Late at night, while filtering the whole of the Internet through my fingers, I’ve identified a disturbing trend among those who would call themselves “roboticists” or “hardware hackers”. Its a trend that, I believe, will soon bring about the end of the casual EE. Continue reading
One of my favorite Internet pastimes is reading amateur short fiction. There are several writing sites around that let prospective authors find an inexpensive audience for their work. Someday I might be talented enough to write something both significant and meaningful, but for the time being, I can criticize those who are. Continue reading
I left the private sector in a large part because I was sick of writing code, it is ironic, although in hindsight, not surprising, that I am still surrounded by it. This situation has turned me mildly retrospective, and I’ve been trying to figure out when it was I finally got, I mean really, natively, understood pointers. Continue reading
I’ve long been a fan of documentation, it was one of my favorite roles at Data Doctors, and no matter what employment I find, it seems I’m always documenting some procedure or standard. Documentation allows me to exercise both my interest in writing, and my OCD tendencies at the same time.
However, I came to a startling revelation today, and that is that documentation is, 90% of the time, worthless. Continue reading