Author Archives: Ian

Three Podcasts That Make Me Happy

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Ian

Podcasts are great for a lot of things. For learning, for hearing news, for keeping up with your friends. These podcasts, though, are what I listen to when I need something to cheer me up. Learning optional. My Brother, My … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 26 March 2018 – 01 April 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Ian

Ah, my friends, I do not have an April Fool’s post for you. Instead, a small wrapup of the last week: I started in on learning the Network+ certificate stuff. So far it’s all review, but that’s okay! It’s good … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Ian

I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited these days. Well, as excited as I get. Which is usually about as much as molasses is fast. Still! A nice change from being frozen…molasses? That broke down quickly. Anyway! Some fun stuff coming … Continue reading →

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Refocusing

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Ian

I’ve been unexpectedly away for a couple days. Had a bit of blog-writer’s block, but I think I was also quite stressed. I did something I didn’t really expect to do on Friday: I turned down a job. Now, don’t … Continue reading →

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Leaving Facebook

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Ian

So, uh, this Cambridge Analytica thing, right? I mean, I think we all knew Facebook was being pretty shitty with our data. That data collection in general is used for a lot more than just selling us vacuums and whatnot. … Continue reading →

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The Stories I Tell About Myself

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Ian

“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” — Patrick Rothfuss in The Name of the Wind I’ve … Continue reading →

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Silly Jabberwocky Photopalooza

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ian

Hello, all you lovely people. While I am trying to blog daily, it is also hella late and I haven’t done any fiction writing either today. So, instead of a bunch of my words I will instead present you with … Continue reading →

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A Roller Coaster, Not a Luge

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Ian

The last few days have been a roller coaster, but at least they haven’t been a luge. Monday was, I think, a post-travel crash. The Rainforest Writer’s Retreat was great, and I’m excited to hopefully do it again next year. … Continue reading →

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JavaScript: It’s Bad! It’s Good! It’s…Both?!?

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ian

This was an interesting bit of discussion today over on Mastodon about JavaScript. Generally speaking, I fall on the side of less JavaScript is better, mostly because my laptop is underpowered and JavaScript websites get real resource-intensive real fast. Especially … Continue reading →

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Post-Rainforest Haiku

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Ian

Back from Rainforest Cockroaches are nightmare beings Time to fucking sleep.

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