Humans, by nature, are impatient. And by nurture over the last several years with everything from drive-through liquor stores making a comeback in my hometown to anticipatory search results from Google to Amazon Prime’s same-day delivery… …we now live in a society where all of life’s virtues and vices can be summoned on demand with […]
DevSecOps picnics in the park
As you might know, I really do waffle a bit between loving and hating DevSecOps as a concept. I think it’s great on the one hand because it’s shined a light on a lot of really bad software development practices people like John Viega, Gary McGraw and my friend Sverre Huseby have been talking about […]
When to ignore Teddy Roosevelt
I have to admit I have a lot of respect for Teddy Roosevelt and many of the things he did and said. In fact, I have his “arena” quote printed out and stuck to the wall above my desk. One of his other famous quotes is this one: “In any moment of decision, the best […]
Johnny and the Mothers are playin Stompin’ at the Savoy in Vermont tonight
One movie that’s stuck with me since I was a kid was Johnny Dangerously. It’s so silly it’s still funny—especially the “C’mon shelf paper!” car chase scene…but that’s fodder for another email. If you’ve seen the movie, you might remember that a critical point was when Vermin, the aptly named villain of the story, discovers […]
Ever find yourself singing’ the boogie robots blues?
Both of my small children love the Minions movies, so there’s a good chance that when they get to watch TV and have to agree on something they can watch together, it’s going to be a movie filled with little yellow people running around in goggles and overalls. And the other day when they were […]
