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Blog post: We Are More Than Our Work
In a culture hyperfocused on productivity and economics, we should remember humans are more than their work. Especially when a pandemic takes it away.
Blog post: The Rails Model Introduction I Wish I Had
Ruby on Rails is a great web app framework, but it's tough to learn for a front-end developer. These are the foundations to one part of rails I wish I learned more about sooner: the Models.
Blog post: You Can Steal Design Ideas
Making good web designs is not easier. That's why the best starting point for them is usually stealing another design.
Blog post: Remember What We Control Amid the Chaos
With the number of confirmed coronovirus cases accelerating, I try to remember what I can and can't control .
Blog post: Feeling the Coronavirus Fear
Fear isn't in short supply with Coronavirus hitting the United States. For me, hygiene and social distancing are easier than managing the fear.
Blog post: Lessons from Nickel and Dimed
Nickel and Dimed is a must-read looking at the struggles the working poor face every day. These are the best lessons I pulled from it and don't want to forget, for my empathy's sake.
Blog post: Watching Others on the Highway
Watching cars pass on a highway captures one of the most important, if also the most damaging, mental shortcuts our minds make.
Blog post: The Innate Danger of Moderates
If you think moderate positions are the 'high ground,' know that civil rights leaders thought it was a bigger threat than extremists.
Blog post: Giving Away Too Much
Selfishness can be bad in many contexts, but embracing it in the right away is one of the most selfless things we can (and should) do.
Blog post: Saving My Curiosity
I missed a key realization looking back at 2019 - being driven by numbers had put a lid on my curiosity.
Blog post: Stop Using the Terrible Title
Title is an HTML attribute you can technically use but never should. For the sake of your website, health, and future children. Escape it while you can.
Blog post: The Ultimate Irony When I First Avoided Tests
In an early job I skipped writing tests, thinking it would make my code more flexible and maintainable. I slowly found it did the exact opposite.
Blog post: My Plan to Escape the Numbers for 2020
In 2019 I focused on numbers for doing better in work and play. That focus caused most of my past year's regrets, and I plan to take a much different approach for 2020.
Blog post: How I Killed My Site's Webpack Processes
Webpack is great, but too big a tool for my personal site. This is how I viciously murdered my Webpack processes for NPM scripts.
Blog post: Why I'm Hating Videos More and More
A Sunday video game session put me in a terrible mood, and made me realize something important: I loathe almost all forms of video today.
Blog post: Tech and its Bias Against Women
It's hard to escape the dominant tech assumption that a woman-dominated isn't 'normal.'