in the background.

Biking

A healthier way of life.

diagram of the 3l keyboard layout with the h, j, k, and l keys highlighted

An update on 3l

The keyboard layout has served me well.

my team poses in front of a HackUTD banner

HackUTD 2024: Ripple Effect

I enjoy an action-packed return to the United States.

I messed up my calendar and wrote a script to fix it

A little automation overcomes Google's questionable UX design.

sunset over the ocean seen from inside a cave on the beach

My first week in Aotearoa New Zealand

A lifetime American ventures into the far South.

Natasha Paremski rocked Rach 3

Rarely do I feel so elated walking out of a concerto performance.

Me and my two teammates posing for a photo during judging at HackKU

HackKU 2024

I narrate the happenings of my last hackathon of the 2023–2024 school year.

screenshot of Vim's opening screen

Three snazzy commands to enhance your Vim personality

I passionately advocate for the inclusion of Ex commands in your quotidian Vim usage.

I code on my laptop behind a row of 3 Monsters and a Red Bull.

HackCU X

I summarize my experience at the 10th HackCU hackathon hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder.

diagram of the 3l keyboard layout

3l: The keyboard layout that took me from 0 to 100 WPM in 13 days

I champion the use of a unique keyboard layout specially crafted for writing code.

me and my team members accepting our second place prize at the closing ceremonies

Blasterhacks 2024: My first hackathon

I describe my first-ever hackathon experience as a first-year college student.