April blogging challenge wrap-up
My friends and I decided to do a weekly blog challenge for the month of April 2026! Each week, one of us chose a prompt and we all wrote posts.
For the bonus wrap-up, Sam chose the prompt: “One thing you like about each other’s blogs—content, design, etc”
All of these wonderful people has RSS feeds. There is no excuse for not following each of them in your RSS reader.
Sam
Blog: samwarnick.com (RSS)
Sam has a beautiful consistency between his speaking voice and his writing voice. Every time I read one of his posts, it feels like talking to him in person. I miss that; he moved away, and the posts preserve some of the rhythm of being around him. They are casual and cozy. You can tell he is doing it for the love of the game. The overall effect is personal and refreshing in Anno Domini 2026, when the slopidemic is not just concerning, it’s very concerning.
Dave
Blog: catskull.net (RSS)
Dave has the strongest sense of style and taste of anyone I know. Just look at this OG image for a blog post he wrote earlier in the series called “Nintendo Announces 3DS successor: ‘3DS Plus’”.
Look at the texture, the fuzz, the colors, the font. He isn’t chasing trends or trying to emulate some awwwards-winning designer. He is just authentically expressing his love for vintage technology. Even the topic of his blog post is another expression of his love and taste.
Jared
Blog: jaredezz.tech (RSS)
My favorite of his pieces is “Fantastic Computers and Where to Find Them”, where he goes through his device history. It stokes the fires of nostalgia in my heart as I think fondly of my old LG G6 and the specters of the other phones, long forgotten. However, I’m still waiting for the blog post that explains how, in his Twitch streamer days, he would deterministically rig the raid system in Pokémon Sword/Shield using a hacked-together USB controller. It is a fascinating use of hardware, and it gives you a glimpse into just how smart Jared is. He would never tell you because he’s very modest.
The Whole Challenge
Week 1—“What’s something cool I’m caring about or into recently?”
- Carter: “I’m enjoying having opinions”
- Sam: “Four Keys, Book Arts, and Project Hail Andy”
- Jared: “The Nature of Prototyping”
- Dave: “Nintendo announces 3DS successor ‘3DS Plus‘“
Week 2—“What are your favorite places on the internet or favorite things about the internet and why? How do they differ from the parts of the internet that you dislike?”
- Carter: “My favorite places on the internet”
- Sam: “Internet-Driven Memories”
- Jared: “Preferred Corners of the Internet”
- Dave: “The Internet is a vast place.”
Week 3—“How do you compute?”
- Carter: “A totally objective ranking of configuration languages”
- Sam: “How Do I Computer”
- Jared: “Fantastic Computers & Where to Find Them”
- Dave: “How I Compute (2026)“