The conventional wisdom is that any headline in the form of a question can be answered with a “no.” I'm not so sure about this one. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Think of the most important software in the world: Linux, Google, Facebook,
Apparently, the use of em dashes (these: —) in text is now taken as an indication that the text was written by AI. That's unfortunate. I use em dashes all over the place in my writing, as well as en dashes (–), ellipses (…), colons (:), sem…
Years ago, on a long drive to Ocean City, New Jersey, I invented a small, fun game, whose purpose is mainly to appreciate the absurdity of AM radio. People can play alone or with other occupants. I call it The Five Rs. A quick aside about O…
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow — that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. —Leo Tolstoy (claimed, unverified) I could have sworn
Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow — that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. —Leo Tolstoy (claimed, unverified) I could have sworn
I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be…
Managers and organizations want to know exactly when features, bug fixes, and other work will be done. Many have not been software engineers themselves, so they ask for exact dates. Sure, you can be off by a day or two—maybe!—but more than
Managers and organizations want to know exactly when features, bug fixes, and other work will be done. Many have not been software engineers themselves, so they ask for exact dates. Sure, you can be off by a day or two—maybe!—but more than
Managers and organizations want to know exactly when features, bug fixes, and other work will be done. Many have not been software engineers themselves, so they ask for exact dates. Sure, you can be off by a day or two—maybe!—but more than
My friend, Rachel, who has much more experience with pets than I do, shared an excellent bit of wisdom after Kika died. Death isn’t a failure of care. On some level, it seems obvious enough. No one has ever beaten death. Your loved one was
My friend, Rachel, who has much more experience with pets than I do, shared an excellent bit of wisdom after Kika died. On some level, it seems obvious enough. No one has ever beaten death. Your loved one was supposed to be the first? I don…
I want to record an important principle I follow when writing on this blog. I do not use AI to write significant portions of text for me, and I have no intention of ever doing so. The process of writing is so helpful that I can't give it up…