• How the GPL Limits Freedom

    I value my ability to contribute to the work of others far more than my ability to mandate how they use my contributions.

  • 40 Days in the Desert

    One of the Biblical stories I turn back to time and again is that of Jesus’ testing in the desert.

  • How Vested are You?

    To have a “vested interest” in something means you need to have actually invested something. Hearing someone who’d been paid for their time, had reneged twice on offers to actually invest in a business, and had nothing tied up in the business itself claim a “vested interest” felt incredibly wrong.

  • Attention Span

    The majority of this site’s content – 470+ individual articles – goes relatively unnoticed. I personally go back and review the archives from time to time and am absolutely floored by some of the content I find.

  • Net Neutrality: Crowdsourcing Data

    Network throttling is a dick move on the part of ISPs. According to some, though, it’s already happening.

  • PHP: Read Only Attributes

    Like in JavaScript, sometimes you want an object property in PHP to be read-only. This is pretty easy to set up!

  • JavaScript: Read Only Attributes

    Sometimes you want a property of an object in JavaScript to be read-only. Thanks to newer language features, this is pretty easy to set up!

  • Someday is the Enemy of Progress

    If you plan to reach your goal “someday,” it’s a dream. Not an objective.

  • Making the Decision for Open Source

    At some point in your career, you might find yourself weighing the pros and cons of open source as it relates to your business.

  • Why Doesn’t Someone Do Something?

    When tragedy strikes, there’s no end to the number of people crying out in public for us to ban together and “do something.”