Apr 22, 2018My Favorite Words (and some phrases) from TED2018I was lucky enough to attend TED2018 in Vancouver this year. In previous years I gave short presentations about the words from the conference I found most interesting, and really missed doing it this time. Some of these are new words; some were just new to me! …Ted4 min readTed4 min read
Published inIBM Watson Assistant·Sep 19, 2017Debugging Tips for HackathonsI spent this past weekend at the Mobile Monday Hackathon, talking to people about LoopBack and helping folks debug their applications. I had a great time and really enjoyed seeing so many interesting and useful projects! I love helping people get unstuck with their projects, even if I’m just acting…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Jul 14, 2017The Productivity Tool Every Developer Should Be UsingHow many times a day do your fingers do the ⌘-C ⌘-V dance? Even if you’re not just copying and pasting from StackOverflow, you’re probably copying and pasting from somewhere: your own code, documentation or specs or email or Slack or Jira … the list is endless. And how many…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Jun 12, 2016Create a simple, free, text-driven Twitterbot with AWS Lambda & Node.jsHave you always wanted to make your very own Twitterbot, but didn’t want to run a server to do so? Using AWS Lambda and very little code, you too can run a text-driven Twitterbot that tweets at scheduled intervals! AWS Lambda is a service from Amazon that runs little stand-alone…AWS8 min readAWS8 min read
Published inTimeline·May 10, 2016Bin Ladens, Tubmans, and Benjamins: What we talk about when we talk about cashThe many nicknames for money — On May 4, the European Central Bank announced they would stop producing and issuing the €500 banknote by the end of 2018 (although it will remain legal tender). The ECB’s press release cited “concerns that this bank note could facilitate illicit activities.’” This is not a new concern: the BBC…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Published inXOXO 2015·Sep 8, 2015Why I Love XOXO, or, “Don’t Cry, Organize”Tomorrow I’m headed back to Portland, Oregon, to attend XOXO. (I’ve been looking forward to this year’s conference since the last day of last year’s XOXO.) It’s not because Portland is lovely (it is) or because the people attending are awesome (they are) or even because I’ll be drinking the…Labor3 min readLabor3 min read
