It turns out being an adult is mostly Googling how to do stuff.
Wherein I declare myself the founder of the “Defense of Thanksgiving Tradition Society” I posted this to Facebook. I was my second try at taking out my frustrations on Christmas Creep. I called out a number of specific violations, but never tagged those offenders or really did anything about it. This one wasn’t as strong … Read more
My take on Christmas Creep. Originally posted on Facebook, I wanted to write something hateful, full of swearing and insults. In the end, I changed it to more of a “letter to the editor” type of thing. Don’t think the irony of signing the letter, from “All of Us” was lost on me. If it’s … Read more
I took a picture once of my brother-in-law seated behind me on the bus on the way to work. I put it online. A few months later I got an email. Hello, My name is Josh Hamilton and I am the CEO of an internet startup called yRides yRides is a ridesharing website that helps … Read more
For a while I thought this might have been the ultimate goof. Someone thinking that if the lights were on the outside of the house, they needed to be backwards (to them) so that the words were forward (for us). Like writing on the outside of a window, for the people inside. But then I … Read more
There is a distinct disadvantage to being a Programmer Analyst
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like (if you want to) and include me. You can’t use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s a lot harder than you think! Re-post as “my life according to (band name)” … Read more
So, I’m sitting in my chair watching “This Week in Tech Live” (because I’m a geek) on the laptop when I start thinking “How can I watch this on a bigger screen?”. So I pause the show, stand up and look behind the TV (Carrie and Ashley were watching “Bridezilla’s”). Carrie’s eyes got big. I … Read more
I imagine that the measure of success for an operating system is when a non-tech user uses it on a daily basis. Long story short – my father-in-law runs Linux now. Some background… I built my father-in-law a computer for Christmas about three years ago. At the time it was cobbled-together from used and discarded … Read more
This is the best picture I ever took on my old crappy flip-phone