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My writing in 2017 and 2018 has been quite sparse, for good reason. Thankfully, this has ended and a raft of articles will be published soon. There were two reasons for the drought, one is personal which I won’t talk about and the other which is technical. The technical impediment was of my own making. This website is built with Middleman and rendered into static HTML files, then uploaded to CloudFront. I like the simplicity of it all, and writing in Ruby still makes me happy. It’s also fast, secure and reliable. ...

A recent development in my life is removing the daily caffeine intake that normally happens. Previously, I consumed two cups of coffee in the morning, and rarely drank any sodas (caffeinated or not). This supplied me with enough caffeine to keep going throughout the day, or so I thought. I realize that just 2 cups a day is not a lot compared to some people, but my focus was on the habitual nature rather than the dosage. ...

For as long as I remember, I have always been enamoured by the latest in technology, especially when it comes to design, development and organization of data and thoughts. I have used spreadsheets, Trello and various other tools to do all my work… and yet, there is something always missing from these tools that causes me to go back to my trusted favourite: pen and paper. When I have told people this story I have received myriad responses, from the eye-roll to a full-on guffaw. I’m not sure what it is about using a seemingly luddite toolset to develop in a high-tech atmosphere, but it really brings out the worst in people. ...