If you find value in content here, consider:

• Sharing it with others.
• Contributing to the open source projects I’m involved with or those that I promote here.
• Submit a guest post. Like mentioned above, this is all on github. Open an issue or PR if you have something you’d like to share.

Implement It!

Looking for a side project? Open source or not, here are things I’ve found would add value to the world that are missing or I’m unaware of a good option for. If you do end up finding or implementing any of them, let me know and I’ll share it.

• Jekyll template for GitHub pages to “leave a comment” that redirects to opening a new issue.
• An alternative to Google Analytics for basic tracking. I’m not a fan I have that link in there, but it was the easiest way to get page usage numbers.
• Automatic link aggregator by rule set (e.g. it’d be cool to generate the table of affiliates links below dynamically from the posts).
  • Ideally, you’d have a manifest to include metadata then reference it to generate links in both places. For example, the link text is different in a real sentence vs a list of products like on this page so you can’t just blindly copy the link’s text.
• A way to generate grouped affiliate links? Might violate ToS but maybe the product link goes to a page that lists the different retailers that sell it, and each item is an affiliate. That way you can increase conversions.

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Books

• Clean Code
• The Design of Everyday Things
• Cloud Architecture Patterns
• Extreme Ownership
• Building Microservices

Tech

• smaller 65W Anker charger
  • older 65W model
• larger 120W Anker charger
• Anker Single Screen Hub
• 4K 27 inch Monitor that my girlfriend prefers for this experience.
• USB Accessories
  • UGREEN switch + hub
  • UGREEN switch + hub w/Remote
  • Anker 4 Port - Passive Power Hub
  • Anker 7 Port - Active Power 30W
  • USB Switch
• Mid-tier KVMs
  • UGREEN for typical screen up to 4K@60
  • UGREEN for very high resolution or frame rate
• Dual Screen KVMs that seem reasonable, but I haven’t personally vetted
  • HDMI Model
  • Display Port Model
  • Display Port Model - Alternate
  • Display Port Model - Alternate 2

Office

• full size standing desk mat
  • reduced size “mini” model

Misc Products

• Kitchen Floor Mat
• Lezyne Floor Pump (high quality, repairable! bike pump)
• I fix it tool kit (this was absolutely the wrong set of tools for the job, but I’ve gotten a ton of value out of my older set over the years. Not just in electronics, but for random stuff too)
• Spanner Bicycle Tool (the actual tool for the job, if you’re not possessed by obstinance)