I am incredibly grateful to Taylor Otwell for building Socialite for Laravel… it will make my programming so much easier this morning! Turn several hours of struggling with figuring oAuth2.0 and integrating it into my app into less than an hour of easy integration.
Month: May 2015
Why are trains driven by people still?
If we have self driving cars moving through enormously complex environments autonomously, why are trains still driven by people?
A train could very easily be operated by a robot or a combination of robot and engineer.
The tragic accident in Pennsylvania was entirely preventable. An engineer drove that derailed train at 106 miles per hour through a 50 mile an hour curve.… read more “Why are trains driven by people still?”
Tooth Surgery
Pursuing Self Improvement
Sometimes it seems to me that sitting on the couch and watching television is a nice way to relax, but that is happening less often. I’ve realized that I actually feel better in general if I do something to improve myself. Here is a list of my favorite non-work activities at this point:
- Programming
- Outdoor rock climbing
- Reading non-fiction books
- Running
- Reading hacker news articles on my phone
- Eating healthy
- Getting enough sleep (prereq for life)
- Indoor climbing
- Playing a game like BrainWars on my phone
Favorite work activities:
- Programming
- Building new systems / structures
- Working with my team members / collaboration
- Team meetings
- Client calls / sales calls
- Answering emails
- Negotiating contracts
Can’t Sleep
I am thinking about Coalition and how to make it better. I am also thinking about all the people I work with now and those I used to work with. Its been quite a journey.
Bouldering at Stoney Point
Outdoor bouldering is definitely not my thing… Too high risk. Today will be my only day without ropes I think.
I climbed up this relatively easy but slabby and scary climb.
No ropes, 25 feet in the air… Ugh.
Is Slow Growth Risky?
WordPerfect grew at 50% a year and their executives were happy at the time. Microsoft Word grew at 200% per year and ended up killing off WordPerfect. People didn’t choose Word on features, they chose it on market adoption.
Go See Ex Machina
Great movie! 10-20 years till AI is a reality is my guess.
Naps
Sleeping in the middle of the day is a superpower enabling activity. Sleep clears out waste which is not cleared while awake. After your nap you basically get a fresh start to the day, doubling productivity. Try it for a month and see how this secret gives you new success!