Author Archives: Ian

JavaScript: It’s Bad! It’s Good! It’s…Both?!?

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ian

This was an interesting bit of discussion today over on Mastodon about JavaScript. Generally speaking, I fall on the side of less JavaScript is better, mostly because my laptop is underpowered and JavaScript websites get real resource-intensive real fast. Especially … Continue reading →

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Post-Rainforest Haiku

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Ian

Back from Rainforest Cockroaches are nightmare beings Time to fucking sleep.

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Grinding Gears

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Ian

So a very notable thing happened on Thursday: I finally finished writing through to the end of the second draft of The Shivering Deeps. Yay, right? It is pretty cool to be done with it, although I’ve noticed that one … Continue reading →

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On Continental Breakfasts

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Ian

Editor’s note: I’m posting this from Rainforest, where the internet is very, very poor. As such, I’m using Lynx, an ancient text-only browser, to do it. Apologies for any weird formatting, I’m currently assuming markup will work properly and that … Continue reading →

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Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Ian

It was really cold in Seattle this week. Literally freezing, with a heavy sprinkle of snow on the side. Which I realize is child’s play compared to many places, but for thin-blooded me it was a shivery experience. Weather like … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Friday

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Ian

Today was a day defined by accidental sleep. I fell asleep for an extra two hours or so after I woke up for the first time. Luckily I still made it to therapy on time with no issues. Then, after … Continue reading →

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Updates, Updates, Read All About Ian

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Ian

I’ve felt remiss not updating this blog for the last bit. Lack of sleep kept getting in the way. Or, rather, lack of sleep lead to lack of focus which lead to not updating. Blah! As such, a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Computer Learnin’s: February 2018

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Ian

This month is a month of trying to plow through things and earn some certs, which I’m sure won’t be disastrous AT ALL. Focusing on A+ and Networking+ first, as both of those should have some good overlap with stuff … Continue reading →

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RIP Ursula K Le Guin (1929-2018)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Ian

I’m not the first to write a post about the passing of Le Guin, and I doubt I’ll be the last. I wrote the below on Wednesday morning, the day after her death was announced.  It was part of my … Continue reading →

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On Social Media

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Ian

I’ve been wanting to blog for the last while (beyond my posts about what I’ve been learning in the computer realm), but I haven’t had a good idea of what to write about. I’m still not sure I do, but … Continue reading →

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