Project Hail Mary

This movie, was absolutely incredible. Sure, it was made by the same people as the Martian and had that same vibe, similar to fury - the entire film takes place in the same "location" and is survival based. This was extremely emotional, compelling, and made me think deep…

We Planned Surgery And Built A Hospital Instead

The long story of combining two companies through an acquisition, from a technical perspective, in a little over 5 months. TLDR 2 completely different companies, were combined into 1. We sunset 2 legacy platforms, migrated over 350k+ active members (representing over 1M active family pass holders), migrating 20M+ rows of…

Thought Leadership Is Bullshit

I've decided to become a Thought Leader. First thing you do—start every post with "Unpopular opinion." Doesn't matter that 47,000 people posted the same take this week. That's what makes it unpopular. The popularity. Then you need a framework. A…

Somber

I think about death often. Not the rot. Not the ritual. The way it sits in the room while you're laughing. The smiles you make. The pain you carry. The color of your car. The song you can't stop playing. None of it goes with you.…

No Membership Required

I'd rather be rejected for what I actually am than accepted for a performance I have to maintain forever. I'm not smooth. I don't want to be. I don't code-switch for boardrooms. I don't soften my opinions so they go…

Mercyless

The real you, gets you hated. The open heart, gets you hurt. The extended hand, gets you killed. And still, your enemies remain the same. Your friends always change. The mercy of hatred— it never pretends to be anything else.…

I Missed The Bus.

And that's something I'll never ever ever do again. Kriss Kross. I dressed up as them, and walked to my friend's house for his Halloween party, circa 1992. Maybe 1993. Fourth or fifth grade, the years blur. I knew every lyric, and sang them…

All Hands On Deck For Nothing

There's a game I play in my head sometimes. Let's call it "The Hunt for Red October." Anxiety hits and I go full submarine warfare. Red alarms. All hands on deck. I'm running through every IF/ELSE statement in my brain like…

GraphQL Sucks

There, I said it. I've used GraphQL exactly once, and I had inherited it. Someone else's architectural confession left in the codebase like a note that just said "sorry." Never again. "But Jake, you must have had a bad experience with it, or…