The Cheater Beef I Will Deny Having CreatedIf you know anything about Chicago food, you know that the pinnacle of local fare isn’t the deep-dish pizza, it’s the Italian Beef…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022
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The Bomb 💣 GranolaOnce upon a time, there was a coffeeshop in the Chicago neighborhood where I lived. It was everything you wanted a cafe to be: small but…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
The ‘Joel Test’ For Remote Software DevelopersMost of us have heard of the ancient but venerable Joel Test for software development (my current project, hovering around 9/12). Here is…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
In Defense of Anti-ScienceA version of this essay appeared in Skeptic Magazine, volume 21, number 2.Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
Software Development Should Be RelaxingWhile traveling last summer, we stopped into this little wood shop on the side of a forest road, a few miles outside of town. It was the…Feb 17, 20171Feb 17, 20171
Saving the VibrationsPart of the story of the decline of music is narrowing leisure time, and part of the story is exploding media options. Lost in that story…Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016
Paris j’ignoresI get it that we all suddenly love Paris, but let’s remember that ever since our forces “took control” of Baghdad, people have been driving…Nov 14, 2015Nov 14, 2015
Spotify-Shaming Our ListenersAwhile back, I heard of a web store whose programmers had decided to punish their patrons who were still using Internet Explorer. They had…Sep 3, 2015Sep 3, 2015
