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A Tale of T-Mobile Prepaid Billing Errors
T-Mobile
Prepaid-Plans
FCC-Complaint
Consumer-Protection
A discussion of an odd bug in T-Mobile’s systems, resolved only after filing an FCC complaint. This post details my experience, the support timeline, and some theories on the mysterious charges.
Why the Hell Is This Git Repo So Large? And How to Trim It Down
Programming
Git
Version-Control
Repository-Management
A guide on reducing the size of an oversized Git repository, using the Blowfish Hugo theme as a case study. Learn best practices for maintaining a lean repo and its history.
Analyzing Political Party Strength vs. Quality of Life in U.S. States
Data-Analysis
Data-Exploration
Politics
Quality-of-Life
Interactive
A data-driven exploration of how political lean correlates with quality of life metrics across the United States.
Modeling Optimal PC Building Decisions
Modeling
Pc-Building
Historical-Data
Data-Analysis
Data-Exploration
What is the optimal amount to spend on a computer? How often should its components be upgraded? We review historical data and build a plausible model of computer performance over time.
On the Time Burden of Office Work
Time-Management
Remote-Work
Return-to-Office
How much of a pay cut is in-office work compared to remote? All else being equal, maybe a bit more than you’d expect.
Deriving Analytic Retirement Estimates: A DIY Approach
Investing
Retirement
Derivation
Take a DIY approach to calculating rough retirement timelines. No need for fancy services – roll your own, either for a secondary sanity check or out of curiosity!