Meta Work
September 23, 2022
Knowledge Work
Meta Work is my term for everything from leadership strategies to individual GTD and PKM workflows—the stuff that transcends any particular domain of work.
Some Thoughts on Report Usability
September 22, 2022
Data & Design
A usable report meets a specific need, clearly presenting the facts in a way that's appropriate for the user's context.
Yachats Sunset
September 7, 2022
Photos
We love spending time on the Oregon Coast, and Yachats (pronounced like yaw-hots) is one of the best places
BIML
April 24, 2018
Data & Programming
For certain use cases, BIML is pure magic. The best kind of power tools
Banana ooo na na
April 1, 2018
Humor & Music
This morning’s silly dad song: 🎶 “Banana ooo na na, half of my breakfast is banana ooo na na…” 🎶
Super Love
March 20, 2018
Music
I just can’t get enough of “Super Love” by Zero Venture featuring Natalia Natchan. It’s EDM + J-pop + NES. It’s nerdy, sweet, and just so much fun
Scroll Lock
January 26, 2018
Technology
I just figured out that the Scroll Lock key actually does something on Windows! Made me want to scream and burn Excel to the ground until I figured
Why We Encrypt
June 23, 2015
Technology & Security
Bruce Schneier: Every time you use encryption, you’re protecting someone who needs to use it to stay alive. This is the clearest statement I’ve
UK government quietly rewrites hacking laws to give GCHQ immunity
May 17, 2015
Security
Ars Technica: The UK government has quietly passed new legislation that exempts GCHQ, police, and other intelligence officers from prosecution for
I’m Terrified Right Now
March 27, 2015
Knowledge Work
Derick Bailey: I want this horrible, sick feeling because it means I care about what I’m doing. It means I understand that I can really screw this
You Do Not Need Permission
January 15, 2015
Wisdom
Brooke Allen: You do not need permission to do the right thing. No one can give you permission to do the wrong thing
The Reward For Good Work
January 8, 2015
Knowledge Work
Derick Bailey: For me, my work and my reputation are tied together. I’m not known for social graces, being easy to work with, or having the best
How a Microwave Should Work
July 21, 2014
Design
I have strong opinions about the proper UI design for a microwave oven: The number buttons should just be numbers. Pressing the 2 button should not
One in a Million is Next Tuesday
July 17, 2014
Programming & Wisdom
Larry Osterman: …very early on, back when I was working on DOS 4. We ran into some kind of problem (I’ll be honest and say that I don’t remember
What I Want From Tech Support
February 11, 2014
Technology
I’ve been working with a software vendor on the same support case for 15 days now, and it’s driving me crazy. It would be unprofessional to rag on
Windows Batch Gotcha: Use REM Inside IF Blocks
July 2, 2013
Programming
Normally I comment out lines in a Windows batch script by prefixing them with “::”—it just looks better to me than “REM”. But today I found out the
Great Advice From Larry Wall
June 5, 2013
Wisdom
I just ran across this great bit of advice I got back in 1995 from Larry Wall, creator of Perl: Don’t get brainwashed by your education into
A Haiku
April 24, 2013
Poetry
I have had a thought. This is the content thereof. Disappointed yet
Time Limits on Browser Plugins?
April 4, 2013
Security
When Steve Gibson talked on Security Now 398 about how few users’ Java plugins are actually up-to-date, this question hit me: The problem with
Better Questions
April 4, 2013
Knowledge Work
Organizational culture emerges from the process of answering questions. The answers aren’t necessarily articulated explicitly, but they’re expressed
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