Inktober - Stripes

#Inktober

“Stripes” - A bee wearing an incorrectly striped sweater

Last modified: January 21, 2022

Markdown should be readble without knowing Markdown

April 5, 2022.

#Tools

#Engineering

Markdown documents should be readble without understanding complex mark-up. A growing number of Markdown syntax extensions take the form of HTML or HTML-like tags and boilerplate that hinder readability. Instead we should focus on how some construct should be presented in plain-text for human consumption and then add minimal structure to it for machine consumption.

All natural numbers are interesting

August 3, 2022.

#Math

#Curiosity

A proof.

Vim: Use Drop Not Edit, SBuffer Not Buffer

July 7, 2020.

#Tools

#Vim

Use the :drop command instead of :edit in Vim. It will reuse an existing window instead of creating a new one.

Intermission - Q1 of 2025

April 7, 2025 (Revised May 3, 2025 ) .

#Culture

Hate can be suppressed temporarily, but cannot be contained for too long.

Unsung Team Roles: Emergence of Soft Roles

August 2, 2025.

#Organizations

In any team, the roles people play are not as rigid as they seem. Over time, people naturally settle into "soft roles" that are not explicitly defined but are crucial for a team's success. This is a look at the organic, and often unsung, ways that successful teams actually work.