Vacation in our own back yard
I always wonder how many people have actually been a tourist in their own backyard. I mean, buy a guidebook learn weird obscure facts, see the sights in your own city.
We are Vancouver, British Columbia locals, and we can do these things at any...
Simplification
You know when your smart phone has that ‘unread’ notification badge on an App? That really irritates me! If you have more than 3 unread messages, don’t show me your phone. I might explode with anxiety.
I’ve always been a fan of minimalist CMS systems...
Goodbye my friend
It has been a long time since we’ve seen each other. The last time was at an airport where you worked a long while ago. I thought about you recently a month ago, over the holidays. It is hard to believe that you’re gone.
I’ve avoided everything...
Keyboard shortcuts, payloads, and some Arduino learning
I’ve been a software guy all my life. I love building software systems. Things that store data in large databases, you login, and the system does something. I’ve never really understood hardware. So when the Arduino and the Raspberry PI came out I...
Some thoughts on books
Here is a stream of conciousness / opinions / reviews on the books that I’ve read in 2017.
A recurring goal of mine has been to read more. This year I’ve been trying to keep this particular goal top of mind (more on that on a different blog post...
2017 notes to myself
Nice to meet you 2017! Glad to see that you’ve made it here safely. I’m trying to be more honest and open so let me tell you about a few things that I wanted te put on the burner this year and why.
Also just a note, I’ve left off the ‘how’ part...
The website exists again! Hello there old friend.
This blog has gone through some schizophrenic episodes throughout the years. Looking back, there were a bunch of messed up times where maintaining this web space caused a tonne of anxiety. I didn’t know what to write anymore. I think that I even put...