Your workplace will never be the same. Skills, workflows, and delivery methods are being permanently augmented. The tools get better. Output accelerates. In many cases, quality dips slightly — but often not enough to matter. The collective graph of knowledge Continue reading
It’s 3am. Do you know, exactly, where your data is? Which vendors receive or touch your data? What type of data each vendor is involved with? Startups and software move fast. Pretty soon the SaaS and vendor integrations pile up. Continue reading
For anyone who has never had the pleasure, I would recommend the comedian James Veitch and his TED Talk This is what happens when you reply to spam email . Of course you can see where this is going. I use Continue reading
I’m most concerned about government debt, and continued deficit spending. Debt per citizen is now $106k. I am against Modern Monetary Theory, and I think there is a coming shock where US Treasuries will not be seen as ‘safe’ (it Continue reading
Boarding zones, the ultimate showcase of modern-day social stratification. There’s 40 minutes until scheduled departure, the boarding agents motion towards the PA phone and unfailingly two-thirds of the flight’s passengers will start clumping in front of the boarding gate (the Continue reading
Apollo 13 square peg, round hole. Continue reading
TLDR: From my recent pressure washing session this Spring, a collection of notes to help anyone else achieve success. And why pressure washing is fun and a form of therapy IMHO. Results Pressure washing is fun, productive, and builds confidence. Continue reading
TLDR: I m not good at painting, but it s a nice form of relaxation. And it s fun. I would highly recommend it. It s a cheap hobby. I m in front of my laptop at least 50 hours a week. My partial escape Continue reading
TLDR: a side-project Wordle Solver, and the GitHub repository (with files/lines specifically linked throughout the rest of this post). A New Side Project “Side projects are good and fun. So is Wordle.” I always try to have a side-project in Continue reading
The Beijing Winter Olympics start on February 4, 2022. It will be the first city to have hosted a summer and then a winter Olympics. As a skier this has me quite curious on how the alpine events will be Continue reading