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2026
Building the ultimate college homework tracker with Grist, N8N, and Todoist I built a complete, fully-automated college homework tracking solution with Grist, N8N, and Todoist.
2025 Year in Travel, Costs Included: Part 2 This is a continuation of my 2025 Year in Travel series. Check out Part 1 here before you read this. To recap from earlier, in 2025: I took 41 flights, totalling 91,471 miles which is 3.7 times around the Earth I spent…
2025 Churning Year in Review In 2025, I opened 7 credit cards and 18 bank accounts in search of their sign-up bonuses (aka churning). For my credit cards (both new and existing), I paid $1,855 in annual fees. Churning in banking bonuses (primarily…
2025
How I Computer in 2025 This is a 2025 follow-up to my post last year about my consumer technology setup. As with last year, this is inspired by Jon Seager’s blog on how he computers! Hardware Computers Since 2020, I haven't had a desktop…
Bypassing SIM Lock on Pixels I recently picked up a new Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 Pro through some carrier promos. Both phones had fantastic prices but also the classic stipulation that the phone is SIM locked to a carrier for a certain period of…
Reconnecting with ITE Friends in Switzerland Last week, I took a trip around Western Europe to celebrate the end of the 2024-2025 school year. One of my stops along the way was Zürich, Switzerland, a city I've wanted to visit but never really fit into my travel…
Apple Store iPhone Trade-In Criteria I recently traded in an iPhone 13 at the Apple Store. I was a bit nervous going into the store since the phone's screen had several fairly deep (deep enough to catch a fingernail) scratches about ~2mm long, caused by…
My Perspective on Experiencing USC to the Fullest The USC chapter of the Institute of Industrial Systems Engineers (IISE) hosted our annual western regional conference at USC this past weekend! We had been planning this event for months, and it was so rewarding to…
