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You Are Not Blocked

23 May 2022 • 1 min read A common complaint I see in the Kotlin/Java/Android community is that someone is “blocked” waiting for an open source library release. This is a bit of a red flag from a developer standpoint and a nuisance as an OSS maintainer. It leads to folks making noise in […]

Coding As Creative Expression

Is coding a science or an art? — Matthew Garlington (@dejadu13) May 21, 2022 I’ve seen many versions of this question posed over the years, and to Matthew’s credit it’s a very good question. As you can see in the replies people translate their lived experience writing code and answer art or science based on […]

Solar Powered Birdhouse

In my last couple of posts I’ve talked about the hardware and software behind my birdhouse camera project. I haven’t previously covered how I’m giving it all enough power to operate, and therein lies a tale. No Power? No Problem If I had a power outlet located anywhere near the bird house, this would have […]

the memory palace

Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three different pieces from Camille Saint-Saens’: Suite, Op. 90: II Menuet, and two from Carnival of… Source […]

How to Watch the Government’s UFO Hearing

Congress is holding its first public hearingon unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) in decades in light of a number of videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots that show odd-looking flying vehicles. The hearing will be held by a House panel today (Tuesday) at 9 a.m. EDT, and you can watch it live on the committee’s YouTube […]

Designers, (Re)define Success First

About two and a half years ago, I introduced the idea of daily ethical design. It was born out of my frustration with the many obstacles to achieving design that’s usable and equitable; protects people’s privacy, agency, and focus; benefits society; and restores nature. I argued that we need to overcome the inconveniences that prevent […]