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Skipped teeth and blockchains
Down a different blockchain rabbit hole.
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 24 October 2024 -
Engineering velocity: Part 2
Your team seems slower... Here's what to do about it.
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 22 October 2024 -
Engineering velocity
Why is my engineering team so much slower than they used to be?
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 17 October 2024 -
Road King
Bringing a 1948 cruiser bicycle into the 21st century.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 16 October 2024 -
Another one?
Another bedraggled classic cruiser finds its way to my house.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 16 October 2024 -
Tasks
Herculean tasks, Sisyphean tasks, what else have ya got?
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 4 September 2024 -
Trek 2100
What? A carbon fiber bike? In this house? Well, sort of...
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 18 July 2024 -
We’ve got to make the damn websites work
Is it the most transformative thing we can do on the web in 2024?
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 16 April 2024 -
About this site
We're doing it live! Whatever this site becomes, we're gonna build it out in the open so everybody can see all the half-baked ideas and dead ends.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 7 April 2024 -
The handcycle
An interesting journey into making bicycling more accessible.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 28 March 2024 -
11ty Linkrolls
How to build an old-fashioned linkroll for the 11ty static site generator.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 13 March 2024 -
AI is boring and stupid and maybe that's OK
Sometimes boring and stupid is still really useful.
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 11 March 2024 -
So you don't want to be a manager
Straight talk to a senior engineer wanting to stay on an IC track.
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 7 March 2024 -
Know your (documentation) audience
Why nobody likes your docs and your Single Source of Truth isn't working
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 1 March 2024 -
Quicksand meetings
Managers: Avoid these sinking meetings so your teams don't feel stuck.
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 19 February 2024 -
The Five Conditions for (Organizational) Improvement
Understanding why organizations get stuck and won't change
Tagged: Writing.
Last rodeo: 19 February 2024 -
Deploying
A running list of the questions I have to remember to ask myself when deploying a new app to a new environment.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 13 February 2024 -
Markitup (v2)
Bringing an old favorite jQuery library into the modern era. And some musings on ChatGPT.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 8 February 2024 -
Not funny, Dad
The end result of a fascination with obscure government data sources and dad jokes.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 27 January 2024 -
Pear
Comparing text from two documents easily, with no sign-up or data sharing.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 10 January 2024 -
The giant list of questions to ask employers
Do you get sytmied when you're asked if you have any questions in an inteview? Have we got a list for you.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 7 January 2024 -
The Luxus folding bike restoration
For some inexplicable reason, I wanted a vintage folding bike.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 16 September 2023 -
Maturity Model Generator
Need a maturity model? Just enjoy a silly joke? Either way, we've got you covered.
Tagged: Web Things.
Last rodeo: 8 August 2023 -
The electric Schwinn
My e-bike conversion on a 50-year-old Schwinn.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 2 March 2023 -
Making wine cork handlebar plugs
Want something different for your handlebars? How about a wine cork bar end? They're easy to make.
Tagged: .
Last rodeo: 22 February 2023 -
Making a smart vintage camper
My attempt to bring modern tech to a very old camper.
Tagged: The Camper.
Last rodeo: 7 May 2021 -
The bedraggled Raleigh
A bound-for-the-dumpster Raleigh Sports gets a new lease on life.
Tagged: Bikes.
Last rodeo: 23 August 2020 -
1971 Eco fiberglass camper restoration
Trying to put an egg (camper) back together again.
Tagged: The Camper.
Last rodeo: 7 January 2020