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Jul
24

How I won the Illinois Open Technology Challenge

Earlier this year, the State of Illinois released a bunch of data [https://data.illinois.gov/] into the public domain.
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Apr
28

Living in a Chicago Storefront

This is the story of how Rachel and I inadvertently rented a storefront. A few weeks ago, we bought a
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Mar
30

Advanced Apartment Searching on Craigslist

Rachel and I are looking for apartments again. The market’s tight - not a lot of home buyers these
Mar
10

The day that only had 23 hours

Earlier this morning, our clocks sprung forward an hour. One minute it was 1:59, and the next, it was
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Mar
04

Depression

Here’s the video of my Developers and Depression talk from the Business of Software Conference [http://businessofsoftware.org/2013/
Feb
27

How to Be the Most Interesting Man in the World

Earlier this month, I gave a short version of How To Be The Most Interesting Man In The World at
Feb
17

Keep it Short

Following up on my previous post [/my-favorite-email], here’s a reply to a younger friend who asked me to revise
Feb
15

My Favorite Email

I learned to write by writing and reading emails. This email is one of my favorites. Some guy submits an
Feb
11

Day Three on the Farm

This is lifted from my journal, from our third day on the farm. When I wrote it, the view looked
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Feb
10

We can't all be right

> Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds
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