This nomad is already looking to move into a bigger trailer after only a couple weeks!
South Dakota…It’s Official!
Last year Scarlett and I bought a travel trailer and this year we are finally launching on our dream of living on the road for a whole year! We were living in this giant house surrounded by all our stuff and it just wasn’t making us happy. It felt more like a burden than a Continue Reading
How a book changed my life…
It was 2012 and I was walking around a bookstore in Boulder, CO when suddenly my eyes shot down to this book on the bottom shelf. I stared at it in wonder and eventually reluctantly picked it up. When I opened it I was presented with a bunch of strange drawings and my pragmatic Taurus Continue Reading
Keepin’ it real: how Automattic creates momentum on Day 1
Cate Huston, our illustrious mobile lead here at Automattic, was recently interviewed by GitPrime on how to create momentum while onboarding an engineering new hire. The entire interview is nicely summarized in the article tagline: You get only one chance at a first impression — your hiring and onboarding process sets the tone for how Continue Reading
Safe Travels, Grandpa ❤️
On Thursday, January 18th, my Mom phoned me to tell me my Grandpa had passed away. We all knew it was coming. He had been painfully wasting away in hospice and littered with cancer. I was so relieved to hear his pain had ended and at the same time, so lost and sad knowing I Continue Reading
Fully Caprisco Chair – Issues and Fixes
A few weeks back I ordered the Caprisco Office Chair from Fully. I had heard so many great things about this chair from others I work with so I figured the huge price tag was likely worth every penny. This chair plus a smaller lift since I’m a shorty and a foot rest came to Continue Reading
Janus Vulnerability – Android flaw lets attack code slip into signed apps
Android Vulnerability – JANUS: Allows a malicious application to add bytes of code to the APK or DEX formats used by Android applications without affecting the application’s signature. In other words, a scumbag could pack an app with malicious instructions, and still have it read by Android as a trusted piece of software. Android 5+ Continue Reading
Cycling at Chatfield State Park
It’s been getting cold out here in Colorado, but Winter took a break this past weekend and my wife and I took advantage of the nice weather Saturday morning. We grabbed our dog Winston and drove out to Chatfield State Park. Scarlett and Winston headed out to the massive dog park (it even has two Continue Reading
New Blog Home, New Opportunities
This year has been an incredible journey and I really wish I had taken more time to blog about all that has been going in my life, but it all just seemed to fly by so fast! One of the biggest and most life changing experiences I had this year was my trip to Peru Continue Reading
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