Writing
Essays & notes
On systems, business, software, and building a life on purpose.
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The Interactive Fiction SMS Text Based App I Never Built
I wondered if I could build a SMS/text-based interactive fiction (IF) app. This is a story of how I researched the problem, but…
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Building the LongView
In the spring of 2005 I ran an Indianapolis Game Development meetup called Indy Game Dev. It had one other member. We…
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A Letter to Chris after Leaving First Merchants
9-11-2011 Things have been a little rough lately, but life doesn’t stop throwing you curve balls just because you change careers. Rather…
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The Story of Us
I started out in Kansas City on the east side of the Missouri where I grew till I was eight and in…
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Predestination Explained: a Timeline without Paradoxes
The following timelines show how the timeline we saw in the movie, Predestination, was not the original timeline, but one edited by…
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What Really Happened in Jake Gyllenhaal’s Enemy Movie?
***Major Spoiler Alert***Do not read this if you don’t want the movie spoiled for you. It contains major spoilers. We have met…
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Where do I go to Learn to be a Blogger?
I was recently asked, “Where do I go to learn to be a blogger?” Here’s my response: Blogging in it’s simplest form…
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How to be Intentional about Capturing Ideas
You may have been to meeting with your boss that requires you to write something down or record meeting minutes or minutes…
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Mexican Food Principle
Mexican Food is great, but it can teach us lessons far beyond gastrointestinal delight. I’m talking about the Mexican Food Principle. Mexican…