Welcome to the yearend recap of boardgames in 2022! In 2022, my eldest daughter became 9 years of age and 2022 was the year that she grasped nearly all games I taught her. For competitive
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Five years ago, on a lazy Saturday night, I stumbled upon “The Happy Film” by Stefan Sagmeister. All I knew about the film at the time was that it was my off night (more on
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As I make the exciting journey from a job at the company that I’ve spent a good 16 years of my life to a new job, I’ve been thinking a lot about work life balance.
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15 years ago, I first discovered modern board games such as Ticket to Ride. I went on a buying frenzy that lasted years and resulted in me buying hundreds of board games that I never
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I have performed a fair number of interviews for my current employer. I started 9 years ago doing phone screens when I was a Senior Software Engineer. If I was to throw the dart on
Story Time: My RFID Blocking Wallets Through the YearsStory Time: My RFID Blocking Wallets Through the Years
Years ago, when I was given an opportunity to attend DEFCON, I jumped at the chance. If I were to describe DEFCON in one sentence, I would describe DEFCON as,” A conference where hackers can
Microsoft Azure DevOps and the Psychological Safety RetrospectiveMicrosoft Azure DevOps and the Psychological Safety Retrospective
Microsoft Azure DevOps (Microsoft ADO for short) is an offering from Microsoft which helps software development teams plan, orchestrate, develop, and release code. I see it as a one-shop-stop for coding projects and encompasses tools
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If you spent any time within the modern board game world, you have no doubt heard (and played) of the very popular board game, Wingspan. Wingspan features a simple ruleset that young gamers (my daughter
Connecting by VideoConnecting by Video
Many companies, including the one that I currently work for have accepted Software Development Interns this summer. Intern season is one of my favorite times of the year. It is always exciting meeting and seeing
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My company, as with most provide interviewers with a basic questionnaire to which they can use to interview candidates. The more I interview, the more that I only reference this questionnaire when I actually run