Scala and Friends
Scala is an interesting language. I needed to pick it up for a project at work and was enthralled. I love some of the elegance of it, while some of the challenges are downright insane.
Read More »Scala and FriendsThoughts on Being Weird
I have been called weird nearly my entire life. It’s never really bothered me, and perhaps that also contributes to my “weirdness.” I suffer from… Read More »Thoughts on Being Weird
Being an Alien
We’ve been in the Netherlands just over a month. It has been hectic.Read More »Being an Alien
Getting Ready To Move
The last week has been a whirlwind of activity. We’ve been putting things into storage, deciding on a place to live, and getting ready for… Read More »Getting Ready To Move
The Data Science Paradox
Let’s talk about organisms for a moment. All multicellular organisms on earth have DNA. It’s a strand of proteins that tell a cell in the organism how to grow, when to divide, and what proteins to build. You can read the DNA to discover what color eyes the organism might have, or how tall it might be.
Read More »The Data Science Paradox#!$% Features
Some would say features are the life blood of an application. They’re not.
Features are bloat. Features cause bugs and require maintenance. Features get in the way of value. Delete features, build something that matters.
Outside the Cyrstal [ Chapter 2 ]
I felt sick. I hated going outside the Cyrstal. Outside the Cyrstal, in the sun, electronics didn’t work right unless they were heavily shielded. Communications… Read More »Outside the Cyrstal [ Chapter 2 ]
Bye Bye USA — Netherlands, here we come
Today, I’d like to announce we’re leaving the USA, for at least a year. After much research and soul searching, we’ve settled on the Netherlands. The Netherlands and the USA have a treaty, called the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT). It allows an American to open a business in the Netherlands, provided they have sufficient capital/income from outside the USA, like remote work or contracting.Read More »Bye Bye USA — Netherlands, here we come
The Future Browser
I used to drive at night, a lot. Often, I’d put at IPad up on my dash with a movie playing, it’s reflection off-center my field of vision in front of me. I could listen to the action and shift the focal length of my eyes to see the action at any time. It worked well to keep me awake. For all intents and purposes, my IPad was transparent.Read More »The Future Browser