At this point, discussion on the future of our country is a form of idealism that few seem willing to engage in; we seem to have reached a conclusion that the ship is indeed sinking, and the rats are leaving. What happens next seems inevitable. I think we're
For a very long time now, I've had this dream of building an adventure game. I cut my teeth on King's Quest, and Space Quest, and the LucasArts games, so the idea of contributing one of my own has always been appealling. I wanted to make
I recently acquired an M5 MacBook Pro. That sentence would have been absurd to me two years ago. I've run Dells, Toshiba Satellites, IBM ThinkPads, Lenovos, a System76 box I killed in an eight-inch drop, and Windows since 3.11 — with enough Linux distro hops to fill a
Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I have for her in my heart Every time that I come near her I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start * The Police, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, 1981 Love
There is an inevitable mourning that comes with age. We mourn for the people we've lost, for the changes in culture that leave us isolated on little islands fading into sunset. One of mine is the days of pre-internet computing. It was an age of deep practicality, sprinkled
So today, I spent some time researching California's new law, AB-1043. It's not the most absurd idea I've ever seen, but it's up there. The "user" gives a birthday, the "os" provides an API to allow the "
Being an aphantasiac, art doesn't quite connect with me the way that it does with others. This video taught me that visual Art, much like written, can be highly contextual, and while many pieces last forever,it's entirely possible for us to stare right at something
I spent time today relearning IRC. Some very nice folk over at #chat on Libera introduced me to ZNC, and so I got that working, then Weechat on the Mac and the uConsole. From there, had some fun building a plugin for sopel to relay some info to me on
I've been reflecting on Disciplined Initiative and noticed a common failure. When discipline is lacking, disorganization often appears, especially when actions resemble a game of tag. Here’s how it plays out: someone owns a problem, decision, or situation. They recognize it needs attention, but progress depends on
Fascinating concept in Hacker News today about the idea of the "Thought Terminating Cliche"; which gets defined as : 💡The most far-reaching and complex of human problems are compressed into brief, highly reductive, definitive-sounding phrases, easily memorized, and easily expressed. They become the start and finish of any ideological
I think about the messaging I wish I'd gotten at certain points in my career, and then I write it. This is the speech I wish I'd gotten. Hello there, welcome to the Management path our company. You're a newly anointed leader of people,
When it comes to how people handle knowledge in their professional lives, you find two ends of the spectrum: Dragons and Minstrels. Dragons love to hoard what they know. They tend to amass a wealth of useful information, and if you get the chance to look at some of the