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Cultural Homogeneity
I've been thinking about France and French culture, and why it is that a country that only recently in the broad scheme of things adopted more equal policies around gender, is also a nation whe… [more]
Book Review-Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Review: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The original Cosmere novel, that had somehow slipped through my reading list until this week. I was reading an article suggesting some ideas for how to … [more]
Book Review-The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Review: The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
No one does magical systems better than Brandon Sanderson. That’s a pretty absolute statement but one that I am comfortable withmore]
Book Review-A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Review: A million miles in a thousand years
This was a fun one. It’s nominally cycling and philosophy and discussions of story so you know it’s going to be one I like.more]
Book Review-Getting to Yes
Review: Getting to Yes By Roger Fisher and William Ury
This is a quick read with some really good insights into negotiating that isn’t focused on tricks or manipulative tactics.
It em… [more]
Book Review-Aloha Rodeo-Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
Review: Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West by David Wolman and Julian Smith
Strap yourself in for a story where co… [more]
Book Review-The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaimon
I have a mixed experience with Neil Gaiman's work. Not because he isn’t a brilliant story teller, because he is. It’s more a conte… [more]
Book Review-Road to Valor
Review of "The Road to Valor" by Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon
I have love cycling, a fact you should be aware of if you intend to stick around here. Coupled with my love for… [more]
Human Communications Are Hard
Delays and technical issues bias us against others experiencing them.
This comes from more]
2021: Year in Review
It has been quite the year!
As the pandemic has been dragging on, ramping up, slowing down, generally continuing to drag on.
Thoughts
I am excited for 2022.
2022! How did … [more]
2020: A year
This has been a crazy year, but honestly an exciting one for me and my family. We've lived through multiple natural disasters, moved, changed jobs, survived a pandemic, had a new baby join us, and … [more]
Tech Things I read in 2018
This is going to be a pretty straightforward list of what tech related reading I did this year. It doesn’t include hundreds of blog posts and forum discussion. I’ll break it into two ca… [more]
Let's talk about Boot camps
So the giant article I’ve been planning to write from what I learned prepping for that talk I gave on being senior<… [more]
Being Senior Part 1- the books and data
This is just a quick post to throw up the books I quoted from and a link to the data for anyone who attended my presentation at Utah JS Conference 2016 today. I am putting down my thoughts in a lon… [more]
Seven Languages
A few weeks ago we started a book club at work and we are running through more]
Learning the Trade
I thought I would throw together a list of resources I have found interesting and useful when it comes to building the internet. This is by no means exhaustive and will be updated over time as I fi… [more]