Category: Economics

I have to admit, this title is sort of click-bait because it’s unexpected and is likely to trigger my achiever friends. But there is some merit to it in this short post. These thoughts came to me as I was thinking this morning about career selection and the economics of career growth. Standard weekend morning […]

Gear hell is real. I really enjoyed my first backpacking trip several weeks ago, but my setup was all wrong. I was using a 36L backpack because that’s the largest I owned and I had heard it was just large enough that some people use it for backpacking. In retrospect, I’m convinced that only serious […]

We’ve probably all heard it before: “Every dollar counts”. And so every dollar does count. But does every cent count, too? How far does this way of thinking really go? If you are one of the ultra-rich, earning a million dollars a year, does every dollar still count to you? In a way, dollars only […]

Back in college, I had a friend who asked for some help moving heavier objects at his parents’ house, so I volunteered. It was a very spacious house, very nice, and I believe I made a comment about it and how well everything seemed to fit into place. My friend’s parents were a little sheepish […]

For both my previous car and my current car, I’ve purchased K&N reusable performance air filters. What makes them “performance” is that they apparently let more air in, which gives more power to the engine, in theory. In general, I have found my cars more responsive using these air filters, but I can’t say with […]

I used to read a lot. I saw it as a sort of educational salvation, a path to enlightenment or greatness. It was also very much an addiction, and probably the greatest distraction in my life. My journals have been absolutely littered with references of wanting to escape books. One time at church we went […]

It’s commonly known that if you want to be a software developer, you have to stay up to date with the latest technologies. What often isn’t explained is what this even means, since there are now a tremendous number of specializations within software development. It makes no sense to keep up with everything since 1) […]

Back in 8th and 9th grade, I wanted to be an architect. I wanted to be an architect because I wanted to design and build houses. The irony! There had been some times as a kid when my parents were looking for another house, so our family would visit a few houses here and there […]

Every now and then I come a cross some programmer’s personal blog in which they describe themselves with outrageous language. Without giving it away, I just came across one that says, under their little picture, “Passionate about Python and Javascript”. Bonus points if they throw in something about loving dogs, or cheesecake. JKLOLZ OMG! Passion! […]