Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
English is my native language, but I learned Mandarin fluently. I don’t speak Mandarin from being raised with it, I learned as an adult. I can read and write well enough I was able to go to college in China (granted it was a rough start). The majority of my college experience was using Mandarin to learn other things, but I rarely used it to learn any other languages (due to time).… Read the rest
It’s been a while since I’ve woken up and looked forward to my job. I’m usually just looking at the clock or the exit while going through the motions. It’s crazy to think that roughly two-thirds of workers are burned out at some point at work, but that’s the world we live in. Unfortunately, it’s 2020, the year of Covid-19, so the stakes are higher than ever to keep going.… Read the rest
There are plenty of times you have to try and market something which is just plain boring to the majority of people. How do you handle the brand wanting to expand and try to sell outside of a niche? While your widget may get 21% more foobars per cycle than the nearest competitor, what does this mean to a wider audience?… Read the rest
There’s a reason that learning a programming language used to be considered a stand-in for a traditional language class. A flexible programming language like Lua or Perl (among many others) can instruct the computer in different ways. There’s not necessarily a “right” way to do most operations, as long as the code adheres to the syntax and grammar of the programming language and accomplishes the task.… Read the rest
I have a love-hate relationship with working in tech. I’m great at it, but I hate it with every fiber of my being. Most people don’t believe me when I say I’d do almost anything to get out of tech if I could maintain the basics for my family, but I’ve tried so many times and keep ending back in this hell.… Read the rest
This is my fifth article I’ve begun work on today alone. I have no limit on ideas for topics, I have a limit on time I can allocate to writing. That being said, the more ideas you have to write about, the easier it can be to find your groove to write. Ideas are a dime a dozen, so you can afford to have more than you need and throw out whatever doesn’t stick.… Read the rest