I've been on both the hiring end, and the job-seeking end for technical positions. A lot of attention gets paid to how hard it is for companies to find good developers, but not as much on the challenges that developers face in finding a job. Here are some aspects of…
It's almost time for another election. In every state except North Dakota[1] you first have to register to vote before you can actually vote. Often you have to do so well in advance, and using an extremely inconvenient paper based process. This is one of the many contributing factors…
Last weekend I finally went out for a spin in the river I’ve been living on a boat in for over a year. The harsh winter (and probably a lack of regularly starting the engines) left our starboard engine unable to start when we tried this summer. A friend…
Today I signed a lease on an apartment! I'll be living with my brother in a walk up apartment in Manhattan starting next week. This is the first time I've committed to living in a place for more than a month since college. It's a big move in my life…
I used to watch a lot of TV. When I would get home from school, and later work, I would spend hours and hours watching the absolute worst shows. At the time I thought I was being entertained, and even informed when I watched 'news' programs. But a few years…
All good things eventually come to an end, and unfortunately my time living on a boat is one of them. I’ve started looking for an apartment again, and it is horrible. In fact it was because I had such a difficult experience last time that I ended up moving…