Meandering Thoughts #13
Yesterday I drove into the office for work. Though seemingly mundane, It's only the fifth day I've worked in my corporate office since my then-employer sent us home due to…
Travel Roulette
Question: what item, if lost or stolen, would most affect whatever trip you're currently on? Notwithstanding extreme travel where you are cut-off from civilization - perhaps crossing the Sahara - most daily…
Windows IRL #1
As a technologist, I'm always interested in learning about the underlying technologies. Once, I intently watched an airplane's entertainment system go through a Linux reboot. I recently added new use…
Work From Flight
I'd hope to work on my flight from Amsterdam Schipol to Minneapolis/St. Paul International, but seemed doubtful as I was on the aisle with someone to my immediate right. Early…
Traveling
I am speaking at Devoxx Morocco in October, the first time I'll travel to Africa. When I spoke at Devoxx UK earlier this spring, my wife came with, but she's…
Me, A Conference Speaker? Yes, you!
I have been in your shoes: it is very intimidating to get in front of strangers and speak about your passion: technical topics where others are stronger; opinions that are…
Performance Reviews Are A Waste of Time
https://flic.kr/p/bFBKLV At least weekly I am asked for feedback or thoughts on a recent commercial interaction. Most obvious for one-time transactions with a company rendering services, e.g. lawn service, gutter…
Probing Questions For Your Interview
I've worked for many organizations of different types during my long, perhaps not-so-illustrious professional career: software and business shops; Fortune 500 and VC-funded startups; in retail, financial, healthcare, hardware; bleeding-edge…
Graph Databases and Baseball
In my opinion, stating that baseball remains America's Pastime in 2023 is a tough argument to make, as it often is as the third-most popular sport in the United States.…
It’s Elementary Privacy, Watson!
In today's (mostly) digital world, maintaining data privacy and data security should be an ongoing discussion in all businesses, especially those developing applications, both internal business shops and software shops…