Software Archaeology, by kpd

We know that community conferences like That Conference and Codemash  fulfill multiple roles in a technology community.  They provide netwo...

Full disclosure: I am not a great speaker. I have spoken at precisely one user group and one community conference .  I love community , h...

This week is American Education Week, and since I am a strong believer in education as the foundation of not only a strong culture, but also...

Sunday night our family spent about three hours preparing, cooking, and cleaning up a pretty big dinner.  The entire time, I'm thinking,...

Ok, so as I was drinking my last bit of Soylent last night, I was struck dumb by a thought: "I'm going to miss this little brown ...

After five days of writing, there's really not much to say.  I've enjoyed having a break from cooking and cleaning.  I've enjoye...

As I mentioned in my first post , I'm overweight and have an unhealthy relationship with food.  It would be crazy not to think of Soylen...

One thing I didn't expect with this Soylent stuff, though a peek on their online forum confirms it's common, was the associated gas....

Hm.  Day 3.  It's almost fallen away into the background.  I'm not really thinking about eating.  We had a lot of errands to run tod...

Well, I decided to start work about 45 minutes early today.  Why? I was full of energy.  Energized in a way that I've not been in week...

So this morning, I pulled the shaker of Soylent out of the fridge.  I mixed it up last night per instructions. I was a bit disappointed w...

I have a confession to make.  I'm addicted to food.  More specifically, I guess I'm addicted to overeating.  In a situation where I ...

I know I post a lot about community conferences, but I never really talked about what a community conference is.  Like with a lot of things,...

Software Engineer and Developer consistently rank as a couple of the best jobs you can have . Software offers a good combination of mental...

Ok, before this milestone slips away from me, I've got to write up my findings.  Because that's what I do. Granted, this blog has ...

Here we are again.  I'm talking to you.  It's just us here, and no one is listening.  Clear your mind.  Take all your preconceived n...

Ok, profanity?  Really?  Well, I’ve never said I wasn’t coarse right down to my bones. Besides, this isn’t mine.  It’s a common tur...

I'm always looking for new ways to work.  I have never hidden my opinion that the cube farm is the worst of all possible worlds, lacking...