I’m a surgeon. I’d like to think that I’m resilient and well adjusted, having gone through medical school and rigorous surgical training. I’ve been a doctor for 13 years and much of that period has been spent training to be as good a surgeon as I could ever be. I have great family support, a physician wife who…
Personal blog of Stephen Diehl - Software engineer writing about technology, programming, and the future
Your possessions came alive. Now they won't stop talking.
My mom and I had a daily practice for many years: We would exchange gratitude emails.
I work as an Engineering Manager at Google, and my teams practice a simple habit - we book all meetings to start at five minutes past the hour (or half hour). This works better than trying to finish five minutes early. Meetings often don't finish on time, and the impact is highest with back-to-back meetings.…
This past Tuesday I typed C-x C-c in Emacs for the last time after 20 years of daily use. Though nearly half that time was gradually retiring it, switching to modal editing, then to Vim. Emacs is a platform, and I’d grown accustomed to its applications, especially those I built myself. There was no particular hurry…
The Napoleon technique is a productivity technique that involves postponing dealing with something if it’s likely to get resolved without your immediate input.
Noticing responses to problems; there’s a whole set. The consultant’s reaction to each of these as they arise.
Solitary work, creativity and larval ideas
A new way to think about brainpower.
I have a difficult confession to make — a shameful incident that I have never spoken of, even to those closest to me.
An essay by fnnch on making a living as an artist.
After almost 18 years, I left iNaturalist, the product and organization I helped create. I left because I don’t believe the current Leadership team is pointing the product in the right direction, and I don’t think they are managing their talented staff in an empathetic or effective way. If you’d like me to continue…
Researcher and runner writing about technology, nature, and physical endeavours.
A thorough retrospective of my time on the internet.
Artisans, factories and the new material software is made of
I’m slowly developing my own list of advice: have a creative mindset, embrace radical transparency, and write down what makes you happy. I’d like to add one more to the list: stealing is a skill!
Disability, shame, and the hidden violence of a culture that equates productivity with value
Robin Sloan wished for a HyperCard that could build a family app in a day. That world showed up.
Axiom: body hair is cringe. That's how I feel, at least. I decided to build a machine that lets me permanently remove it using electricity.
I Don’t Have a Smartphone… par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
You're absolutely right!
The Play Store does not run on my old devices; this led me to accidentally experience some joy while using Android.
As of this month, Netflix prices are going up again.
I was chatting to a friend about my folding bike and I had the urge to write about it - because this falls in the category of “Things I wish I’d had decades ago”. And maybe I can encourage some others to try these wonderful devices. Note: I’m 3 months into a new job so blogging has taken a back seat to drinking from a…
An article about ADHD, Task Paralysis and AI.
A short write-up on my experience completing a Computer Science BSc from my bedroom.
This is what happens when you get arrested in Japan and where you're sent off to will leave you speechless.
