On Sunday I went to boot camp – an hour of fast paced calisthenics – followed half an hour later by boxing practice. Three hours at the gym in total. On a sunny, if cold, Sunday afternoon. I had also spent half an hour working out that morning. That evening, whimpering in bed from muscle… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Insanity
Follow up to The most pleasant job interview I have ever had
“Hey mum, I’m going to Canada in September to work for Shopify.” “Yeah I know, why did you take a month to realize that?” Just over a month ago I described my experience interviewing with Shopify as the most pleasant job interview I have ever had. Just three days after the interview I got an… Read more »
How Draft got me to pay for a free product
Draft is a marvelous new webservice for writing. A bit like iA Writer, but for the browser. I love distraction-free writing and I’ve recently come to rely on Draft for writing my blog posts. It’s simply the best writing tool out there that I can use with my fancy keyboard (linux, no iA Writer, bad… Read more »
An English pet peeve
Remember that experiment I wrote about last week? Where I say it’s better to stand up when editing? It works! Only problem is I get kicked out of the kitchen around 4pm, just about an hour after I really properly get to work. Today I want to talk about a little pet peeve I’ve developed… Read more »
Write sitting down, edit standing up
On March 26th I giddily said it takes about two months to write a technical book. Still high from the recent success it seemed like the thing to do. It is now May 9th. I am editing. Well, sort of. I had thought my writing was awesome, that there will be hardly any editing needed… Read more »
Videos from first Javascript meetup in Ljubljana
Tuesday evening saw the first JavaScript meetup in Ljubljana and I think it was a smashing success, if I do say so myself. Everyone who RSVP’d managed to make it despite the impending holidays next day. Surprising how difficult it is to count people calmly sitting in place and not moving. I’d make a terrible… Read more »
I love being a geek
I have always seen myself as a stereotypical geek. Kind of introverted, not very athletic, infinitely excitable about the strangest of things, spends more time with people on the internet than talking face-to-face, prefers it even. And I love being that. The infinite freedom that comes with being a geek is intoxicating. While normal people… Read more »
The most pleasant job interview I have ever had
I love job interviews. It’s a bit of a hobby really. You get this brief chance to dip your toes in a company’s culture, to see what they’re all about and how they work. If you’re lucky, you get to talk to some awesome engineers who are much better than you. If you’re really lucky,… Read more »
Canada, eh?
Job interviews are fast becoming a bit of a hobby for me. Usually just over Skype and for a shortish-term freelancing gig. Sometimes in person for a job job. Last week I went to Canada to interview with Shopify. This post is about the traveling bit, next post will be about the interview bit. Without… Read more »
It takes about two months to write a technical book
A lot of people will tell you writing a book is hard. I’m here to tell you it’s not. Solving the Hamiltonian path problem is hard, writing a book just takes some hard work and a bit of dedication. It’s not hard when all it takes is plomping your arse down and refusing to get… Read more »