Tim's Blog

Why do people drop litter?

Taste and Criticism: Appreciation for The Last of Us, Part 2

Comparing Player Stats

Masters of our own destinies

At the weekend I finished reading 'Masters of Doom' which follows 'The Two Johns' (Romero and Carmack) (founders of id Software) who would make games like Wolfenstein 3-D, Doom and Quake and bring about vast cultural change in the process.

I hope I'm right (to be care-free) about AI

Resonance/Inspiration

Embracing the heterodox

It's all just a shitty, sawdust-filled rabbit.

Presence

Some Quality Biases

Constraint Breeds Creativity

February

June

Assumptions in Software

Code and Context

Tell people something new

Code Age vs Time to Recall

Side Project Zen

The illusion of technology

Success is Relative (updated)

Leonardo da Vinci, master of "Fake it 'til you make it"

The impact of culture

Substance in an increasingly superficial world

The Last of Us: Part II

Does more choice make software development easier?

Marketing must be measurable

Understanding problems

Stupidity and Malice

Building software, sharing knowledge

Do the hard thing first

Criticism and Candor

Interest and Purpose

"Nice" photographs

A network-less world

Distractions

In 2019, I continued to learn

Grit

Recurrence in PHP

Diet

Reflections on Startup School 2019

Running

Success

Lessons from side projects

A few notes before turning 21

My first VR experience

One week with NYTimes: Paying out of appreciation

Finding purpose in side projects