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Putting My Linux Box In a Blender (With Some Tequila)
Putting My Linux Box In a Blender (With Some Tequila)I had a plan. A nice little Geekend(tm) building a self-hosted container lab. But Linux, and my own stupidity had other plans.
Building a Personal Operating System for Creative Work, Part II: The Grind CLI
Building a Personal Operating System for Creative Work, Part II: The Grind CLII took the concepts from my oh-my-zsh functions and aliases, and built it into a full-on CLI.
Building a Personal Operating System for Creative Work
Building a Personal Operating System for Creative WorkAs boring as that sounds, I am tired of half-finished projects littering my hard drives. I'm tired of just floundering between projects with no real sense of... finishing.
I Hate Tailwind CSS and I Hate Myself for Loving It
I Hate Tailwind CSS and I Hate Myself for Loving ItIt makes he little designers in me cringe everytime I use it, but it's winning the web so I'd better get used to it.
Should I be nicer to my things?
Should I be nicer to my things?I've noticed that the way I allow myself to talk to inanimate objects tends to spill over into how I treat people in the world. Even my closest friends and family.
Since when Did "Open to Work" Require a Marketing Team?
Since when Did "Open to Work" Require a Marketing Team?I've been looking for work for a few months now. I think I've sent hundreds of resumes, even had an interview or two. But still... silence. To be honest, I was pretty hurt. It made me feel like I must've lost every marketable skill I ever had. The fact is, the rules changed and no one told me.
What Happened to the "Magic" of Making Software?
What Happened to the "Magic" of Making Software?When I started in software development (1997), it was exciting. Everybody was just figuring it out as they went. There really was a kind of "magic" in it. Everybody worked together to find and fix issues, and they were all learning and building together.