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May 21, 20202 min read
Productivity in Software Development
Companies love the idea of metrics. They want to be able to quantify everything. Sometimes in their lust for assigning numbers, they...
May 19, 20204 min read
Remote Resistance
The current pandemic has forced American software companies to allow their employees to work remotely…something many of them have been...
May 19, 20202 min read
Quarantine Days
During this time of social distance and self quarantine, we all have to find ways of occupying ourselves. I’ve found several...
May 15, 20203 min read
Outsourcing Myths
Many companies turn to overseas contractors for short-term software development projects because they believe it saves the company money....
May 15, 20203 min read
An Agile Mess
With the current situation, I’m starting to see why so many companies are against remote work. For remote teams to work effectively,...
May 11, 20202 min read
The Truth About Working From Home
Since the start of this pandemic and the need for social distancing, companies have been turning to remote work to keep their businesses...
Apr 11, 20203 min read
The (Im)Morality of Money
Earlier today I saw this meme on Facebook: Very quickly the comments under the posts devolved into hatred toward the ultra rich. Person...
Apr 7, 20202 min read
Corporate Introduction
In these trying times we’ve all had to make adjustments. My husband, who is a software engineer, has been working from his home office....
Apr 6, 20202 min read
Psychosomatic Reaction
I was born in 1973 which was a pivotal year for women’s rights. Unfortunately there is a big difference between legal rights and societal...
Mar 11, 20171 min read
Society Through the Lens of MMOs
I may not be a hardcore gamer, but I like to play games. I’ve spent some time looking into a lot of different MMOs hoping to find one...
Mar 10, 20171 min read
Optional Discrimination?
A while back I had a conversation with my SO about a friend. I was frustrated because it seemed to me like people objectified her. He...
Nov 7, 20162 min read
The Problem with Modern Business
There was a time when businesses fulfilled consumer needs. A town along a well traveled road where people often camped would eventually...
Sep 22, 20162 min read
I Survived…
This meme inspired me to share. I’m sure that many of us alive today survived much worse than what is depicted here. Many of us had to...
Sep 22, 20162 min read
Systemic Racism: The En Vogue Cause
I have lived a very diverse life that started out in a culturally diverse community. It took several years to start understanding the...
Apr 25, 20162 min read
It’s An “Acquired” Taste
When I sip or taste something that I don’t like, so often someone will tell me, “It’s an acquired taste.” I find that so annoying. I...
Dec 25, 20152 min read
A Safety Net For All
So many people use the terms “socialism” or “democratic-socialism” is if they are evil words bent on destroying American society. I...
Dec 12, 20151 min read
Bigotry in Action
I try not to discriminate against anyone…even bigoted jerks who have a tendency to discriminate against everyone else. On my facebook...
Sep 11, 20152 min read
Uber Failure
So I thought I’d make some money in my spare time driving people around with Uber. It seems like a really good idea, right? Riiiight?...
Apr 21, 20154 min read
The Cost of Doing Business
There is a grave misconception in this country that the purpose of a business is to make money. In truth, the purpose of a business is to...
Oct 15, 20141 min read
Is It Really MY City?
I started playing a Facebook game called Supercity. Like any other simulation style game, it claims that you have control over how your...
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