TL;DR: I care about the Academy Awards and I care about data reporting. This year’s Oscar nominations (honoring films released in 2016) were announced on January 24th, and ever since then I’ve been checking Oscars.org periodically to see if they’ve…
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Schrödinger Sessions II Debrief
One month ago, I was fortunate enough to attend the Schrödinger Sessions II (SS2), a “science for science fiction writers” workshop at the University of Maryland (UMD), organized by the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) and focusing on quantum physics. The…
I Have Rendered Unto Caesar
And this year, my wife and I–both of us being essentially freelancers–will be filing quarterly estimated taxes. It’s the first year we’ve really needed to do it, now that we’re (A) no longer full-time employees and (B) actually making enough…
I Can Count to Fifteen
…which is the new number of Puzzled Pint cities. Boston had to wave off on Monday, due to weather, but we also added San Francisco proper at the last minute. Here’s the current roster, with our February additions noted: Austin,…
I Spend a Lot of Time Dealing with Puzzles
I’m not complaining, mind you. I enjoy making puzzle games and running events. But here’s a snapshot of my hours worked, from January 2014 to early October: (Blurred-out names indicate personal and/or secret projects) I spent the most work time…
I Now Own Part of a Private Island
One square foot, to be precise, in the place known as “Hawaii 2,” which the horrible people at Cards Against Humanity actually purchased—and then gave away—as part of this year’s Holiday Bullshit shenanigans. Here’s where my real estate is located:…
I Am Terrible at Analytics
As you know, Bob, I gave a well-received Ignite presentation on our Homebrew Cat Feeding Robot setup in early 2012. Afterward, I also set up a web page, with every intention of updating it as we iterated through future versions:…
I Less Than Three Portland
(Today’s “The I in MEAT” blog post is brought to you by the perfect texture, The Doubleclicks, and the Twitter.) Back in 2007, DeeAnn and I went all in on what we called “the writer move.” In particular, we decided…
I Hate the Word “Tribe”
Just to be clear: this is not a rant against Seth Godin. I actually think he’s got some pretty great ideas about leadership, as shown in his TED talk from 2009 (worth watching for the vintage Kindle 1 prop, if…
Important Data Visualization of the Day
Because I know you’ve been wondering: That is all.