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Micro-blogging
Despite some early attempts, I have never found micro-blogging to be my "style." Possibly because I lack the ability to come up with short, pithy statements on the fly, or simply because I never had...
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Exceptions: A Tale of Love and Hate
I am very much a "C" style programmer, so exceptions are not something I use, or see on an everyday basis. Despite this, I've always had a love/hate relationship with exceptions, with my emotions...
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Why I Hate Remote Working
(Because titles with broad, sweeping statements (that may not actually totally reflect the author's opinion) are wonderful at garnering attention... So maybe read all the way through before deciding to...
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My Bag
Below, is a list of all the items that I kept in my Timbuk2 messenger bag at all times. hemp shoulder bag (for groceries) ear plugs ear buds zip-lock bags hand sanitizer deodorant sunblock e-book...
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Why Working at Google Is Not My Dream Job (Anymore)
I had to sign several NDAs with Google and I am honestly too lazy to check what I can and cannot disclose. In light of that, I'll keep this vague and hopefully avoid getting sued (fingers-crossed). I...
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A Postmortem of Temporary Success
I submitted my previous post, Why Working at Google Is Not My Dream Job (Anymore), to HackerNews and it hit the front page! Within the first hour of its submission my post reached the front page, and...
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Debroah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy
I used to pick books by their cover. In the days before smart phones and readily available internet book reviews, my best determinant for a book's quality was the flashiness of the cover and the...
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Once More With Feeling
I have a tendency of starting things and never finishing them and an inability to let go of the past. It is a dangerous pairing. Overtime, my mental to-do list has grown precariously large and every...
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