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On Processes: The full lesson

Hi. We’re [High school name censored for privacy], and this is our second year here at the Media Championships. I’m blue linden, web manager and tech lead at

21 Oct 2023 · 9 min read

e-hallcracked: how I disabled a digital hall pass for 10,000 students

e-hallcracked: how I disabled a digital hall pass for 10,000 students

Heard of e-hallpass? It's the next generation of hall passes. It was also surprisingly insecure.

15 Jul 2023 · 15 min read

Line drawing in thick marker on orange paper of a TV with an eye in the middle mounted on a robotic arm

Here's a short story I wrote in fourth grade!

This post was published on April Fools' Day 2023. The original title was 'My new project will stun you...' and has since been changed because I feel bad for

1 Apr 2023 · 61 min read

Why ChatGPT won't replace work

Why ChatGPT won't replace work

I personally find it hilarious that us Americans only started losing our collective minds when automation came for white-collar jobs. Every day I see someone saying "ChatGPT will replace writers

28 Mar 2023 · 5 min read

Hall Pass 2: Eccentric Poodle Poo

Hall Pass 2: Eccentric Poodle Poo

28 Mar 2023 · 1 min read

On Software As A Service

On Software As A Service

When someone signs up for a service like Squarespace or Wix, the product they're paying for isn't the website itself, it is the privilege of using tools built by these corporations to build whatever they want.

21 Jan 2023 · 2 min read

Deafeningly visually loud

This post is the first part of a multi-part series on signage and attention-grabbing design. Signage is hard. Posters are an extension of signage. As a designer, I see a

23 Dec 2022 · 3 min read

Hall Pass #1: Of friends, I have all but none.

Hall Pass #1: Of friends, I have all but none.

Hall Pass is my semi-weekly newsletter where I combine a bunch of smaller topics into a larger post in between higher-effort articles. Topic One: Cooler design! I now own a

10 Dec 2022 · 3 min read

Toy soldiers hanging off of a ceiling fixture

You're not silencing bigotry in the right way.

Disclaimer: Anything in the "Opinions" category is not representative of the opinions of the student journalism organization that I currently represent unless explicitly otherwise stated. Everyone knows bigotry on platforms

26 Nov 2022 · 5 min read

My blog is better than yours.

My blog is better than yours.

Hey! I recently moved here from Google Sites / Blogger. I wanted to develop my own blogging and website personality, free from the limits of Google products. This website is hosted

14 Nov 2022 · 1 min read