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the megaphone
…If you haven't read her books you should. Start with Radical Candor, but read more than just it. https://www.radicalcandor.com/ ↩ "The divine right of kings, or divine-right theory of… [more]
Cultural Homogeneity
I've been thinking about France and French culture, and why it is that a country that only recently in the broad scheme of things adopted more equal policies around gender, is also a nation where… [more]
Book Review-Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
…doesn't back the emotional punch of some of the other books in the Cosmere. I literally cried at the end of The Lost Metal. That's emotional punch. Elantris for me felt like the first painting… [more]
Book Review-The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
…short for Sanderson. If you are a reader of other Cosmere books you’ll recognize the magical system from the final book in the Wax & Wayne cycle, where it appears in the hands of a Ghostblood. But… [more]
Book Review-A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
…to love others and be loved. This is my favorite of the books that I have read so far this year, and will likely be one that I return to in the future. Footnotes in case you haven’t met me in person… [more]
Book Review-Getting to Yes
Review: Getting to Yes By Roger Fisher and William Ury This is a quick read with some really good insights into negotiating that isn’t focused on tricks or manipulative tactics. It emphasizes the need… [more]
Book Review-Aloha Rodeo-Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
Review: Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West by David Wolman and Julian Smith Strap yourself in for a story where cowboys… [more]
Book Review-The Ocean at the End of the Lane
…named some variant of Neal… Either way this was one of his books that I enjoyed. I didn’t highlight a ton, but I did find myself reflecting on life, and memory, and childhood’s big and little traumas.… [more]
Book Review-Road to Valor
Review of "The Road to Valor" by Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon I have love cycling, a fact you should be aware of if you intend to stick around here. Coupled with my love for history,… [more]
Human Communications Are Hard
…I picked up in college, reading the papers behind the books, getting closer to the primary material and seeing what the raw information says. I recommend it if your looking for a new study habit) Back… [more]
2021: Year in Review
…Interview with Fiona and Terryl Givens Movie: Dune (2021) Books This year I used a mix of audio books and normal reading to cruise through these. Here’s the list, along with short reviews. Wound… [more]
2020: A year
…meantime here is everything I read/consumed last year: The Books: Becoming - Michelle Obama Excellent peak into the world of the first family. Also really good discussion of women's roles in our… [more]
Tech Things I read in 2018
…future. (Available in ACM) Things Not Worth Reading These books did not live up to the hype... I most likely did not finish reading them, and leave them here as a warning to you. Hopefully saving you… [more]
Let's talk about Boot camps
So the giant article I’ve been planning to write from what I learned prepping for that talk I gave on being senior a while ago has stalled. So instead I am going to write about small chunks of it.… [more]
Being Senior Part 1- the books and data
This is just a quick post to throw up the books I quoted from and a link to the data for anyone who attended my presentation at Utah JS Conference 2016 today. I am putting down my thoughts in a long… [more]
Seven Languages
A few weeks ago we started a book club at work and we are running through Seven Languages in Seven Weeks (but we are doing it in 14 weeks instead). So far the book is fantastic but I want to get even… [more]
Learning the Trade
…is a playlist of the talks Crockford gave on JS for YUI Books: JavaScript the Good Parts . Say what you will about Crockford this is still the foundational work for javascript development. Eloquent… [more]