To my future self or anyone interested, I do not know if God is my savior because I do not know if I want to be saved. If I am one of the 144,000: And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could […]
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Pledge 1%: A new model for corporate philanthropy
Awesome post by Scott Farquhar. If I ever do find myself in the fortunate situation of being in a small startup again, it’s definitely something I will be personally advocating for: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/corporate-philanthropy-pledge-1-percent
Time up for the great Australian property dream?
I use the AFR iPad app for the free stories, because I choose not to pay for such luxuries as newspapers until I can afford my own dwelling (so ironic that it is my understanding that the AFR is owned by Fairfax media who also owns the Domain group). Today brings a good piece from […]
Can We Talk? It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission
Good general advice: https://www.themuse.com/advice/can-we-talk-how-to-confront-someone-at-work I am consistently surprised how awesome things tend to be for me, and as far as possible I always go straight to the source and cut to the chase in the interests of maximising everyone’s time. In other words, I assume the wonderful quote from Grace Hopper: It’s easier to ask […]
Rust + Node = Neon looks quite promising
Neon has come across my radar a few times. Today I started following it’s really awesome Getting Started guide. If you have a spare half hour, there’s also the following really cool video on what it might all mean for upcoming systems programmers (source):
Web Developer Roadmap – 2018
Technology and bangs and smoke magic – River of thoughts – Part 3
From Harry Potter by the highly acclaimed modern literary genius Joanne Kathleen Rowling: He had never seen a wizard work like this, simply by looking and touching; but Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise. – Harry Potter contrasts Albus Dumbledore‘s magical actions in the Horcrux Cave to […]
New Years Resolutions
I am living proof they can and do work. Two years ago: Last year was a bit more personal. A private email to myself on Feb 3 reveals: Late yes, but I have it. It is to build the confidence to look myself in the eye in the mirror and be content about being me. […]
RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us – River of thoughts – Part 2
From the brilliant Daniel Pink: This is Part 2 of my “River of thoughts” series, Part 1 can be found by tag below.
There’s a 12 Step Program to migrate to SquareSpace 7 ?!?
Sigh, that’ll take me a week or longer … PAINFUL! https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206536817-Moving-from-Squarespace-5-to-Squarespace-7 Though it’d be nice to support mobile properly. Just one more thing to add to my very long list of things to get done.
