Blog Posts

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. -Phil Karlton To any seasoned developer, this is entirely too true, and many people have written...

I am not sure why I started using Knockout, but I have had an overall positive experience with the framework. I was very intrigued with their hands-on tutorials built into the site, which made...

The ASP.NET Identity system is designed to replace the previous ASP.NET Membership and Simple Membership systems. It includes profile support, OAuth integration, works with OWIN, and is included...

For any serious runner, looking through training plans inevitably leads to the discovery that they all want you to do hill repeats. Hal Higdon (basically the godfather of running in Chicago),...

It has been almost over ten years since I last bought a backpack, and now I need a new one. My three primary use cases are while commuting on a Divvy bike, riding on my motorcycle, and generally...

After a month of having a Divvy membership, I have been on only nine trips. A slacker, I know; but with two weeks of vacation in there, I'm averaging one trip every other day. As the weather...

The short version of the trip: Saturday, 4/12: ORD to TU Sunday: Air show at Davis-Monthan AFB, "what's in your fridge?" ad-hoc dinner Monday: bums on a couch, grocery shopping, BNP&C Tuesday:...