in's

  • big hair
  • always having your phone on low battery when you leave the house
  • the emacs text editor
  • using european A4 paper dimensions instead of american US letter
  • shoes that make a sound when you walk
  • cars without a backup camera
  • common lisp
  • an iMac in the kitchen
  • chairs that are uncomfortable but look cool (Marcel Breuer)
  • celtic typefaces
  • cheap denim
  • using exclamation points in emails
  • having a website
  • letterboxd reviews that aren't even about the movie itself
  • 20 minutes of floortime minimum
  • flashing your hazard lights to say thank you when people let you merge
  • acting clueless when youre actually clued in

out's

  • not flying in economy class
  • thinking that Frank Lloyd Wright is the greatest American architect ever lived (he's good but some of you need to move on)
  • photo dumps that have too many photos
  • dallas airport
  • nostalgia-baiting
  • your substack
  • saying that you hate your computer / phone
  • Soft launching your brand
  • Soft launching anything!
  • dark beers (exception Guinness)
  • Goodreads.com
  • Webmail clients of any kind
  • Saying that you hate Verdana as a typeface
  • thinking youre too niche to listen to Oasis
  • Ping Pong
  • frutiger aero
  • the 4:3 aspect ratio (falls under nostalgia-baiting)
  • being known as a "coffee guy"
  • claude code




Blessings