Thoughts
I'm a huge Manchester United fan. I have been since the mid-2000s. There are a lot of reasons I was attracted to the club. The winning, awesome. Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime, amazing. A history of great players including a Trinidadian, unbelievable. But what drew me to the
Side Projects
In the past few months, I've been working at taking more risks especially when it comes to my work. I like to think I'm a risk taker but I can also be hesitant and get stuck worrying about the potential to be embarrassed. I've
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Articles Slack has decided to somehow make its icon even duller and less notable [https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/2/26/18242369/slack-icon-android-ios-white-purple] I really didn't mind the new Slack logo. It's fine. But why would they replace the iconic purple with white? Why not
Thoughts
Last week I found a new artist I really like (AMA). I was reminded of how some music can instantly hook me when I first heard her song, Monochrome. From the moment the beat kicked in I knew I loved it. Instantly loving a song is a rare occurrence for
Side Projects
I launched InboxReads back in September of 2017 with the intention that'd it be a long process to grow the site to a point where it could possibly make some money. In most of the time since I focused on just that. I tried new tactics to grow
Tech
I've been watching videos and reading articles about all the new phones being announced at Mobile World Congress this week. I've noticed many of the companies who've been struggling to compete with Apple & Samsung are now taking wild swings to differentiate their phones.
Side Projects
Being a maker requires you to put yourself and your work in front of the world. You are required to share your passions, your goals, and more. You have to be ready to face negative feedback or even worse, deafening silence. Many of our projects are labours of love. They
The Internet
As humans, we're naturally social creatures. We all fall somewhere along the spectrum of sociability. Some crave it but few completely despise it. When you're born your immediate family forms your first social group. As you get older it expands to your wider family, classmates, and
Side Projects
Being able to code can be a blessing and a curse as a maker. It's easy to fall into a trap of building more features when you should be working on other things. Typically you're drawn to the kind of work you're most experienced
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Articles Amazon cancels HQ2 in New York after backlash [https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/14/18224993/amazon-hq-2-queens-new-york-backlash-pulls-drops] After a ton of backlash Amazon changed it's mind on builing HQ2 in Queens. It's a complicated issue, it would've brought jobs, but negatively affected lower
Thoughts
I was scrolling through Facebook today when I saw a survey from the local government asking for input to deal with traffic issues. What a nice improvement on our government's part to get actual data to make a decision. But no that's not all it was.
Culture
At every time in human history, the norms and customs of the time have been challenged. Usually by some small but growing fringe group with the belief to demand change. Looking back on previous societal norms we're shocked and sometimes appalled at what was deemed acceptable back then.