Category Archives: Personal

On the Trouble with Names

Until very recently, I’ve been able to write this blog in the comfortable confidence that no one was reading it.

It is therefore with mild horror that I now realize at least a handful of people are actually, um, reading this blog. I remain (intentionally) ignorant as to exactly how many times the server is [...]

The Free Market is Not Enough

I don’t usually whip out a blog post in a wave of rage, but I’m coasting on some serious fury right now and I reckon I’m going to channel it into some good old fashioned public ranting. Attention: my filter is officially off.

Hello world! I’m pissed.

Today a Senate panel rejected both proposals for [...]

What I know so far about marketing a small software company

One year ago I began working full time creating software for live show control. I say creating, but since it’s my company and I’m the only employee, “creating” really means “coding, supporting, marketing, documenting, designing, testing, managing” and any other list of business verbs you might want to apply.

I love it. If you’d [...]

Make It. Period.

I know this guy from college, name of Robi Mookerjee. I hope that in some way I can claim he’s my friend, although I’m not sure I deserve that honor for the small ways I’ve been connected to him over the years.

Robi is a unique human being. It’s really hard to describe the [...]

Summer Preparations