In the past month, I have been working on a couple of updates for the Wait Wait Stats Project sites and the infrastructure that hosts the sites. I will be covering those updates and changes in this blog post.

In my last entry I noted that I was trying to be a little less salty this year, and I’m pleased to say that it’s paying off. I’m also trying to tackle some of the value judgments / statements that pop into my head by reminding myself to phrase things in a more productive way. For example, I recently had a discussion...

This is a tech phenomenon that I keep getting blindsided by no matter how much I try to anticipate it. Physical work feels difficult. You can look at someone and realize you don’t have nearly as much stamina, and even if you did, it still feels demanding. Research feels difficult. You’re tasked with thinking about...

Trying to find a lost cemetery

A detail of The Bride of the Sun (3), from my Acid Renaissance series I haven’t seen 28 Years Later yet, but it’s already on my list of things to watch ASAP, and Rowan Lee’s (relatively spoiler-free) analysis of it in 28 Years Later: Where Folk Horror Meets the Apocalypse has only increased my desire to see it....

Today Sarah and I celebrate 25 years of marriage. Madness! Oh, you want to see that sweet, sweet footage from our 2000 wedding? I've got you...

Whenever someone asks me about learning Go and what online resources I would recommend they check out I always point them to Go by Example. This quick reference style site lets someone who is already good at programming in another language get up to speed on the basic semantics and idioms without having to read the...

Email is your most important online account, so keep it clean.

I’m a writer by trade. I don’t think I’m HG Wells or Arthur Conan Doyle or anything, nor do I proclaim to have perfect grammar or spelling. But I can thread a few words together and have them sound at least somewhat coherent for those reading. I’m also a reader. I read a ton, and I always have. I was reading...

I went with my partner to the Natural Stone Bridge & Caves park in the Adirondacks for their birthday. They love rocks and geology, and really wanted to go here. From what they told me, this park was originally gifted to a family as thanks for their efforts in the American Revolutionary War, and after a long time as...

I saw this invitation to A Small Web July from small cypress and knew I wanted to join in. Here are my personal guidelines: