Book Review: Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself by Florian Huber
Unfortunately, sometimes regret only appears once you lose.
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literature
Book Review: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Thanks, but no thanks.
Book Review: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
This is a book.
Book Review: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Maybe some day I’ll become Kung Fu Dad too…
The Giving Tree really stresses me out
This book is for kids???
Book Review: Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
I related to this book a little more than I’m comfortable with…
The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
Depression and bad friend advice in The Pout-Pout Fish
I feel bad for Mr. Fish…
What does it mean to translate?
Translation depends more on how well you know English than it does on how well you know your source language.
writing
Giving up writing: A thought experiment
A casual bar question leads me down a thinky rabbit hole.
The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
Good readers make better writers - guidelines for critiquing work from your peers (and yourself!)
The practice of reading and critiquing is essential to improving your own skill as a writer.
AI and the writing process: Creative catalyst, and sympathy for NaNoWriMo
AI models are tools. Their virtue lies entirely in how we employ them.
The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Is it worth pursuing an MFA?
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
Writing as a parent, or how to be good at anything
In which Richard Ford keeps giving bad advice.
What does it mean to translate?
Translation depends more on how well you know English than it does on how well you know your source language.
career
Giving up writing: A thought experiment
A casual bar question leads me down a thinky rabbit hole.
The Senior Engineer’s Guide: The Gilded Rose Code Kata
I don’t much like the solutions I’ve seen, so I wrote my own.
The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
A developer journal can help you get your next software engineering job
Or: How I can do myself a favor and stop relying on my terrible memory.
The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Is it worth pursuing an MFA?
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
Writing as a parent, or how to be good at anything
In which Richard Ford keeps giving bad advice.
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
software
YAML keeps my recipes looking nice
I really just want to find ways to make my life easier.
The Senior Engineer’s Guide: The Gilded Rose Code Kata
I don’t much like the solutions I’ve seen, so I wrote my own.
New Project: I Ching - The Book of Change
I love using the I Ching as a meditation tool. You should give it a try!
A developer journal can help you get your next software engineering job
Or: How I can do myself a favor and stop relying on my terrible memory.
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
book review
Book Review: Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself by Florian Huber
Unfortunately, sometimes regret only appears once you lose.
Book Review: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Thanks, but no thanks.
Book Review: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
This is a book.
Book Review: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Maybe some day I’ll become Kung Fu Dad too…
Book Review: Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
I related to this book a little more than I’m comfortable with…
life
The Giving Tree really stresses me out
This book is for kids???
The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
children's books
The Giving Tree really stresses me out
This book is for kids???
Depression and bad friend advice in The Pout-Pout Fish
I feel bad for Mr. Fish…
interviewing
A developer journal can help you get your next software engineering job
Or: How I can do myself a favor and stop relying on my terrible memory.
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
art
The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
translation
What does it mean to translate?
Translation depends more on how well you know English than it does on how well you know your source language.
depression
Depression and bad friend advice in The Pout-Pout Fish
I feel bad for Mr. Fish…
peloton
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
leetcode
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
parenthood
Writing as a parent, or how to be good at anything
In which Richard Ford keeps giving bad advice.
sausagehead
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
mfa
The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Is it worth pursuing an MFA?
personal finance
The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Is it worth pursuing an MFA?
ai
AI and the writing process: Creative catalyst, and sympathy for NaNoWriMo
AI models are tools. Their virtue lies entirely in how we employ them.
workshop
Good readers make better writers - guidelines for critiquing work from your peers (and yourself!)
The practice of reading and critiquing is essential to improving your own skill as a writer.
project
New Project: I Ching - The Book of Change
I love using the I Ching as a meditation tool. You should give it a try!
code-kata
The Senior Engineer’s Guide: The Gilded Rose Code Kata
I don’t much like the solutions I’ve seen, so I wrote my own.
senior-engineers-guide
The Senior Engineer’s Guide: The Gilded Rose Code Kata
I don’t much like the solutions I’ve seen, so I wrote my own.
movie review
Movie Review: Hereditary: So messed up, so awesome
Holy crap, what an experience!
horror
Movie Review: Hereditary: So messed up, so awesome
Holy crap, what an experience!
food
YAML keeps my recipes looking nice
I really just want to find ways to make my life easier.