Hi! This is the blog of a reclusive Gen-X software developer. I write twice a month about games or whatever else is going on. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2025.

Books Yo

Tom 1,109 words

Of course I’m writing a web app to manage my list of books to read. Doesn’t everyone? (1109 words.)

A New Reading Process

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Around the start of every new year, there’s a collective burst of enthusiasm around humanity for trying new things. I, for example, am trying to devise a new reading strategy. (1133 words.)

Observing The NFT Wars

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The first post of the year is about … sigh … NFTs. (954 words.)

Advent of Code 2021, The Dark Side

Tom 2,032 words

I got something out of Advent of Code 2021, but I didn’t like how it affected me. (2032 words.)

Advent of Code 2021

Tom 2,417 words

I’m working on this year’s Advent of Code programming puzzles, something that’s new to me. (2417 words.)

FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.5/5, Death Unto Dawn

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Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.5 and 5.55 Content, Death Unto Dawn, which I finished more than two months ago at the time of this publication. (919 words.)