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Write More This Year

Write More This Year

Last year I resolved to write more this year. I ran across the idea of Morning Pages and found a writing site and some tools that helped me no matter where I was. In this post I’ll talk about what this has meant and done for me and encourage

The Dangerous Effects of Reading

The Dangerous Effects of Reading

I am working out of a massive office building in one of those little commercial compounds this week. The entire area has all sorts of nice things – a paper-printing shop, coffee, sushi, burritos, dry cleaners, even food carts most days. Cellphone coverage is near 100%, free WiFi is everywhere,

5 minute book review: The Art of SQL

I have a simple algorithm for picking books: I buy until my wife tells me I have to sleep outside I try to read books that take a practical and interesting approach. For technical books about databases the quality is really uneven. You have your query tuning books which are

Managing your Significant Other when working from home

Managing your Significant Other when working from home

If you are looking for true advice from someone who understands the struggle of remote work and has actual useful advice, check out Navigating Remote Work . When you start working from home you have to prepare those around you for the inevitable consequences of this new lifestyle. I’d recommend

How to convince your employer to let you keep working from home

How to convince your employer to let you keep working from home

If you are looking for true advice from someone who understands the struggle of remote work and has actual useful advice, check out Navigating Remote Work. You have decided to work from home. Telecommute. Listen to the kind of music you want to – dance the way your body tells you.

5 minute book review: Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

5 minute book review: Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering by Robert L. Glass is a fascinating little change of pace that I just finished reading. It was written by an academic-type (i.e. he may have a beard that he rubs while he talks) who also worked in the commercial the-code-

How to deal with robots and get your poodle a job

How should you act when a recruiter calls you during personal relaxation time (i.e. grooming your pet poodle “Fluffikissh”)? What are the ground rules for interacting with robots? If the end goal of everyone is to have a good reputation and to earn a living what are some long