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
Faves
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.
Life
I have a deep fear of losing momentum when I've found some. It feels amazing when your efforts are paying off, you can see the rewards, and it all feels like it's been worth it. No matter what you're doing you still would like
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Articles The cheapest Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe—for as little as $9,000 [https://qz.com/1541380/the-cheapest-chinese-electric-cars-are-coming-to-the-us-and-europe/] $9000 for an electric car? That could be revolutionary but will consumers go for tiny cars? I'm skeptical. Sprint is suing AT&T
Tech
How does society change when there aren't enough jobs for anyone? This video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5ktbit2s0] got me thinking about the implications of automation. Pretty soon jobs that employ thousands and probably millions will be done by algorithms and machines instead. For most of
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Articles Android TV Is Good Now [https://gizmodo.com/android-tv-is-good-now-1832053190] I got a Android TV box recently and I have to agree. It took a few tries but the UI and features Google has now create a great smart TV experience. Apple is getting closer and closer to spelling out
The Internet
This week the situation in Venezuela took a new turn. The country's assembly leader, Juan Guaidó, announced himself as interim president and declared the rule of the current president, Nicholas Maduro, illegitimate. Soon the US and other countries followed in supporting his claim and calling for new elections
Writing
I've been thinking a lot about how much I've written since I started writing 200WordsADay [https://200wordsaday.com/] and the progress I've made. But I'm also curious about the benefits writing consistently has for my writing. I'd like to become