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Splinternet
If policymakers can’t be stopped from attempting to act in their constituents’ “best interest,” perhaps we should band together to build a freer alternative that’s less easy for policymakers to ruin.
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WordPress Core Proposal: Dependency Management
This is a problem for which I don’t have a solution. It is also one where I think most of the proposed solutions are problems to begin with.
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Testing Responsive Websites
Developers claim to build responsive, mobile-friendly websites. But do we actually take the time to test and maintain them?
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It’s a Dirty Job
I’ve earned 3 college degrees and established myself in a solid career, but I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
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Scripting vs Programming: PHP and OOP
OOP doesn’t make much sense when we’re talking about a scripting language.
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Playing the Lottery
There are 259 million possible ticket number combinations for Powerball. What are the chances two people will win with the same numbers?
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Fake it ’til You Make it
Figure out what sort of person you want to be, then start doing the things that sort of person would do. Even if you don’t feel like it.
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The Right to Assemble
If you ignore injustice in any form, you’re silently consenting and just as damnable as the perpetrators.
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Finding my Faith
A friend once told me I was the “worldliest Christian” he knew. Some would take offense at the label, but he meant it as a compliment. I understood more about the way the non-churched world worked than he expected, and he was both surprised and pleased I was willing to step outside of Christian subculture to walk in and work with the world around me. There’s a reason I’m willing to do that.
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Us versus Them
September 11th was a hugely unifying event for (most) Americans. It still created an “us” and “them” division, though.