writer, programmer
history
If you could have dinner with anyone from the past, who would it be? Dinner with any person from the past wouldn't work because you would spend all of the dinner explaining technology like your phone ringing in your pocket or vernacular like what the griddy is. In
screenplay
INT. COFFEEZILLA HQ CoffeeZilla: This crypto grifter (202212170120) will be getting away with it again, Internet justice has been served, but unfortunately ladies and gentleman, it seems that this is as far as it goes. …You know what? No. No! EXT. OUTSIDE NEXT TO COP CAR Lights flashing against CoffeeZilla&
A look into the containers I used by age (male). The evolution of size is driven by necessity, technology available, style decisions, and societal positioning Age 8 (elementary) pencil case + backpack (child) no phone Age 13 (middle/high school) backpack (large) no phone Age 18 (college) backpack (large) lanyard pockets
obsidian
In my PARA implementation in BHOV-2023, I made quite the stink about not using Areas or Resources. These buckets I thought were somewhat superfluous, as afaik, they are meant to be "dropboxes". Upon reflection I began to think about things in the past that felt infinite, but were
movies
In any "ancient history/spy" action film you might expect to see these familiar scenes… Scenario 1: Modern Lock with Benefit of Hundreds of Years of Modern Lock Technology INT: Some Rich Dude's Vault, Probably Male Lead: Damn, it's locked. Female Lead: Don'
movies
Totally unexplainable reasoning. INT: Some Final Showdown with {BOSS VILLAIN HERE}, Probably in the Unlocked Throne Room 202212251336 Male Lead: You killed my brother! I can't forgive you for that, {BOSS VILLAIN HERE}, you murderer!! Villain: Haha, I…wait, are you serious? Male Lead: Serious about what? Villain:
movies
Multiple times throughout each movie, I made this face: What's the point of hiring A List actors if the narrative is a incomprehensible trash fire? What's the point of using a whole budget on a film you plan to just call in to cliches? I thought
programming
Code is a liability, not an asset. So goal of software engineer is delivering the maximum amount of desired functionality at the cost of the least amount of code complexity, even as desired functionality evolves over time. (View Tweet) Required Reading CIAL I want to code something every week 202212160248,
music
it’s disgusting how much i replay a song if i love it (View Tweet) the songs i played on repeat in 2022 (listened to multiple times per day):
linguistics
TL;DRI learned that the word "humble" comes from the word "humus," meaning of the earth and feminine. It really changes the vibe of Kendrick's HUMBLE. Additionally, I read advice from a book to be friendly towards a powerful man but not too modest,
deep-life
The worst characteristic of mood possession is that it robs one of all sense of meaning. Suddenly the “out there” is dominant in one’s inner life and the inner meaning of life is lost. One is then at the mercy of the “out there” for one’s sense of
religion
“To search for God is to insult God.” This implies that God is always present and any search for him is a refusal of this fact. A surgeon friend of mine likes to say, “Don’t fix what isn’t broken.” It is only an extension of that to say,