Brandon Kraft
Brandon Kraft
@kraft@kraft.blog

My life is an open-source book.

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Austin, TX

Education

B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin

M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)

  • House of Cards Confession

    I intentionally did not remind Vanessa that the new season of House of Cards was available until today so I could have more confidence that she wouldn’t watch them while I was in Hawaii.

  • Emoji, WordPress, and You

    Emoji is coming to WordPress in 4.2, released in April 2015. The real reason this improvement is important? It isn’t the emoji.

  • Hawaii Landscapes

    I spent the last week in Hawaii (for work, believe it or not) and will be sharing a number of pictures over the next few days. First batch include the beautiful island of Kauaʻi itself.

  • SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later.

    For many of those who were on or near Red River Street when Rashad Owens plowed into a late-night crowd of music fans, their recollections today are as sensory as they are mental, reminders of an event still felt as much as remembered. Source: SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later. A well-done feature…

  • This is what happens to your brain when you stop eating sugar

    I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate Capital of the World,” doesn’t help either of us. But Andrew is braver than I am. Last year, he gave up sweets for Lent. I can’t say that I’m following……

  • Founders All Day IPA

    Founders All Day IPA 4.7% ABV American IPA Founders Brewing Company It happened. In January, I bought enough beer of whatever styles without paying attention to the price where my wife said the most feared words to any craft beer drinker: You spent too money on beer this month. Source: Founders All Day IPA