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Enderprise Architecture
For the last year, I've been thinking about starting a YouTube channel for playing Minecraft, Satisfactory, and other games - and I finally did it! The first few episodes of Enderprise Architecture are online, where I play the new Update 6 of Satisfactory! Don't forget to like and subscribe!!!
Govpunk T-Shirts!
I've been spending my downtime designing some government IT-inspired t-shirts, in line with my #govpunk concept. Folks on social media liked them enough that I've actually put them up for sale! Note that I make no money from these, I just want more weird things out in the world.
Recent Posts
Government Sales
2023.01.24 – My post on LinkedIn about the uselessness of sales cold-calls to government agencies went viral the other day. I wanted to respond to some of the comments, and explain more about government procurement and why these strategies simply do not work.
2022 Recap
2023.01.03 – As I look ahead to new projects in 2023, here's a quick review of the many things that I produced in 2022.
Bringing Webrings Back
2022.12.30 – Webrings were a staple in the late 90s, and it's time to bring them back!
Mastodon: Good Enough For Now
2022.12.30 – I don't think Mastodon will stick around forever, but here's why we should embrace it fully for now.
Weaving The Web
2022.11.28 – The implosion of a popular bird-enthusiasts website left many people scrambling to find their friends on new social media sites like Mastodon. Let's make sure we can find each other the next time this inevitably happens!
BYTES
2022.10.23 – A campy little cyberpunk halloween horror story.
Recommended
Exiting Technology Projects
2023.01.06 – As I’m starting a few new projects, I’m revisiting this guide from Keith Porcaro and friends on how to shut down tech projects. It’s always a good idea to begin with the end in mind!
Breaking up with JavaScript Frontends
2023.01.04 – I really enjoyed this presentation from Henning Koch, the author of unpoly.js about replacing React/Vue/Angular with the much, much thinner unpoly library.
Building for Longevity
2023.01.03 – I thoroughly enjoyed this post from Seth Etter on building technology for longevity.
Cool Jobs
San Francisco Digital Services - Various Roles
2022.01.14 – The San Francisco Digital Services team is transforming how residents interact with the City by building services designed around the people that use them. They have a bunch of senior open roles including a content strategist, fullstack engineer, product manager, salesforce developer, etc.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Deputy Director of Bus Technology (Boston-area)
2023.02.03 – MBTA are looking to hire a Deputy Director of Bus Technology. This position is within their Customer Technology Department and there are some wonderful people doing amazing work on public transit technology there! Closes 2023.02.15
Maryland Office of the Comptroller - Chief Information Officer
2023.02.03 – The State of Maryland’s Office of the Comptroller is hiring for their Chief Information Officer. Salary range is $158K-$218K. Closes 2023.02.06