Let’s build ourselves a CMS. But rather than build out a UI, we’re going to get that UI for free in the form of GitHub itself! We’ll be leveraging GitHub as the way to manage the content for our static site generator (it could be any static site generator)...
So what you are about to read was never supposed to exist at all. I basically accidentally wrote it (and I swear I didn’t intend this article to be this way), but originally I wanted it to be a listicle. You know: “The 25 Most Awkward Cat Sleeping Positions”, “the 10 best easter eggs by google”, “10 things I hate about you”, et cetera...
From ~2009 to 2013 I talked to somewhere in the realm of ~13,000 to ~15,000 different people. I found that the concept of the lowest common denominator in human interaction is wrong... People aren't dumb...
My favorite Professor at KU, John Younger, was at Duke for about 25 years before coming to KU. He was their expert in classical studies (Greece, Rome, etc) and was considered a world expert. He left when they gave him a little clock...
Money is a complex aspect of modern existence. This is my break down of how I think about money, and rules that others can use apply to their own lives
A couple of useful predictions narrowly focused on technologies and tools used by software professionals. Since these tools preceed and influence future software that will be built it maybe useful to help predict the future state of technology...
Understanding what luck is, and how to improve your chances of being successful
It is possible that Software developers just might be underpaid.
Hiring shouldn't be about games, puzzles, or how well you speak... it should be about finding the people that are the best at doing the work
A short list of impact questions to help you predict the future in the United States
Public Schools are a disgrace, and they won't be fixed anytime soon, here's a quick laundry list of easy improvements for policy makers
An Examination about Contradiction as an aesthetic concept from the viewpoint of an adult