Brain Scat

So, for the first time since I was 15, I find myself without a job.
Back in October of 2007 I left the large EDA company I had been working for on and off for much of my career to join a small, local startup.
This startup had a very cool idea which involved a mix of [...]

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Painting is hard.
A recent article I read determined that it took roughly 10,000 hours to become good at something.
If you do the math, that’s 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year (vacations are good) for five years.
So, a full-time jobs worth of work for five years and most of us can become good at [...]

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This was written after a long day of dealing (unsuccessfully) with the incredible weather we’ve had around here.  Worst storm in 40 years, according to the weather wonks.
‘Twas The Week Before Christmas
Twas the week before Christmas, in old Portland Town,
And the cars and the busses were sliding around.
The stockings were sitting on a chair by [...]

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