Sean and I got to spend a whole day going mad over the bug that we thought we squashed but, as it turns out, was not ready to die so easily. It was a heroic effort, full of sleuthing and more than a f… »
Today was a day to be thankful for caffeine. I truly don't know what I'd do without coffee. Even when I'm not tired, I need to have my cup. My favourite, when I'm not freezing (in other words, for abo… »
When you can broadcast to the entire world in a few clicks of the mouse, you sometimes forget what a strange and terrible power this is. And as it turns out, I seem to have the odd regular reader at M… »
I know what you're thinking. It's 11:30 PM on Tuesday night, and David's going to miss his first daily update. And you know, I'm sort of disappointed in you for that. I thought you'd give me a bit mor… »
People are already becoming skeptical as to how long I will keep up my daily posting regarding the brave new world of telecommuting. One of those people is me! Well, actually... I never intended to ke… »
My first week of telecommuting is coming to a close, and you know, all in all, it wasn't too bad. Communication delay was probably the number one difficulty for me, with people being in transition, no… »
I don't think you can work for long with interesting companies before you become a bit traumatized. One company used to serve pizza before telling you something bad had happened and they wouldn't be a… »
I can't decide whether the title to this post reminds me more of old Bruce Lee movies or of classic Metallica tracks. This is going to be a shorter post as it's been a fairly long and intense day, and… »
Day one ends with me frantically applying for a business license after texting my accountant friend (and fellow karateka) saying, "Hey, accountant friend, will I need to get a business license if… »
There's always a struggle between being comfortable and being free. For the last three years, I've chosen the latter. I moved from a very secure, big company job to one that would be dependent on cont… »