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One of the worst things about being a computer programmer is picking up a project that someone else started. There will invariably be differences in coding styles that you will either have to adapt to or work around, and almost always the person who worked on the project before you was an idiot undeserving of the job title "programmer."

And one of the worst feelings in the world is looking at that terrible code and realizing you were the idiot who wrote it.

Stonks Only Go Up

I've been a Reddit user for a long time (/u/devospice) and some time last year I discovered the /r/wallstreetbets community where people talk about stocks that they think are going to go up and partake in highly risky investments. It's called "bets" for a reason.

Last fall someone said that GameStop (GME) had been shorted by 160% and that since demand was going to outstrip supply when the shorts came due this was going to drive the price up. This made sense to me so I bought some shares. Last month the price of GameStop spiked so much it got national attention and is now being investigated by the SEC. One hedge fund who had shorted GameStop ended up losing over $20 billion on their investment.

The people of /r/wallstreetbets are a special breed. They describe themselves as "smooth brained apes" who YOLO money they can't afford to lose on the dumbest investments they can find in the hopes that it will make them rich. For some, it has. For others, not so much. People routinely post "loss porn" on the site showing how much their portfolio has gone down. But thanks to these idiots my meager portfolio is up about 500% so I figured I at least owed them a song.

I Am The Doctor

I've been a Doctor Who fan since I was about 10. I love the classic series and I love the new series. I have my favorite Doctors and monsters and companions and I've met many of them at various conventions. And here, for you other Doctor Who fans who may have wandered in here, is a song about the new series. I kept it mostly focussed on Matt Smith's run as The Doctor since he's the current one, but there are a few references to Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant's episodes.

Background singing by Chris Mezzolesta of Power Salad and Shoebox of Worm Quartet. The part of British Woman was played by Kim Crist.

I'm Not Your Personal IT Guy

This is the first song for which I've done the music myself in about 2 years. Previously the last song I did myself was Pac-Man. It was fun getting back into the music. This song was included on the Rhyme Torrents 9 compilation available at www.rhymetorrents.com.

In The 80s

Every generation complains about the one that follows. They lament how things were better back in "their day", be it the 1930s, 1950s, or in my case, the 1980s. The 80s were my time, to quote The Goonies. Back when women had huge hair and wore ankle socks, which, for the record, I still find sexy. So now it's my turn to complain about how much better things were back then. Except I'm not sure I really believe it.

Platform Wars

Snack Bar

This song is a parody of "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore, but of course you already knew that because Ian's song is further down the page. And yes, I'm using the same instrumental Ian did. No reason not to. But my song features Chris Mezzolesta of Power Salad and a special cameo by my son Jeremy.