I constantly struggle with asking for help, but I’ve found that I’m more productive when I ask for help at the right time. When’s the right time? GREAT QUESTION! The balance is tricky and I’m constantly figuring it out, but here’s what I’ve learned
year in review
For those of y'all just joining in on the fun, I've been writing a look-at-all-the-stuff-that's-going-on post every New Year for the past four years. I had a proper recap of 2014, which links to all the other posts I've done since 1
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Important to the Internet Age Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor. I won't even pretend to be one. TCW: I talk about cancer, which sucks. Fortunately, I haven't been diagnosed with cancer, so there's that. About a year ago, I started practicing yoga
Someone (I don't know who) decided to write a Wikipedia article about me. The amount of information in this thing is incredible - the amount of energy, effort, and research that went into writing this article is absolutely humbling. On Friday, 28 August 2015, the article was deleted
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I love working in tech. As a software developer, I have the ultimate power: I can build anything. The only things holding me back are my imagination, my time, and my desire. I'm a modern-day alchemist, making gold out of thin air. And it's with my
recipes
When I moved to California for college, I seriously missed my Dad's cooking. His cooking... is great. It's really the best. So he sent me a few recipes, just so I could start cooking on my own. I've been using them for years now,
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It's that time of year again. The New Year's Resolution. (More like the New Year's Promise Yourself You'll Be Better At That Thing You'll Forget You Promised Yourself You'd Be Better At In Two Months, amirite?) I used
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New Year's Eve, 2014: I've officially been a web developer/software engineer for three (3) years now. Wow. To catch up on my journey, you can read all about my decision to become a web developer, the big move to SF (aka the mecca of all
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Remember Oprah? She had a show for 25 years, and I only ever watched one episode in its entirety: the last one. In it, Oprah spoke, from the heart, about herself and the lessons she's learned over the years. Say what you want about Oprah, but after 4,
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Your code is not a reflection of you. It isn’t a reflection of your beliefs, your upbringing, or your ability to be a good person. Your code is, however, a reflection of your thinking process at the time that you wrote it. Given our innate ability to change our
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At the time of this writing, I'm on the brink of passing 5,000 followers on Twitter. I honestly couldn't care about how many followers I have, with two exceptions: each new follower means a larger network with which I can share my crazy thoughts and
I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina for two years. Like many cities with a high number of corporate headquarters, Charlotte has seen a massive number of newcomers flocking towards jobs and opportunities. Add to that some fairly decent weather, affordably-priced housing, and a feel-good-family-friendly nature, and it's pretty