There's something about this band that will forever pull me back to the 90s when I discovered them. I don't understand how each album managed to capture exactly how my life felt at the time of release. One of the underlying themes across their catalog, when…
For some reason, regardless of the relationship, everyone has always known everything about me. I don't go around volunteering all my stories, but I also don't lie when asked. Never have. I've always struggled with liars. Not even the big lies. The obvious ones.…
I believe art is not paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Art is creation. Growing up, I was obsessed with making things. Legos. Staying up late typing random words on the typewriter because the result on that onion paper was incredible. Building forts in the backyard. Creating routes for marbles to follow…
Virtue signaling is performance art for people who've confused having opinions with having impact. You changed your profile picture. Congratulations. The algorithm noticed. Nobody else did. That's not activism. That's a firmware update for your personal brand. Here's what I've…
The place where Iβm Head of Engineering is my biggest headline. Nearly 500k customers, $MMM in processing and revenue, small engineering team, and it feels like the EVALS days again - good people, real impact, actual smiles. Big announcement coming in February π€« 2026: SMILES X 1290320993930223 π But, as the…
This video was sent to me by someone who called out this liar before, just as we did. Someone's baseline + deviation. You don't catch liars by looking for nervousness. Nervous people are everywhere. Honest people get nervous. Practiced liars are calm as a lake and paint…
Back in late 1998, I was running one of the top πππππ¨π§ππ¬ fan websites called "ππ πππ’πππ‘ππ¬". I was just a Sacramento kid, completely obsessed with Deftones, the hometown band who felt like they knew me πΈ The site wasn't just some side projectβit was my heart and soul,…
I get emotional, knowing that the blankets of memories Iβm making with my family will one day come to an end.Β I recognize all they will have are these blankets, and I hope they snuggle with them, reflecting on what we created together. These memories are all I am…
Claiming your company uses or features AI is π§π¨π a. selling. point. or. a. bonus. Thank goodness when we bought our cars, the salesman told us that they use robots in the factory! When I pick a restaurant, I make sure they are bragging that their kitchen has ovens. Our banks…
When I was their age, I was a legend in the 80s and 90s...... lets take a step back for a moment. I Dug Tunnels. My baseball cards were organized in their boxes, carefully collected through incredible trading skills, and treated like gold. I'd trade for my favorite…