Rob
The Worst Advantages
“You don’t really climb, you just reach.” I hear this a lot at my local climbing gym. I’m a pretty tall guy at 6’4″ with a massive reach, so one might assume that it’s pretty easy for me just to reach up past any terrible holds to the good stuff. And when I was first [...]
The Worst Product Placements on TV
This week’s episode of NBC’s The Office had the most blatant product placement for an unnamed espresso machine company. With lines like “These things make perfect espresso every time!” and “I want to try all the flavors!” it was impossible for me to watch the rest of the episode without wondering what else was being [...]
The Infinite Loop
Two things: First… About two months ago I committed to learn JavaScript as my first OOP language. Despite dozens of frustrating moments where I felt like this effort was futile (I have felt like this on numerous occasions), I am still on course and learning something new every day. Tangible progress and understanding have both [...]
The Patent Patent Troll
My best ideas always come late at night. But this one surely takes the cake. For the good of the land, I am going to patent the process of an NPE (non-practicing entity) threatening to sue. If this all goes to plan, the next time you or your startup get that threatening letter from some [...]
Guide to Riding King County Metro Buses with Fresh Reggie
Let’s all take a quick pause and let “Fresh Reggie” break it down for us on how all you cool county cats are supposed to ride the bus. No internet? No sweat, baby! I’d love to say this is King County’s attempt to drown out my guide to riding the bus, but I’m pretty certain [...]