Aaron Shekey

Short musings about why Halloween is the best holiday.

A small collection of random bits of popular culture that have had a profound effect on my worldview.

Stack Overflow celebrates site accomplishments with confetti in multiple places. That means it’s time to formalize it in our design system.

Way too much detail on how I shipped dark mode to Stack Overflow.

Let’s get one thing straight. The Party Parrot is played.

Parking using ParkMobile’s app leaves a lot to be desired. I offer some sensible improvements to their app.

I’ve switched from a built-in webcam to a proper camera and lens. This is how I did it.

I’ve edited a bit of previously-unreleased score from Almost Famous from a high-quality source for your enjoyment.

Comping audio is a time-consuming process. I’ve mocked up a dream feature for automatic comping based on pitch and rhythym in Apple’s Logic Pro X.

I recently designed a guitar from the ground up, based entirely on my own contradictory tastes. I’ve dubbed it the Cabronita Deluxe.

In the spring of 2014, I fell head over heels for a band whose name I’d only laughed about. Until I heard them.

As a huge Simpsons fan, I did my best to build an accurate IMDb profile for Troy McClure. This combines references from the TV show, comic books, and video games.

The Onion is an unwavering bastion of emotional truth. With every week, good news or bad, it will deliver 12 headlines that perfectly tap into the emotional pulse of its readership. “America’s Finest News Source.” You’re god damned right.

At Subway’s scale, even tiny optimizations can have profound effects on the environment, the diner’s experience, and the franchise’s bottom line.

I recently had the privilege of remodeling my kitchen. It ended up being much more superficial than I’d originally hoped since appliance design has been hindered by total-nonsense features.

“It’s not what you put into it. It’s what you leave out … Yeah, that’s rock n’ roll.” This thinking can be applied to everything—rock n’ roll, software, even skylines.