Search Results: story
the megaphone
Megaphones are amazing. For nearly as long as we have organized into large groups, we have rolled materials into tubes and spoken into them to help carry our voices to the back of the audience. Wit… [more]
Book Review-How to Survive in a Science Fictional Universe
Review-How to live safely in a science fictional universe By Charles Yu
If I said the words: “Primer with daddy issues” how would that mak… [more]
What Makes a Team Lead Great?
“Well, don’t you think that you as the commander have an obligation to create a vision for your command?” It was more of a statement than a question. “No, I feel that my job as the com… [more]
Lessons Learned From a Film Producer About Making Software
This last week, I had my leadership team in town for the first time in a while for some planning meetings, and some team buildingmore]
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-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-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.
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Antisemitism ends with us
In 1096 the crusaders, Christian religious warrior pilgrims, set out for Jerusalem. Their cause was nominally to protect their Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters from the encroaching Islamic emp… [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]
Neptune (Gremlin) Local Dev Setup
I am playing with some graph databases right now, for a fun project I may write about later. When I first started out I was using Neo4j, which has an excellent local development story, a lovely… [more]
So you Studied History and You're a Conservative... I am Sorry.
I started writing this in July of 2015 and never got around to publishing it. Now to clean out my drafts folder, and to get back in the habit of publishing here it is!
So you studied… [more]
mourning
If I do this right then I will likely offend everyone, and then gently touch hearts so that we can all see eye to eye and heart to heart.
I am deeply deeply saddened by the news of the death… [more]
The Problem of Over Communication
Just like under-communicating over-communicating poses a serious problem to organizations. Before you read this and immediately write it off as just another rant, think about it. How often do you r… [more]
Moving the World
Dear America:
In the wake of yesterday's election it would be wise to reflect on these wise words from our first President, George Washington.
“I have already intimated to you th… [more]
Now Serving: Obsolescence
This article is part of a series, “Now Serving,” that takes a look at the changes in design, and consumer culture, that are happening right now.
“We have advanced technologi… [more]
Trust and the Box
Last Friday I was in Historic Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center(jsc) listening to Milt Heflin, one of jsc’s Associate Directors, describe some of the history that happened … [more]