One of the useless things I spend time on is mtn-aqi.com and a bunch of its siblings. I have a few air quality monitors and I occasionally like to play with the data they collect. The data itself …

In my household I am the Filler of Things. Rinse-aid in the dishwasher, batteries in the smoke alarms, filters — basically anything non-living that requires routine service. I may occasionally grumble …

I’m not a TDD devotee, but throughout my career there have been times when I’ve found it to be an effective pattern—not only to ensure that code does what I expect, but also because it allows me to …

It’s been a month now since my job status changed to Resource Unassigned. I was fortunate enough to have 2 sabbaticals while at Nike, so I’ve had long breaks from work in the past, but obviously this …

This post landed in my feed over the weekend, Direction Over Speed. It’s interesting to watch these types of insights slowly flow up the leadership ladder. I think it’s correct that the hard part is …

It’s interesting looking at software development job postings that still list requirements like X+ years of Java or Y+ years of TypeScript. There are certainly some niche languages where I think …

I like reading research papers. There was a phase in my life where I had the good fortune to spend hours a day in a library. I would find a Master’s or Doctoral thesis to clod through, and see what, …

I’m back on the word hunt, or maybe just durable taxonomy. I’ve read some pieces lately that cover how companies adopt intelligence tools. These have mostly focused on internal automation & …

I don't have a ton to add to the current spurge of Super-IC content. I have always been a bit dubious of the long term value of the 10x engineer. That type of mindset is critical in the world of the …

One habit that’s been building for me over the last two years is note-taking. In school, and for most of my career, I’ve relied on my memory instead of taking actual notes during classes or meetings. …