3-Phased Information Processing: The IT Meta-skill
Having worked in IT for a good bit of time I have thought a lot about various information technology skillsets and which will become more…
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A Brilliant Commercial Sadly Misunderstood
Few terms are so misused as “racist”. People use it to describe everything from Jim Crow to fashion magazines with too many white women in…
Deleting Horizontal Lines From Word
If you’ve ever had a problem deleting a horizontal line in Microsoft Word, this post is for you. The answer is something of a trick,…
How to Explain SQL Injection to Anyone
There are many ways to explain SQL Injection, and the “best” way is clearly determined by who you’re talking to. For somewhat technical folks, I…
My Current Thoughts on Gun Control
Like many others, I’ve been in a number of debates about gun control in recent weeks. Here are my main thoughts on the topic: The…
Some Thoughts on the Events in Newtown
A few thoughts: Don’t incentivize what you don’t want more of Internationally, football is known for a zero-tolerance policy with regard to doping. You don’t…
The Difference Between Pursuing Happiness and Pursuing Meaning
This is a brilliant piece about the difference between happiness and meaning, or, more specifically, the difference between pursuing a happy life vs. pursuing a…
Are Libertarians Suffering From Technology’s XY Problem?
A bit ago I posted about the XY problem that’s common in online technical forums. It should sound (sadly) familiar to anyone in technology: You…
Business Owners Don’t Create Demand; Consumers With Money Do
I think conservatives are fundamentally incorrect about what creates demand for products and services. Their claim is that those with money and businesses are the…
Font Size on Top Web Publications
Is that text above, or is it the result of a smallest printing head competition? I think publications that think too much of themselves use…
Programming and Data Interpretation Are the New Literacy
I hung out with @sgharms yesterday and the conversation was stimulating as usual. One of the topics was how essential programming will be to future…
Reading Hitchens Improves My Writing
But only temporarily. During the short period after reading Hitchens, say a couple of hours, or perhaps a few days, I am able to think…