Hiking Keauhou
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I took 2 nights out of a family vacation to backpack across the Ka‘ū Desert Wilderness on the slopes of Kilauea in Hawi’i Volcanoes National Park. It was totally worth it.
Journal
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The 0.25% Background: Building a Rarity System Into a Portfolio Site
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I turned a portfolio rebuild into a craft exercise by hiding a gacha-style rarity system in the background animations. Fifteen variants, weighted probability, Cloudflare Workers, and a collector’s page nobody knows about. Sometimes you build things because they make the work yours.
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The Deceptive Promise of AI
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The promise of AI automating mundane tasks seems appealing but is fundamentally flawed. It may eliminate boring jobs, but it doesn’t provide economic security. Displaced workers will be forced to seek new employment. This will turn creative passions into money-making endeavors, stripping them of their joy.
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Job Search – Unreasonable Expectations
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I found a great job listing with Canonical. Despite my love for their products and experience in the field, after just the first interview step I’m withdrawing.
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One year ago today …
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One year ago today, I sat in the National Mall and reflected on the inspiring atmosphere and the amazingness of my favorite PHP conf. Today, I mourn the loss of both.
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Reflections and Foreshadowing – 2018 Edition
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New Year's is an opportunity to stop, take stock, and reflect on everything we've done in the past year. While it's usually a good idea to do this more often than once a year, the seasonal holiday presents an opportune moment for the too-busy-to-otherwise-schedule-things. I fall into that category. Today begins a new annual tradition of recounting…
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How I Started Speaking
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I have been incredibly privileged in my career. I fully recognize and respect this isn’t the case for everyone. It’s why I still write: to provide resources for those who have none. It’s why I publish FOSS code: to help get other devs started. I’m doing a small part. Paying WordCamp speakers for their contributions…
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Job Definitions
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My role in my job is not the limit to who I am.
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Refactoring in Real Life
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It’s truly wonderful what can be wrought when you reuse or recycle materials and give them a second life.