Bubbles
Latest Posts
I was busy at work for the most part this week. Yesterday, I finally published my portfolio. It took me a while to update it, and I am glad that it’s live now. I also (finally) finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo yesterday. I...
As a child, what was your relationship to the terms “strong-willed” or “obedient” re: yourself and/or your siblings?
I have news for you. Friends are often fair weathered and half the people who swear and promise to be there if you need them are either far away or far too busy when you need them the most.So, in all fairness to you, me or us and myself,...
What Has Come Before Structure Origins of the Structure Pacing Creators First Terminology Distinction What If I Don’t Care, Though In many ways, this post feels like a waste of everyone’s time to me. As I recall, I have said everything...
Another book I'm going to have to add to the pile. A fascinating chapter moves between Sumner’s laudatory musings about how “competition is hurrying on the survival of the fittest” and Carnegie’s more tormented conscience. The concept of...
I don’t do a lot of Python, at least not in my most recent life.1 However, I happen to have just written a production ML-DSA verifier in pure Python. It’s 350 lines of code (plus many more of tests), it supports all parameter sets, and I...
Personal Going through my journal it seems I did little this week outside of read, end up napping since I was reading in bed, then wake up and read again. Solid 9/10 week, no complaints 👌 Reading There are worse problems to have than...
It’s a thin soup at this point.
Poop 1While waiting to cross an intersection today, I noticed people on the far side of the road were staring at something to my right.I looked over my shoulder and saw a man standing in the middle of the crosswalk holding a leash, with...
To call this derivative is an understatement. But that's what this genre demands; rehash all your favourite media properties into something new. It's the literary equivalent of having your Transformers™ fight your He-Man© toys. The plot,...
Layoffs come with their own vocabulary, often used at the exact moment you're least able to look things up. Here's the plain-English version.At-will employment — Mostly a US concept. Either side can end the job at any time, for almost...
7 Minute Craft: A Conversation with Quinn Franzen and Mark Kissler
Your head and your wellbeing. If you're struggling, talk to your GP or doctor first. In the UK and Ireland, the Samaritans are free and available any time on 116 123. In the US, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is there by call or...
hmm.......I don't have any clear shellac mixed so I used spray instead. I had 5-6(?) coats already but it didn't look like 3 brushed coats. No hurry for this and it dries super quick so I can get a bazillion coats on before I hit the...
If this guide helped, don't let it be a one-off. Every week I write Stuff that MattRs, a newsletter about work, careers, and building a life that doesn't hang on any single employer. This guide is the map for one hard stretch of road....