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I've been running a blog at https://xeiaso.net for almost a decade now. It has been the single best decision I have ever made in my career. It allows me to skip technical screening interviews. It has made interviewing at companies _easy_ because I have _already proven_ that I understand what I'm talking about. Learning how to write well also makes it so much easier to explain things succinctly, especially when workin…
I have been writing a blog since 2000 and have made many friends all around the world. I still get comments and emails about topics I post on nixCraft[0]. But, most important, I learned a lot from those comments and emails. It also helped me build social media following[1][2] just for lulz. I recommend writing a blog with your own domain and server that you control. [0] https://www.cyberciti.biz [1] https://twitter.c…
There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know so…
Honestly I’d love to blog more but reality is it is a massive time sink. Writing is hard, writing technical things in a clear and concise way is extra hard. I’m not sure how the regulars manage it! A single post can take me 10-20 hours. I’d have to sacrifice something else in my life to really spend the time I need on it.
There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know so…
I've been running a blog at https://xeiaso.net for almost a decade now. It has been the single best decision I have ever made in my career. It allows me to skip technical screening interviews. It has made interviewing at companies _easy_ because I have _already proven_ that I understand what I'm talking about. Learning how to write well also makes it so much easier to explain things succinctly, especially when workin…
The font is awesome. Can you please tell which font it is.
p, .conversation-chat, blockquote, em, strong {
font-size: 1rem;
font-style: normal;
font-family: Menlo, monospace;
}
I'll figure out something, I'm sure.
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Had no idea about this. Fascinating. Three months later: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/11/pm-apology-to-...
You might enjoy: https://blog.jgc.org/2009/09/hello-john-its-gordon-brown.htm...