Blog
This is a blog about software engineering, consulting, coffee and other things that I find interesting.
2025
Why I created a bulk product uploader for Printify
December 8, 2025Manually creating Printify products was taking too long to do manually. I created a Python application to programatically create products and upload them to Printify.
Super Nova from Silver Bird
November 8, 2025A hyped Minneapolis roaster that didn't live up to what I thought it was going to be. Dark roast, bitter notes, and an underwhelming shop experience.
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November 4, 2025I'm starting a newsletter for this blog and heard good things about Buttondown. But then I got this error and couldn't sign up.
Be A T-Shaped Developer
October 29, 2025Modern development jobs increasingly require knowledge across multiple domains. Here's why becoming a T-shaped developer with deep expertise in one area, broad knowledge across others is crucial.
My Facebook ads stopped working and crashed in September
October 28, 2025My Facebook ad traffic dropped from 15K to nearly zero sessions in September. Here's what happened, what I learned, and how I'm building more resilient traffic sources.
Finca La Guadalupe from Minimum Wage Tim
October 20, 2025A Honduran with huge beans that made an okay cup—solid but unremarkable, not blow-you-away territory.
Marketing Feels Like Hell for Developers
October 13, 2025Marketing feels unnatural to developers because it’s built on ambiguity, not precision. Here’s how to approach it like an engineer and make it work for you.
My /feeds Page: Building Community on the Indie Web
October 9, 2025Why I created a /feeds page, what it is, and how it helps foster community in the indie web.
Mantos Juntas from S.K. Coffee
October 8, 2025A Colombian natural process roast
Find Coffee Anywhere You Are In Minnesota
October 6, 2025An overview of the web application that I built to display all the coffee shops in Minnesota. Complete with open hours, directions and Google AI summaries.
Is September Getting Hotter in Minneapolis? A Data Visualization Look
October 3, 2025A Highcharts data visualization analysis of September temperatures in Minneapolis, comparing historical highs and monthly averages to see if the city’s falls are warming.
Nicaragua from Minimum Wage Tim
October 1, 2025Solid, consistent South American beans—sometimes the best compliment is reliability without surprises.
Infusu from Crema
September 30, 2025A Southern Italy dark roast that was too dark for pour over but made excellent lattes and cortados with full rich chocolatey notes.
The Principles of Being a Software Architect
September 29, 2025A direct, professional breakdown of what it takes to be a trusted software architect in high-stakes environments.
Code Review Your Own Code
September 25, 2025LLMs speed us up, but they don’t replace the basics. Always open a PR and review your own code, even if the bulk of it came from an agent.
Five Watt Coffee Cortado
September 23, 2025A cortado that taught me more about barista interactions than espresso extraction—sometimes the people-watching is the real brew.
Photos: August 2025
September 22, 2025Photo round up from August 2025
MPLS Coffee is now MN Coffee
September 2, 2025This month I'm releasing a big set of updates to MPLS Coffee. The biggest is a facelift and a name change from MPLS Coffee to MN Coffee.
Early mistakes in Big Little Cities
August 14, 2025We just finished our second month of Big Little Cities. As it was successful, we also had some mishaps. This blog post is about what we did wrong along the way.
Photos: July 2025
August 1, 2025Photo round up from July 2025