I was inspired to create this after reading the now page on Derek Sivers’ site. I’ve heard him interviewed on several podcasts and have been harvesting his insights and thinking when I think they’d be useful for making my life better.
Last updated: August 29, 2024, from my home in Minneapolis.
Job Hunting
Had a series of intriguing interviews with a company called 540, which I’m in a holding status on. Per the recruiter, they’d like to interview a few more people, which is cool. Totally understand that. I’ve had a first-rounder last week with a financial services company that needs an Azure architect, which would be similar to what I was doing at Wings before the layoffs. In the coming week, I’m going to try and get another 15-20 applications out as I’m sick to death of not working.
Autism
Joining lots of online communities about autism and parenting an autistic child. Eddy got a diagnosis of autism after a lot of testing last week. It’s not really what I’d call a surprise, but it’s definitely going to change how I approach things with him.
Scoutreads
I’ve got a decent Swagger doc thrown together, but I need to spend some time thinking about it and poking holes in it. I’m going to use it to frame up the API layer that will power both the website and the (eventual) mobile app.
Python
This xkcd pretty well explains my python instance on the MacBook Pro. I’ve managed to unfuck it pretty well and now I’m ready to start slaughtering it with the coding work that I’ve got coming up.