Today I Learned
Writing

Today I Learned

I’m starting a new mini-series on here. It’s called “Today I Learned.” I was recently reading “What to blog about” by Simon Willison, where he talks about...

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What to do if you throw your back out in the middle of Hong Kong’s Central Station
Writing

What to do if you throw your back out in the middle of Hong Kong’s Central Station

I’m having a hard time understanding how it’s already been a whole year since the last time I wrote a lengthy blog post on September 11th. And yet, here we...

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A Tactical Approach to Landing a New Job
Writing

A Tactical Approach to Landing a New Job

This past week was an interesting one. I was interviewed by David Nuñez and his co-host, Dan Boyd, for their weekly Twitter Space where David talks to “smart...

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The Super Simple Serverless Image Processor and Website
Writing

The Super Simple Serverless Image Processor and Website

Last week I had an idea for a small project that I needed to get out of my head and into reality. The little idea was bugging me—nagging me, and so rather than...

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Are You Happy, or Not, or Not Sure?
Writing

Are You Happy, or Not, or Not Sure?

Here I am again. Typing! Yesterday’s heat felt ok to me, but I didn’t have to leave the house too much, and certainly didn’t have to walk all over the subway...

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Summer is coming, the solopreneurs, and minding your garden
Writing

Summer is coming, the solopreneurs, and minding your garden

Just start writing. This is my best advice for anyone who is stuck with writing. Like I’ve been, recently. Just start typing on the keys and see what happens....

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Harry’s Little Log Book
Writing

Harry’s Little Log Book

One of my childhood memories is that my grandfather used to keep a little spiral bound notebook in the glove compartment of his cars. There was a little gold...

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A Nice Place to Prototype Ideas
Writing

A Nice Place to Prototype Ideas

I’m working on a new project. I don’t really know what it is or what it will be just yet. It’s called “words.” And at the moment, it’s just a nice place to try...

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Meditations: Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
Writing

Meditations: Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?

Careful readers may have picked up on the reference in the title of my previous post, which is a subtle nod to one of my favorite books by French philosopher,...

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Why Hasn’t Everything Already Been Backed Up?
Writing

Why Hasn’t Everything Already Been Backed Up?

In the past month I’ve had two friends reach out to me in a panic because they lost all their data during the upgrade process to macOS Monterey. Yes, I am that...

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