Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
Working in tech left me feeling sore after work. It’s easy to slouch when you’re looking at a screen which isn’t quite high enough for you in a chair which isn’t the right size either. After a while, the slouching took its toll on my back and my energy level.
I went home and felt sore after almost 8 hours in a chair with little movement, but my back was killing me the most.… Read the rest
I started with an article. And then another. And then another. My brain was on fire that weekend.
I didn’t wake up with the plan to just sit and write. All I knew is that I wasn’t going to go out for the day without writing something I could put on my blog. The irony is that I had been trying to focus on longer content, but my hand was a bit forced.… Read the rest
Though the title sounds like another round of buzzword bingo, actionable analytics, data-driven and data-informed are concepts which shape businesses and organizations in very real ways. They’re new words for old ideas made feasible. Companies are constantly trying to get leaner and more effective to drive down the bottom line and drive up the profit margin. It’s easier now than ever to collect a massive amount of data, but it’s still hard to know what to do with it when you get it.… Read the rest
Some days, I wake up and have no idea what to write about if anything. Who knows if it will be a good day or just another run through the doldrums. These thoughts soon pass as quickly as they came.
I don’t have to force myself to write, but I do have to make myself. I write because I like to write.… Read the rest
Automation is the way forward for the tech industry, but it can be a double edged sword. It can cut costs and reduce maintenance when done right, but it can also convolute processes and balloon budgets when it’s done wrong. Like any given technology or process in general, there is a time and place it is effective, and areas where it is either less effective, ineffective, or even detrimental.… Read the rest
The old experiment goes that a ceramics professor split their class into two parts, with one group responsible for making as many pieces as possible, and the other group responsible for making one perfect creation. The group responsible for as much as possible did the best on average for the quality of work at the end.
This story is parroted over and over for content creation, but so many people are so fixated on creating their one perfect product that they completely lose sight of how much work it takes to get good at something.… Read the rest