On Tuesday I noticed a lot of RIP posts in my Facebook newsfeed. It turns out that someone who I went to high school with, just a year younger than me, was killed. His name was Kevin, and although we didn't know each other, I knew of him. Kevin was…
Today is Labor Day in the United States and as a result I have the day off from work (ironically, I coded all day - except on my boat instead of in the office!). Labor Day has been a federal holiday since 1894, and is supposed to celebrate the American…
I've been fascinated with Soylent ever since I first heard about it. I've been thinking about trying it for a few months, but have yet to pull the trigger. Here are my preliminary thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks of undertaking a Soylent-based diet. The Benefits 1. No Thinking It's…
America's got a growing problem. Approximately 69% of US adults are either obese or overweight[1]. This is a huge and growing problem that causes a lot of physical and emotional suffering as well as deadweight loss to the economy. There are lots of smart people studying the causes of…
I love immigrants. These brave people leave their old lives behind and risk everything to come to the United States, with the hope of a better life. Sometimes they find it, sometimes they don't but their children do. They are, and have been, the very thing that is best about…
Coding bootcamps have EXPLODED over the last few years. Here is a quick look at how they cropped up, and where things are going from here. The problem Tech companies have an extremely hard time finding software engineers. When I was running my own software startup, we found it almost…