I’ve started solving cryptograms lately. I’ve always enjoyed word puzzles, and the app I’ve been using always brings up some interesting quotes. This one particularly stuck out to me recently: Associate yourself with people who think positively. You cannot surround…
If you’re anything like me, you spend some time switching between various operating systems. My main machine is a MacBook Pro, but I favor other distros for my dev environments. CentOS and Ubuntu are my two go-to distros. If you’re…
I am grateful for Susan Cain and her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. As I read Quiet I learned a lot about myself, the way I think, and why I usually dislike…
For my first gratitude post, I’m grateful for my wife. She’s helped me through some tough times (like is happening currently) and has stayed by my side despite my idiocy. She helps me contemplate decisions from a different perspective than…
Over the last few days I’ve been tinkering with my Raspberry Pi, an MCP3008 analog/digital converter, a TMP36GZ temperature reader, a breadboard and a bunch of wires. You can get most of these things in a kit here. I’ve learned…