Hi, I'm Rogin Farrer.A personal blog about technology, web development, and some IRL stuff.
Download Photos of You from Facebook
Downloading your data off Facebook is super easy, but one thing I noticed is that it doesn't download the photos you're tagged in. I was super let down by this since it's the PRIMARY data I want from the site. In case you don't know, when you…
Posted on February 04, 2019
Creating a YouTube Walled Garden
Last month I killed my YouTube addiction. Maybe addiction is too strong a word, but I had a nasty habit of falling into the related videos rabbit hole. There's been more instances of me re-watching (RE-WATCHING) talk show interviews (TALK SHOW) for…
Posted on September 07, 2018
Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
After 8 long years I can finally read for pleasure again. Okay, so that's an overstatement. I have had some time for pleasure reading through high school and college, just not very much. I was particularly busy during the last year or two, with, you…
Posted on August 10, 2015
Hide Facebook's News Feed (And Other Annoyances)
I’m not a big fan of Facebook, but because so much of my social life and connections operate through their service, I don’t really feel like I can quit it. Still, I really hate how distracting it can be. We've all gone down the never-ending vortex…
Posted on December 15, 2014
Starting A Blog with Jekyll (When You Have No Idea What You’re Doing)
Last week I rebuilt this site on Jekyll, and it’s freaking awesome. I’ve heard the name Jekyll tossed around on the interwebs for a while now, but I never completely understood how it worked. When I pulled up their homepage, I immediately closed the…
Posted on December 14, 2014