I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America… I’ll never forget the feeling I had seeing an American flag flying at O’Hare Airport when we landed. I was coming home from two years in a country ruled by a despot. By mandate, a portrait of President Mugabe hung prominently in every Zimbabwean business and we could tell time…

Regarding racism in America, I’ve heard more than one person suggest a journey: “We’ve made progress, but we’re not there yet.” The death of George Floyd and images of police brutality posted online are awful. It’s easy to think we’ll never get there. I’m lucky to have grown up in…

Nim is a strongly-typed, statically-compiled programming language I’ve been playing with for about a year. Here are some things I like about it. All opinions are my own, but you’re welcome to borrow them. Also, I’m not fighting your favorite language; I’m just trying to convince you to install Nim…

I’m sorry, but there’s no delicate way to put this — you’re being scammed. Here’s what happened: My wife had a baby the other day (as pregnant women tend to do), and afterwards she got some Ibuprofen. …

Dear way-too-many companies, If you’re allowed to send me an email, I’m allowed to send you an email. You just sent me an email and I have a question. Don’t make me hunt for a way to ask it. Email already has a built-in way to do that — reply. Whether it’s good news or bad news, whether you’re an established company or a startup, your customers will love you more if you let them reply to your emails.