My ex met her ex on the Camino... I always thought it was the most romantic thing ever. So, about a year and a half ago, I started planning to do the Camino. I figured out my leave from work, bought plane tickets, gathered the equipment I needed over time, and trained with weighted backpacks on long country roads... Yesterday, I returned home.
Team Building Millennial Style: Stop Worrying and Embrace the Holy Hand Grenade
People of my generation and younger grew up with Worms. The lovable worms that give the game its name have a special place in people’s hearts. In every place I’ve worked, there were quite a few people who recognized the game immediately. So, in my opinion, it is the best team-building activity for any IT team.
Co-dependency in Stereo
This will be a rambling, semi-incoherent post. It’s hard to put into words what I want to write, so I’ll get at it sideways: I'm turning my heartbreak into a playlist and talking about the songs (instead of talking about my feelings like a grown-up). The period from Fall 2024 to Fall 2025 has been... Continue Reading →
The Anarchist’s Guide to Corporate Change
Listening to the Ecology of Ideas Podcast with Alexis Shotwell, I got inspired to write this post. The episode is about getting around purity politics to affect political change, and it has some obvious anarchist inspirations. I found it ironic that I use pretty much the same principles to get things done in my corporate... Continue Reading →
What I learned from being on a sinking ship?
I had a varied career. I have been lucky that my interests led me to opportunities in cutting edge of technology and business. I worked as a researcher/professor in universities on three continents, worked as a data scientist supporting a major R&D department, finally I led the cybersecurity efforts in a scale-up in critical infrastructure.... Continue Reading →