Hey there – if you’re like me you heard about mat man being a nice way for kids who are more physical learners have something easy and relatable to manipulate to learn how to make the shape of letters. But much to my surprise a search of the internet revealed no easy to use tools. So – I figured I’d … Read More
How Do You Like Your Eggs? Lyrics (Song)
So the song I wrote has been published now, in case you want to check it out you can listen here: Here are the lyrics: Hit me up I hit these streetsLookin’ for a tasty treat See ‘er right before my eyeOoh mama oh my oh myForget the room you’re all I seeHow to get you home with me? Whisperin’ … Read More
SaaS UX (User Experience) aka Why I Broke Up With Pandora
Every week for over 7 years I’ve gone to the same store and bought a cup of coffee. Over 364 times, same store, same cashier, same cup of coffee. One day I reach into my pocket to grab my wallet like I’ve done 364 times before, and lo and behold my wallet was gone. At some point my pocket had been picked … Read More
Carhacked
John's finger hovered over the grimy mouse button, illuminated by nothing more than the glow of the monitor and a beam of moonlight that shone through the dirty flaking window. John glanced around the dingy motel room that contained what was left of his life... a stained mattress resting haphazardly on a broken frame, a nightstand that was likely fished ... Read More
Memorial Day 2016
It’s Memorial Day… For the longest time, all that really meant to me was that it’s a long weekend, and the pools open. Historically, it began as a way to honor those who died during the US Civil War, back in 1861. (Quite near DC actually, the first Memorial Day was to honor graves in nearby Warrenton Virginia, it was … Read More
Apple vs the FBI: Is Encryption a Right?
Apple released a customer letter yesterday (February 16, 2016) explaining and defending their stance to refuse to create a backdoor to iOS. It is well written, and if you’re not aware of what’s going on on this front, I’d suggest you check it out, as well as The Verge’s write up Apple vs the FBI: all the news on the battle … Read More
A Case Against Birthdays
I’m terrible with Birthdays, I always have been. I forget to call, I forget to write. It isn’t that I don’t care about you. It’s that I don’t care about Birthdays. Your Birthday is meant to be a celebration of your life. And if we still lived in a time where you’d have to ford three rivers, repair a broken axle, hunt … Read More
Fellow Human?
I believe it was Winston Churchill who said “To improve is to change, to perfect is to change often.” Ok actually I did believe he said it then searched and confirmed it so I wouldn’t sound like a pretentious jackass if I was wrong. That’s one of the many joys of the internet now, is that any fellow human can … Read More
Protected: Mara Yoko is about to find out…
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Some of my favorite quotes from How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu. While I’m no book critic, I give it a 4/5. “…it’s true: time does heal. It will do so whether you like it or not, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. If you’re not careful, time will take away everything … Read More