Words
Occasional writing.
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3 Aug 2025
Human Programmers - a manifesto
In a world of abundance, the answer is curation . When the barriers to entry are lowered, the differentiator is taste . When machines are more capable than…
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7 Feb 2025
The Gift of Abstraction
When I began taking drum lessons from David Goodman everything changed for me. I had had wonderful drum teachers previously, but there was something about…
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3 Jan 2025
How did I get here?
From age ten my sole goal in life was to be a professional Jazz drummer. I’m not exaggerating. ‘Jazz Drummer’ was effectively my conjoined twin, forcible…
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29 Dec 2024
Ruby Procs and Lambdas for the Javascript developer
If you're like me and are one of the many "Javascript everywhere" developers joining the Ruby on Rails Renaissance you may be a little confused by Blocks,…
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20 Dec 2024
Build and host your own link-in-bio page
This guide is intended for people who have zero or very little exposure to anything related to coding or web development. By the end of this you'll have your…
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18 Dec 2024
Yes, You Should Learn How To Code
The year 2025 is almost upon us. If you listen to certain parts of the internet you would be forgiven for having the impression that all things programming…
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15 Dec 2024
We Are All Eyeball Hunters Now
I used to think trying to gain a following on social media was an activity for the vain. The superficial Plebeians who lacked any substantive passions so…