learning Mimicking versus grappling With any topic or learning goal, typically you start off "mimicking" and grow towards "grappling." Let's discuss.
career 5 lessons from 5 years into a tech career August 17, 2015 was the start of me getting W2's for computer stuff. And it's been an eventful ride in the 5 years since.
life Learning to be alone After 4 months of constant company, even being by myself for one night felt foreign again.
coding State of the blog 2020 Recently I overhauled the underlying technology of this blog, which may be of interest to fellow engineers.
recommendations Tripping on Futuremood "wearable drug" sunglasses Thoughts after buying Futuremood sunglasses, which are billed as — and look like — "wearable drugs."
coding Why your GitHub sucks After joining GitHub in 2013 and spending lots of time there, here are my opinions on effective projects and profiles.
life Everything is relative Maybe happiness, sadness, and boredom are all just really relative. You can choose or focus on whatever you like.
life 9 habits to thrive in uncertain times In any uncertain life context, here are 9 positive habits you *can* control and focus on.
recommendations ButcherBox is premium meat, corn-fed prices, and Amazon convenience Virtually all the meat I consume at home comes from this service. It may be too good to be true, and go bankrupt.
coding How to make money from your web host or domain registrar If you're a technical person, who you choose to support your websites' resources could be lucrative. Or not.
productivity Buckle down and do the work At some point you have to stop advice-seeking, "product hunting", and traveling so you can just do the work.
career Spreading joy is your job There are basically two parts to work — technical skills and "soft" skills. What matters may not be what you think.
recommendations On PredictIt as a neutral 2020 election news source PredictIt is a market for "putting your money where your mouth is" about political events. And a great news source.
gambling Sportsbook bonus math for the Super Bowl = odds in your favor I didn't even know who was in today's Super Bowl until going to the sportsbook, but thanks to bonuses, betting's in my favor. 🏈
coding How to become a good engineer using Google search One thing I've consistently had to teach junior engineering staff is to search for stuff.
life As much anxiety as you want Please stop with absolute statements about how bad the past year or decade were.
career The persistent, software-enabled recruiter Recently I got a series of emails from a persistent recruiter that *seemed* authentic. Then, I found software (Amplemarket) that'd achieve the effect.
life Why isn't your Venmo private? If you use Venmo and your transactions *are* private, ignore. Otherwise read. ☠️
business Noise (or lack thereof) while working and living Thoughts on mixing music or podcasts with work. And, more general ones regarding sound.
coding Code Camp NYC 2019 recap This was my third consecutive year attending the New York development conference and it did not disappoint. Here's a recap.
future Thoughts on battling "deepfakes" I'm no expert but don't think a software/algorithmic arms race is the correct approach to thwarting "deepfakes."
business How to talk effectively on the phone Having effective audio-only conference calls is more nuanced than you may think. 📶
