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May 24th, 2023 a letter written a long time ago
Personal
posted: February 17, 2025
a name in a book cover no, it's nothing to be sad about. it's just something I've been thinking about
Personal
posted: February 16, 2025
a review of the year i didn't survive by bess stillman and how our past changes us forever
Personal
posted: February 15, 2025
draft 6: definitions chapter 2: kindness
Personal
posted: February 14, 2025
draft 6: definitions chapter 1: love let's start to get some things straight
Personal
posted: February 08, 2025 (Updated: 02/09/2025)
Poetry Publishing my personal poetry
Personal
posted: 11/22/2023 (Updated: 2/07/2025)
draft 5: How to make weed coffee creamer important mid-act break to talk about something that seems totally irrelevant
Personal
posted: February 03, 2025 (Updated: 2/8/2025)
draft 4: power 1 - convincing someone to do something the next chapters will probably be about control and responsibility
Personal
posted: February 01, 2025
Farewell to Arkansas St a farewell letter to the best apartment I have ever had
Personal
posted: 1/07/2024 (Updated: 1/30/2025)
rough draft 3: you are going to have to do it alone you are the only person who can swim under the iceberg
Personal
posted: October 26, 2024
rough draft 2: falling in love by being radically honest chapter 2 is where we realize it's not a normal book about productivity
Personal
posted: August 29, 2024
A quick teardown of the NES Zapper Lightgun A quick teardown of the NES Zapper Lightgun, mostly as a love letter to the geniuses who built this and a girl I will always love
Technology
posted: April 26, 2024
How to add Currently Playing to your homepage A code snippet to add a last.fm based currently playing section to your personal site
Technology
posted: February 05, 2024
rough draft 1: is it possible to start anywhere that isn’t the beginning? essay 1 - should we even get started?
Technology
posted: February 02, 2024
Shirtbot It's a slack bot that makes shirts
Project
posted: August 01, 2021
I feel stuck in the the engineering for engineers trap If you aren't an engineer please read this and reach out, I'd love to chat
Personal
posted: June 20, 2021
Unwritten Coding Standards: Function Ordering A standard for how you should order functions in files to increase the consistency of your code bases
Technology
posted: May 15, 2021
Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups I made a custom guitar with hot-swappable pickups
Project
posted: May 02, 2021
How to design a motherboard for your electronics project - Part 2 Designing a motherboard for your project is a great second step when developing an electronics project. This is the guide I wish existed when I got started doing this.
Technology
posted: April 25, 2021
How to design a motherboard for your electronics project - Part 1 Designing a motherboard for your project is a great second step when developing an electronics project. This is the guide I wish existed when I got started doing this.
Technology
posted: February 21, 2021

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Mikey's bookshelf: currently-reading

Blindsight
Blindsight
by Peter Watts
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The Mountain in the Sea
The Mountain in the Sea
by Ray Nayler
tagged: currently-reading
My Year of Meats Inscribed and Signed Edition
My Year of Meats Inscribed and Signed Edition
by Ruth Ozeki

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Normal People
really liked it
Normal People
by Sally Rooney
I don’t know what to say really. I enjoyed this style of inner monologue, it matches my own. I was not a fan of the ending but I guess it served the purpose. Really made me think about the cycles and stories I’ve caught myself in.
The Year of Magical Thinking
it was amazing
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion

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Good morning dear reader, my name is Mike. I am a Engineer / Entrepreneur living in the SF Bay Area. I love working with smart people to solve hard problems. This blog is more on the personal side, and is designed as an outlet for some of my more personal projects.


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