Well, I got my wish, the house wasn't finished framing when I got back. They finished the second floor but there are still a few noticeable things left to do. The next set of pictures might be the last set of the framing process; after that, it will … [Read more]
Thinking of Returning To Polyphasic Sleep Again
Recently I've come across an idea that I'd like to implement, but it will take a lot of time and it has some built-in deadlines. You know what that means? More polyphasic sleep! I'm thinking of trying it again to give myself some extra free time. The … [Read more]
Building A House From The Ground Up Part 3
Well, I got my wish and the roof wasn't on the house when I got home, so I got some pictures of the house in progress. If the pictures aren't as good, it's because I took them with my camera phone instead of my big, fat Nikon D50, but I shrink down … [Read more]
Building A House From The Ground Up Part 2
I went by and took some more pictures of the house today before I go on vacation. They're still on the first floor but they finished the back and framed the garage. When we get back next week, hopefully it won't be totally finished so I can get more … [Read more]
Building A House From The Ground Up
My wife and I bought a house in January. More specifically, we bought the rights to buy a house that will someday be built. We've looked at our lonely foundation in the four months since then: We've watched our neighbors houses get framed in … [Read more]
Your Code is Suboptimal
One of the many blogs I read is written by Eric Sink, principal in the developer tool company SourceGear. He's a very entertaining writer and his experience as software developer, entrepreneur, Illinoisan, and small-town non-coastal developer, make … [Read more]
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
Book Review – The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! by Tim Harford Quick Review:Hidden Order meets Freakonomics.A fast-paced set of everyday problems and … [Read more]
Polyphasic Sleep Experiment Death of Polyphasic Sleep
When I originally decided to do polyphasic sleep, it was because there were too many things I wanted to do and not enough time to do them. Polyphasic sleep was something I could add to my life that would accommodate everything and make room for … [Read more]
The Google Story by David Vise
Book Review – The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time, by David A. Vise Quick Review: A quick read, a whirlwind tour of the brains and business behind a company that has changed my world and the … [Read more]
Polyphasic Sleep Experiment REBOOT
I can certainly see why Steve Pavlina set aside so much time to dedicate to adjusting to polyphasic sleep, and how his job and life flexibility helped him so much. I was going to try and start full fledged polyphasic sleep Monday, but my … [Read more]