Archive - Essays of Old Fashioned

Shaping Your Thinking

credit to the realGeorgeHotz

Oct 12, 2023 •

September 2022

The case for Ω and next steps

My Aqua Terra Golf won't get me under 72 but at least I can try aping Rory

Sep 27, 2022 •

The Only Pull Request that Passed in the House of Commons

A tail of two merge requests.

Sep 27, 2022 •

April 2021

Does the Dial Match the Mask?

Rolex Color Theory & History, hermetically sandwiched between personal anecdotes.

Apr 7, 2021 •

March 2021

Hacking Foodpanda to get 50% off orders

Stacking massive discounts due to questionable UI design choices

Mar 22, 2021 •

February 2021

Strava Slut | From Couch to Half (21km)

My newfound and short-lived running obsession

Feb 2, 2021 •

December 2020

Billions of Views

You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies

Dec 6, 2020 •

November 2020

Wanted to share a GIF of my long-time Grail, new acquisition, and first Rolex — the 116610LV Submariner. I’ve wanted the Hulk for quite a while …

Nov 28, 2020 •

family is everything

Nov 5, 2020 •

October 2020

Opening a Restaurant at the Worst Possible Time: Part 5

Oct 27, 2020 •

90 Days of Spring

an interesting atypical three-act structure

Oct 25, 2020 •

A Meditation on Inebriation

How to Save a Life • A Homage

Oct 16, 2020 •

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