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Programming

House of Beor Markdown – Viewer/Editor for Markdown Files

Beren Erchamion
October 20, 2026

Markdown files have been used for years in software engineering teams. Recently I’ve been using them more frequently in other types of work – such as creative writing or interacting with GenAI tools and their output. Without having an IDE…

12 min read

Building a New “Big” Beer List

Beren Erchamion
May 3, 2026

I’ve had a “big ” beer list on this blog for a long time. It grew over the years and was a huge long series of hard coded HTML entries. 171 beers and a lot of HTML to maintain, plus…

7 min read

News

Ok, Fine, a Pacemaker, Now What?

Beren Erchamion
April 25, 2026

If you read my previous post, you know what happened – heart block 3. Ok, fine a pacemaker is on-board to keep my heart going. I’m a cyborg. Now what? What is life like? How does one recover from this?…

11 min read

News

Don’t be the Frog in a Tepid Pot of Water

Beren Erchamion
March 19, 2026

There’s a parable about two frogs. One frog is dropped into a pot of boiling water and recognizes that something bad is happening and jumps right out. Another frog is dropped in a tepid pot of water. The heat is…

13 min read

News

Oh Snap! I left my iPad in Baggage Screening

Beren Erchamion
February 24, 2026

It is that horrible moment when you are sitting in the airport lounge enjoying a Leffe Brune and realize that you left your iPad in the baggage screening area of a foreign airport. Adrenaline spikes, blood pressure jacks up thru…

7 min read

Technical Review

Taking Time with Google’s Pixel Watch 4

Beren Erchamion
February 21, 2026

I was skeptical when I got my original Google Pixel watch, but was super excited to get the Pixel Watch 4. After 3 years with the Pixel Watch, I learned that having a digital watch was useful when tuned to…

8 min read

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