This week’s topic is based on an interview which you can listen to, here. I recommend listening to it, it’s a great interview! I have condensed the main points for discussion here; Philip Zimbardo is the former president of the American Psychological Association. From the interview, “[Zimbardo] is one of the most distinguished psychologists in… Continue reading Group Meditation: Othering Is The Root Of Most Evil
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Choking Someone is Felony Assault and Attempted Homicide
There have been several high-profile cases in the news this week about people choking people. I wanted to bring it up and talk about some important facts. Consent must be talked about before-hand. Non-consensual choking, even during consensual sex, is strangulation. It is felony assault and it is attempted homicide; with a mandatory prison sentence.… Continue reading Choking Someone is Felony Assault and Attempted Homicide
A New Subtitle; A New Chapter
I put a great deal of thought into the subtitles I use on my website, blog, github, linkedin, etc. The backdrop for this decision is that I have been going through a period of great change in my life. I left a dead-end software engineering job and decided to go back to school in order… Continue reading A New Subtitle; A New Chapter
We need a better abstraction of digital workspaces.
When you run a software application on any modern device, you get some kind of window with the content of what it’s doing, and some number of processes in the background which perform the work. Virtualization tools like VirtualBox allow you to run programs in a completely enclosed environment which look and feel just like… Continue reading We need a better abstraction of digital workspaces.
The First Run: 140 Care Packages For People Who Are Homeless
We liked the idea of having something other than cash to hand out to people who are homeless in order to be more helpful with less money. We also wanted to start conversations around the project which helped to humanize people who are homeless. This comes in the face of intense prejudice in our communities… Continue reading The First Run: 140 Care Packages For People Who Are Homeless
How To Tell If Facebook Hides Your Posts
I challenge everyone to look at their profile and see whether Facebook shows your posts to anyone, or if you’re just sharing things with the wall behind you. Look back at your Facebook posts on your profile and see how many of them have no likes or comments. If they do, it means Facebook’s algorithm… Continue reading How To Tell If Facebook Hides Your Posts
Cheap Global Data And Voice Is Easy
The Phone Before my recent trip to Europe, I bought a Pixel 2 which I have to say is the best phone I’ve ever had. The pictures are stunning, especially in low light. The phone is fast. It holds a charge all day and charges very quickly. I also got a really great wallet case… Continue reading Cheap Global Data And Voice Is Easy
Thoughts On Race In America
I have spent the last week getting to know people from all over the world: refugees from Iraq and Iran, students from Ghana, a Korean-German cheeseburger artisan, a Turkish telecom businessman, room mates from Germany and Italy and Spain and Austria. One thing that hasn’t come up even once is race. In America, the issue… Continue reading Thoughts On Race In America
Group Meditation: Free Will
I attend a biweekly meditation and discussion group. The following is a prompt provided by another member for the discussion this week. It is followed by the member’s own analysis and then by my response. I include my response in order to help me focus my initial thoughts before the group discussion. The Prompt {Free… Continue reading Group Meditation: Free Will
Perfect Server: v19
This is the latest iteration of my perfect server. The biggest change is that this is updated to reflect the requirements of Debian 9.4 which are slightly different than previous versions. Also Certbot has changed somewhat. The first step is to provision a new server. I use Digital Ocean. (Referral Coupon) I will be… Continue reading Perfect Server: v19