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Dangerous People
There are lots of people on earth--some big, some small, some famous, some unrecognizable, and some dangerous. Out of all the people I can think of, the most dangerous ones are the pragmatic ones....
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Don't Panic! Frustration is an Anti-Pattern
Frustration and programming seem to go hand in hand. When solving problems with code, there are an unlimited amount of things that can go wrong, and very few things that can go right: The third party...
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No Regrets
I've always been an extreme person. My internal motto has always been to either do something all the way, or not do it at all. When I was getting to know my wife (back when she was just my...
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My Bane - Multiple Projects
This topic is something that's been floating around in the back of my mind for the past several years. My weakness, fatal flaw, bane, whatever you want to call it... is that I'm awful at doing...
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Some Constants
Everyone has their constants--a spouse, a ritual, parents, friends, whatever. Even with shit gets crazy in your life and you've got a million things going on, your constants are the things you can...
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Freeing Up Your Time
I'm a huge proponent of being lazy. And of course, by being lazy, I mean being smart. In my line of work (building tech companies), there are constantly a million separate things to do, worry about,...
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Hack Things at the LA Hackathon
I know several things about you right now: You are more than likely a programmer. I know this because most of my writing here on this site is dedicated to programming, and I doubt you'd be here unless...
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Too Short
Some quick thoughts about how life is just too short to do stuff you hate. If you're an engineer working on a product you can't stand, it really isn't worth it to stick around and keep working on the...
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Ambitions
It's about 1am right now, and instead of sleeping I'm thinking about all the things I want to accomplish, and what I need to do to get there.While I'm currently really happy with my day-to-day life: I...
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Sometimes You've Got To Kill It
I've noticed that sometimes, doing the things you enjoy just isn't enough. Sometimes you need to do more.I often get that feeling deep down that I'm not being the best I can be--I'm not pushing myself...
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Improvement and Perfection
I just finished watching a truly excellent movie, Jiro Dreams of Sushi. If you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend you watch it (it's available on Netflix if you're a subscriber).I'm all about...
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Time Off
This year for Thanksgiving, I did something I don't normally do: I took some time away from the computer.Since both my work and hobby involve programming, it is rare that a day passes for me in which I...
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A Year in Bakersfield
For the past year, I've been living in a relatively small city in central California: Bakersfield.Last year (a week before Thanksgiving Day), my wife's employer gave her an immediate (urgent)...
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Why You Might Enjoy Using DNSimple
Practically everyone I know involved in the tech industry has a preferred domain name registrar / DNS provider. I've used quite a few different companies myself over the years, and have come to really,...
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Being Awesome
If you wan to be awesome, then go be awesome.Code the stuff you want to code. Build the business you want to build. Lift the weights. Lose the weight. Go the extra mile.Don't listen to anyone else,...
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postgression - A PostgreSQL Database for Every Test Case
The following are some facts about me:I write a lot of software.In order for me to write good software, I often write tests for my software. Code that makes sure my business logic works on data from my...
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Yesterday I came across this post, written by a really great programmer, and it immediately struck a chord with me. If you haven't read it already, I'll sum it up for you here.Heather Arthur published...
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Building postgression (an API Development Story)
Last week my friend Alven and I launched a new service for developers using PostgreSQL: postgression. postgression is a simple web service that allows you (a programmer) to instantly provision a free...
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Productivity and Calmness
While there are certainly many productivity hacks available to you, I can think of none greater than calming yourself.I can't tell you how frequently I find myself completely overwhelmed with things...
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Heroku Dynos (in Depth)
NOTE: This article is all about Heroku. If you've never heard of them, you may want to skip this one >:)So, I'd like to talk about dynos with you (not dinosaurs, although, I do love talking about...
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