I dove into the world of cryptocurrency at the end of 2016. Just before the crazy rush of December but still very late to the game. November and December were a blur of activity. There was room for nothing else in my mind for those two months. The downward stroke sucked but I hadn’t invested… Read More »
The government has been crying out, at least from the top, for more software development talent to come work for them. Specifically, I’ve heard quotes about talking to “entrepreneurs, moviemakers, organizations, tech leaders” that come from Facebook and Google. They have brought in people for short bursts even from companies who donate that employee’s time… Read More »
I love the natural world. I find it easy to say but hard to define. I moved out to the 2222 and 620 or Four Points area about 13 years ago. I’ve moved away twice but always returned and have spent about 10 years here now. I’ve watched the stretch of 2222 between 360 and… Read More »
Creating your own personal brand gives you control over how your discovered on the Internet. There are risks to being connected online, but you’re already creating a personal brand right now by using any social network or contributing to open source software. Take ownership of your personal brand today.
Just don’t. If you are trying to focus on hiding your trade secret sauce that you’ve written into your new single-page JavaScript application you’re just wasting your time. If you’ve coded the entire framework and all your libraries by hand then no one will be able to understand your code enough to steal pieces, they… Read More »
I’ve been reading technical texts for years; ever since I saw dinosaurs come to life in Jurassic Park. I went to the library and started reading all the books on genetics a middle school library might have. I didn’t then and still don’t really know what I was reading, but I just kept reading for… Read More »
Sensationalist enough? Maybe, it’s the polar opposite of the post I read today. I finished reading Hey, Guys, It’s Totally Okay If You Don’t Get Rich earlier today and I don’t think the guys and girls that are trying to get rich, make a successful business or make a difference in the world need to… Read More »