Finding Remote Work from Hawaii

I wanted to share what worked for me in my last job search. I’ve sent this to 4 people so I figure it would make more sense as a post. These notes are skewed towards remote web/mobile dev work. Check with your friends First, see where your friends are working on Facebook/Linkedin. Check out the […]

Picking your own wings with JQuery

I just did another post about the Kafkaesque face swapping art installation I did at ArT=Mixx at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on 2/4/2017. My friend Trevor of Fuzzbox Productions and I joined forces for a wings installation. Attendees could take their picture with one of a hundred butterfly and moth wings. Some were photos […]

How to be fierce, kill heroes, and conquer imposter syndrome

It was Saturday 4:30AM. I was 30 hours into at the Hawaii Uber/@devleaguehawaii hackathon when React-Native doesn’t work. Someone had already asked why I needed to do hackathons. At the time, I said because they were awesome and you can’t hold me down. Now the caffeine was gone and I’m getting too old for this shit. […]

Finding Flow with the Pomodoro technique

I want to thank fellow Maui Rubyist Justin Gordon for introducing me to the Pomodoro technique. The pomodoro technique is a time management method where you use a timer to work in 25 minute intervals with short breaks. The principle is that focus and will are easier to manage in small sprints. Trying to keep focused for hours at […]