I have been practicing my Spanish solely on DuoLingo for the past two months or so; today, it was time to take it to the calles. Luckily, I knew the perfect place to go; lunch at Tacqueria La Familia. It’s the closest I can find to immersion; none of the staff really speak English, and…

There are somethings you can’t rush. You can’t speed up the slow cooking of a lamb leg, even if your guests are due to arrive in the next 20 minutes. You can’t get to the airport a little bit faster if you’re on public transport. You’re simply constrained. This can be the same with some…

Some days, the news is slow. This is when we read the “Man bites dog” articles, or the “What your choice in Garlic Bread says about your career prospects” clog up the feed. Not this week. There has been martial law in South Korea. Syria went from zero to 100 real quick. Someone murdered a…

I had my birthday dinner party last night, and had a wonderful time. I’m a fan of the dinner party. It’s grown up, and gives you a chance to cook something which usually isn’t appropriate for midweek. As someone who really enjoys cooking, what for many part is the second worst past of hosting (everyone…

I have found making short videos to be an incredible work tool recently. I’m not talking TikToks, I’m talking make a quick vid that demonstrates a process, a bug, a demo, a whatever. Describing the world around us is difficult; there is a reason why there are so many people on Twitter and so few…

I have been doing a fair bit of rapid prototyping at work recently, which is both enjoyable and, I hope, valuable. A lesson I learned today was that when you’re trying to build something new, don’t forget to hold onto what has already worked. Software can get complex, fast. It only takes a little bit…