I've spent my entire life trying to understand how humans and computers work together, because for 35 years, I got along better with the latter.
I've mostly been employed in positions that give me direct exposure to how humans and computers work together:
With help from Thiago
I went to Duolingo first, as it's what I'm most familiar with.
First day was pretty good. Lots of ads, but made steady progress.
Second day I had several issues with running out of energy or the app crashing near the end …
read moreI have become a reasonable cook in my time, but never took to baking. Jinnah will teach me some basics.
Starting with snickerdoodles.
This was the first recipe I found where I had all the ingredients on hand, except for cinnamon sticks:
https://www …
read moreHaving resurrected this blog for the purpose of helping find myself a job (again), some things are going to be different.
The principle thing is a switch in focus, less on the technical and more on the people side, corresponding with how my career has evolved over the past …
read moreThis was written quite a while ago, but I never got around to publishing it. So here you go!
Proactive Transparency
One of the most important things any automator can do is provide confidence to stakeholders in the project. Confidence can only develop if stakeholders understand the project, and see …
read moreI started this blog about a decade ago to help me find work.
Once I found work, it began to atrophy rather quickly.
Now, I need to find work again. :)
So here's a placeholder, saying that this blog is coming back to life. I've got a handful of unpublished drafts …
read moreSomewhat of a digression from the usual content of this blog (either programming or nothing), and ground that has been well-trod in many other places. But here I am, writing it anyway.
I switched to an iPhone 7 2 months ago. It was really cool, but I don't …
read moreSoftware gardening, as expressed by Hunt/Thomas, Atwood, etc uses the metaphor to deal with how a software project is alive, and is constantly being changed by factors outside of the control of the developers. You can plant a seed, and water it, but you can’t control the sunlight …
read moreDear Google,
This is a love letter and a call to action.
I believe we stand at a place where there is a unique opportunity in managing personal data.
There is a limited range of data types in the universe, and practically speaking, the vast majority of software works with …
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