I made a new service for myself called Riverbed. It crawls 120 of my favorites sources of news, reading, and entertainment then uses my own ratings to recommend the best to me. I visit this most mornings now and I absolutely love it! You can visit it here though you'll …
I decided to take two months off in August and September of 2026. Now that my time off is coming to a close I thought it would be nice to jot down all the nice ways I got to spend my time. The highlights:
This is how I like to get all my news and information in 2026. Writing it all down should help me sort, cut, and review my media diet. Maybe you'll find this useful too - if you like what I like anyway. This mega list is sorted best to merely good …
I've had this on my mind for years. What if you made a graph of sickness versus happiness with respect to paid sick days? Here's my first good attempt. Your graph may be different than mine because:
I'm a senior computer scientist for the government of Canada, there since 2018. Sometimes reality doesn't reflect the official messaging in government. So this page lists some of my own guidelines, truths, and tools that have most helped my career in government and guard my sanity. I hope this page …
Sometimes a merge request (MR) doesn't merit a code review (CR) because AI was used in a bad way that harms the team or the project. For example:
I often see these questions online:
"I have no work experience. How do I get my first software job?"
"I got laid off with only have 2 years of experience. How do I get a software job?"
"What certs can help me get a software job?"
I'm a team lead …
Here's my experience attending the founding convention of the Canadian Future Party (CFP) in November 2024 in Ottawa. Members voted for the first time on policy, leadership, and a constitution. Here I write about procedural problems and I propose modern solutions.
The Canadian Future Party (CFP) officially …
Voici mon expérience au congrès fondateur du Parti avenir canadien (PAC) en novembre 2024 à Ottawa. Les membres ont voté pour la première fois sur les politiques, la direction et une constitution. Ici, j'écris sur les problèmes de procédure et je propose des solutions modernes.
Le Parti …
The human internet is dying.
AI has created some big problems with election integrity, spam …
I'm the creator of ChessCraft and a senior computer scientist and educator for cloud and AI.
Any opinions written here are my own as a private citizen and not my employer.
I'm open to IT leadership job opportunities. I'm also available as a consultant or to provide training.
