Don’t Repeat Yourself, project edition — Only a few years ago, having a repository for every project made a lot of sense. That’s because, unless you had a really big company, you were likely to have only a few, completely independent projects. Your GitHub org structure probably looked like this: My Company - website.git: The repo…

I mean no offense to Vim, I swear. But sometimes, you just want a full-fledged text editor to get the job done. I discovered this fact the other day as I was developing some CLI tools in Go for Washington State University’s high performance computing cluster, Aeolus. Since the tool…

iCloud Drive is infinitely helpful for anybody plugged into the Apple eco-system. My primary development machine is the 12" Macbook, which costs about $1100. I love it to death. Seemingly endless battery life, a crisp, snappy keyboard that your fingers can fly across, an incredible retina display, all built on…

Have you ever felt someone hug you Out of pure desire? Helplessness to do otherwise? And in that moment you know that You are the object of supreme want, With no reason attached Because that day you were Kind of a jerk, made excuses, Almost believed them for yourself And…

Take my hand, Old friend of good times passing! Sit here, recall with me The sound of engines, blasting. Think back to the last time We raised a mast toward heaven Got foothold among the stars Gripped the rocks of planets far away The face of Mercury and Mars Held close; then, pushed away…

How to launch your career as an underworld cryptogod — Note: this piece is not intended to encourage the activity described here. It is a satiric exposé on the new and crime-frought world of Bitcoin, and the general apathy thereof. Enjoy. So you want to get shady. You’ve tossed morality into the wind, the words of warning against unrighteous gain…

Some skeletons dance. Some skeletons shout. Some just want to know What the fuss is about. A few form a line, Walk patterns in time, And a few prance about like They haven’t a mind! I know all these things Cause I saw them last night! A row in the courtyard That…

Outside my window flows the sky. It rushes; a long breath of wind before a sigh And after sighing says, “I’ve rent thee. When will I unrend?” I pull out my pen. I’ve messages to send From an aching heart above these yawning skies.

And how long is a November day? When wind awakes and heavy skies turn grey Black naked trees Drop leaves Temperature falls I’ve wanted, so much, to talk to you Within these peeling walls