Over the winter of 2018/2019 and summer of 2019 I built two Cape Falcon F1 skin-on-frame style kayaks. I want to be better about documing my projects here, so I’m taking a few posts to document the backlog. The primary benefit of a skin-on-frame style kayak is how light it is. They end up being … Continue reading Cape Falcon F1 Kayak Builds
Fixing a stuck floating motor sheave and cleaning out years of grime on a Shopsmith Mark V.
Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson – I’m struggling to get through this one, but I really want to finish it. I started reading the physical book but ended up turning to audio, which I think is a better format for this. The sheer number of names, dates, and technical details make it tough to read, … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading
This blog started on WordPress in 2008 and moved to Jekyll in 2015. Now it is back on WordPress. Here is how I did the migration.
At work a few months ago, I mentioned the concept of digital gardens on a call. Not everyone knew what digital gardens were, and the term means different things to different people using it, so I put together a P2 about what I think a “digital garden” is. What is a digital garden? A collection of thoughts, … Continue reading What are digital gardens?
Here is how I keep track of what I do using Alfred and Things.
Yesterday was my last day at Crash. Monday I start at Automattic.
I’m an occasional contributor at The Remnant. Isaac Morehouse issued a challenge to me and I responded. It is all about why I push myself to make things despite how irresponsible it is.
If you’re just starting a new job and need to learn a bunch of new tools, or are trying to pitch a company and want to show that you have the skills it takes to work there, this article is for you.
Tried adding authentication with Ember Simple Auth and got stuck.
Today, with some guidance from Dave Wasmer, I got charts rendering with Ember Data stored in Firebase.
Today I set up Firebase and saved and retrieved plant and garden data from it.
Another short session of work on a plane before I go home and pack up my apartment. Today I finished separating different functional parts of my components into individual components and started integrating Ember data.
Another short session of work on a plane before I go home and pack up my apartment. Today I finished separating different functional parts of my components into individual components and started integrating Ember data.
Today I’m traveling, but I got some work done on the plane: I figured out my routes and started breaking apart components to their individual functions.
Today I handled the plant addition flow more gracefully.
Today I built reusable form components and updated the chart with form submission data.
Today I sorted my data, made the scale relative, and made my Ember component D3 chart responsive.
Today I went back into Ember land, set up pods, configured Tailwind, successfully rendered yesterday’s D3 mock inside a component, and got feedback from my first user.
Today in Plant Gantt I figured out the basics of implementing the D3 gantt-style chart.