Notebook

Today I received an email from a person we used professionally in the past. It contained a message about a Dropbox folder being shared with me. →

I remember the last time I felt at complete peace. →

Do you think people should be holding their phones a certain way when recording video? Then you should read this. →

Every once in a while I get an idea that sticks with me until I code it up. The latest: What if I took a webcam feed and used it as a realtime mask over a second, looping video? →

Advice on how to stay firm in your beliefs when facing other people in the world. →

A running list of bugs I have found so far in the Halo Master Chief Collection. →

A short post on self-promotion, specifically with my own projects and the impact doing it had on me and the traffic my projects received. →

The splash page of the future? →

We decorated our Christmas tree last night! Here is a time lapse video of us setting it up. →

Lots of people have debt. Lots of people also don't know how to best pay off that debt. I'm working on a webapp which tells you exactly how to pay your debts off, in what order, with how much money, and when you should do so. →

I like to watch movies. Especially if they cause me to think about them long after I’m done watching them. The recent Superman flick, Man of Steel, did this for me. →

My thoughts on limiting my exposure to the internet for a week. →

I'm taking a break from the internet. →

Does true freedom lie within boundaries? →

On July 7th, 2013, the router which I have used for the past five years of my life was unplugged for the last time. →

A convicted felon faces a lifetime of simulated pleasure or pain. Which do you choose? →

Being young in your field of work can be hard. Here are some things I've learned over the past few years which have helped me in the professional world. →

Science works as a set of principles which, when applied as a methodology, give us information about reality. These principles are based on assumptions about how we think reality might operate at a fundamental level. →

Cell phone contracts are crazy, seemingly necessary evils in today's society. But do we really need them? →

Although tip-of-the-tongue experiences are more common than you might think, we barely understand the causes which bring about this phenomenon. →

My memories are from that of a former self with whom I can no longer consider to be one and the whole the same as my present state. So then: Who am I? →

Buying a first generation device right after its release has its rewards?and risks. Here is my story of everything I?ve experienced so far with my Retina MacBook Pro. →

Being smart with your money is hard. Next year we plan to make the first steps towards being responsible with our money and how we use it. →

A distinction should be made when using the word "faith" in a religious or scientific context. In this article I explain where that line should be drawn. →

A variety of best practices for web design exist, but each only attempts to solve a small portion of the overall problem. I outline several of these principles and explain how, when used together, they can enable us to continue pushing the web forward. →

A couple of fortune cookies cause me to question my place in the universe. →

Where I pull apart a spam comment I received about how I'm not doing SEO properly on my site. →

Like thinking about thought itself, contemplating over perception itself is quite tricky. →

My old site, while great in its own right, absolutely killed my desire to write. This new site is an attempt to fix that. →