Mozilla Corporation, the commercial arm of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, announced this week that they are laying off 250 people, which is a quarter of the company. The official press release on the Mozilla blog is very upbeat, including bits about "acting more quickly and nimbly" and that
Read more(Part 2 of this story) When I was doing my research to find a used Chevy Volt to buy, the news that the Volt was being discontinued after 2019 crossed my notice. Not a big deal, I thought. I wasn't planning to buy a new one anyway. But
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(Part 1 of this story.) I've never been a car guy. I appreciate a nice Mustang or Corvette as much as the next American but I always knew I was way out of my depth compared to the guys who had been studying hot rods since high school.
Read moreMy grandfather, James P. Berry, bought the first Chevy Volt sold in Rock Hill. Unveiled in 2007 (the same year as the iPhone) and taking 3 more years to come to market, the Volt was an odd car. An entirely electric drivetrain that had a 40 mile battery but could
Read moreI was having a conversation with a friend just starting out, later in life, on his journey as a software developer, and we were talking about code schools and college degrees. There seems to be a paradox, that some companies hire code school graduates and have success when others don&
Read moreYesterday's post was not intended to be the first in the series, but here we are. The obstacle has become the way. MythBusters premiered during my freshman year of high school, and slotted into the subscription list on our first-gen TiVo alongside Junkyard Wars, so in a way
Read moreI was saddened to hear that Anders Ericsson passed away recently, because his research and writings, primarily his book Peak has had a significant positive impact on my life. His research into what distinguished effective versus ineffective practice was sadly taken out of context to become the cultural meme of
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Every time you put something into a measurement container, some small amount of the stuff stays in the container after you empty it out. The measuring scoop you use for flour, the measuring cup for cream, the mixing bowl to combine it. We like to think that we can measure
Read moreJournal, 13 March 2020 So much of social media reminds me of Tolkien's palantirs. Dangerous and corrupting for mortals. Manipulated to show you what will redirect your will to someone else's aims. Seemingly a gift but more a temptation. Can lead even mighty kings to crazed
Read moreIn conversation with a friend today, he made a passing remark: How can Google's own emails look like crap when viewed in Gmail, on a Google phone, using Google's dark mode? I think there are three things at play here. The first is that Google isn&
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You must choose your own forms of hardship, or they will be chosen for you by fortune. Suffering through workouts or being surprised by injury and frailty. Budgeting your money or being blindsided by unexpected events. Controlling the food you eat or being weakened and sickened by the lack of
Read moreSo, if most people who show up for an individual competition are losers and show up anyway, what's the point? At least the guys who win are satisfied, right? In my experience? No. For the people who are interested in growing and developing their skills, winning at a
Read moreTonight was the toughest I've had this week. I finished work, feeling drained. Steph and I walked around the neighborhood with the dog, I made dinner, we ate dinner. I had the whole evening. I sat down to write another blog post like yesterday's, since it
Read moreThis moment right now is not so bad. If you're sitting somewhere, reading this, wherever you are, whenever you are, it's not so bad around you. Sure, somewhere in the world there are people facing very tough challenges. But they are less worried about their predicament
Read moreThe virtues of copper: “Sleek and shining stainless steel doorknobs and push plates look reassuringly clean on a hospital door. By contrast, doorknobs and push plates of tarnished brass look dirty and contaminating,” she wrote at the time. “But even when tarnished, brass—an alloy typically of 67% copper and
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