Saw this post on Boing Boing today. shaking head To-date I haven't had a problem with DRM'd content that I've purchased online (I have…
So I went to the TSOT Rails Project night last night, it was good to see some familiar faces and I enjoyed the presentations. There was some…
In following up my "novel" I posted the other day, I found a neat article from Dalhousie magazine published last year that talks about my…
I read an article (well, it's more of a slide-show) this morning that just set my hair on fire. Now I understand that to many folks in I.T…
Introduction So, I haven't told a lot of people about this. Truly, it has taken me a year to learn what I know now, and my journey isn't…
This past weekend I was at the Software Craftsmanship North America conference (SCNA) hosted by 8th Light in Chicago. This is a wonderful…
I had an exchange with a colleague last night, and it really pushed me back into this gear. Realizing I haven't published these kinds of…
The past year has been exhausting. I've never felt so much like a hamster on a wheel. This year will mark 8 years into my transition,…
There was once a family of beavers who lived in the forest in a quiet valley. They had found a stream and made their home there, a lovely…
Lots of folks have been complaining lately about 2016. Certainly, as one friend of mine pointed out, as movies and celebrities have become…
More than occasionally, I get asked, "How can I learn programming as a beginner?" I have many thoughts on this, and here is just one of them…
So, this hit my newswires today: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331144-500-ai-learns-to-write-its-own-code-by-stealing-from-other…
I believe we are experiencing a diversity crisis in this field. Too few voices and life perspectives shaping the devices and software we use…
When I was growing up, I didn't have a lot of friends. I had a small circle of friends in high school, and through this small circle of…
More than occasionally, I get asked, "How can I learn programming as a beginner?" I have many thoughts on this, and here is just one of them…
Oh the tears. When holding hands with my love went from a simple thing we thought nothing of, to an act of defiance, playing hide and seek…
Lately, I’ve been exposed to some commercial coaching practices that push the idea of “likability”, they seem to imply that if you develop…
I've been coaching other teams for over a year now (I spent 15 years coaching my own teams), but I still have a small software development…
Our friends who live down the road from us, always have such a beautiful garden and take amazing care of their animals. The way they've…
What’s your job title? What does it say about you? What doesn’t it say about you? We are human beings, doing what we can with the tools we…
This past weekend, I took part in the PTBOGameJam03 event in Peterborough, Ontario, an event that has steadily grown since August 2016. In…
I drew this picture to illustrate a few ideas, and it’s long overdue for an explanation beyond the few folks at whom I’ve stood in front of…
Diversity is critical. Look around you, your management, your board, your government, your colleagues. If all you see are white men in…
In 1909, Frederick Taylor published a paper entitled The Principles of Scientific Management. At this time in history, things got made by…
When disciplines in software development are so segregated, those outside a discipline may think only of the final result. Developers type…
When disciplines in software development are so segregated, those outside a discipline may think only of the final result. Developers type…
All a Machine Learning model can do is regurgitate existing thoughts and ideas expressed in digital form in astonishing new ways according…
Many words have been written about the biases in "AI" training datasets. I last blogged publicly on this topic about 6 years ago, and it…
Introduction Being extraordinary, it's a good feeling. My first electronic enhancement was a calculator. Forget long arithmetic, this was…
I saw today that Bumble is incorporating into their business model a way for "AI" to "go on dates" instead of people. Selling their…
I'm talking to more people lately who are fearful for their profession in an age of AI. I keep coming back to "The Map Is Not The Territory…
Following up on yesterday's post , we can't digitize empathy, feeling, etc. I have a certain kind of person that starts looking at me funny…
Thanks to a colleague, I came across this article today, and it's been energizing. The author and his editors at O'Reilly have put together…