disagree and commit
May 2017Disagree and commit as an end to a contentious discussion where opinions aren't converging.
crisis checklist
May 2017Something has just happened and you're looking at the smoldering wreckage of one of your production systems. Everyone's looking at you.
These are some thoughts about what you do next.
removing planter boxes
April 2013Well, the planters only lasted a few years before we wanted to do something bigger with the space.
It was interesting to see how they held up, and how the bamboo had been growing.
seasoning cast iron
April 2013Seasoning cast iron (specifically a cast-iron waffle maker). These thoughts are pretty out of date; as of 2021-07 I have some more recent thoughts on cast iron care.
using local jars when deploying to heroku
October 2012Using local jars (instead of maven dependencies) in leiningen and Heroku.