This morning I tried an experiment, connecting my MacBook Pro to my Xfinity XB7 Gateway with a 2.5 gigabit LAN dongle. But I only got 1 gigabit speeds. What was wrong?? I…
Year of Creativity – Part 3: This time it’s personal
It’s a really interesting time to be doing this because I’m writing a technical book. I can’t say much except that it’s going to be a monster time suck for February and…
Year of Creativity – Part Deux
In my head, I’m calling the “Year of Creativity” my third act. First Act: Humor and Journalism This is from when I graduated college in 1994 through when I left IMDb in…
Delta Airlines Customer Service – A Case Study
I was trying to buy a plane ticket to visit my dad’s grave on his first birthday since he died when I found out Delta Air Lines stole hundreds of dollars from me.
My Year of Creativity: Introduction
On January 1 of 2024, I started a long-term exploration I call my “Year of Creativity.” As the first project, I launched “Todd the God,” a comic strip about an ancient god…
AI Voice Morphers: I tried eight and here are the results
I tried seven AI voice morphing tools to change my voice into another. Here are my results.
My Argument Against Electric Cars
I am handing off my 7-year-old CR-V to my son next year. When I do, I’ll buy a gasoline-only car or non-plugin hybrid. I did all the math. An All Wheel Drive…
Oh yeah, I got a job…
I got a job. Read on to find out where and why.
Web Dev: Tabbing through paragraphs
Recently a friend asked on Facebook if there was a way let readers to tab through content in a webpage he’d created (like a long essay or article) and have the active…
The #1 Secret to Managing High-Productivity Remote Teams
I’m going to give you the number one secret for building high-productivity remote teams, and it’s actually the same thing that makes your teams work better when they’re all in the office together…
Adding (Partial) Skill Sets
One of the things I intended to do with some of my spare time during my job hunt was update my skills; dive a bit deeper in Python, maybe pick up some…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: And so on, and so on…
Freelancing update I just submitted my first portion of the freelance assignment, though there’s still plenty to do. I’m writing some “quickstart guides” for a well-known developer brand. This one let me…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: Freelancing and warning words
Good news! I picked up a freelance assignment writing some dev content. It won’t pay my bills for long, but it’s money coming in instead of going out. Meanwhile, a couple of…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: Not all job fairs are created equal
Notes on two job fairs, one I attended and one I can’t. Also, updates on the job hunt in general.
Job Hunt Diary 2023: Unflipped Switches
I wasn’t planning to write an entry today, but then I got a note from Microsoft. Hi Greg, We appreciate your interest in a career at Microsoft. Unfortunately, we will not be…