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Back when I was in high school, my grandma got a call from a scammer claiming to be me. The story was I got caught in a bad situation and needed a bunch of money wired right away. To which she responded, "Well, you got yourself into this mess. You can get yourself out." (click) Yeah, she did not mess with nonsense—scammers or not. But many do fall for these calls. As methods get more... [read more]

This is my perspective on using Nix (the OS, the package manager, and the language) as a main driver for the past 2 years. I have gone to conferences, engaged the community, donated, submitted bug reports, converted my home servers, and probably spent hundreds of hours in Nix configs. I consider myself well versed, but certainly no expert. TLDR: In its current state (2025), I don't generally... [read more]

At the end of the year I square up my donations in order to meet the fuzzy target I set for that year. There is really no reason why I need to do this by the end of the year. It is mostly a habit from back when there was a tax advantage to donating smaller amounts while using the standard deduction. Here is my general methodology: Throughout the year when anyone I know (friends, family,... [read more]

The relationship between technical interviews and real-world performance remains one of the most debated topics in software engineering recruitment. While you may be reading this because of a recent interview experience we shared, this post aims to explore a broader and more important question: how can companies better identify talented developers? Although many organizations have established... [read more]