PinnedPublished inTouchgramPurrticles and a Belated BuildInPublicA product design (hurried) storySep 13Sep 13
PinnedPublished inTouchgramHow Apple broke apps on old phonesBlindsided by Bitcode. Another Apple bug tale, this one almost un-testable, and a bit of a lesson on privacy.Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
Published inSopwith Software TalesA spooky win in the braces warOne of the weirdest coincidences ever proving I was right.Nov 21Nov 21
Published inSopwith Software TalesA Reassuring MurmurHow a debugging “comment” became a user featureNov 20Nov 20
Published inSopwith Software TalesBoxing up Best PracticesSysadmin Snippets — a tale of tapes and tangled good intentions.Nov 19Nov 19
Published inSopwith Software TalesSysadmin Snippets — Cable Tales 1Tangles and a kind of debuggingNov 13Nov 13
Published inSopwith Software TalesSysadmin snippets — IntroExperiences from when I was not just a developerNov 13Nov 13
Published inSopwith Software TalesScientists and Sticky NotesMy useful analogy for XML data, and how it breaks.Nov 13Nov 13
Published inSopwith Software TalesHomework helper vs lecturerBack around 1988 I was mostly working as a VAX mainframe sysadmin, at Griffin Coal Mining.Nov 9Nov 9
Published inSopwith Software TalesIt didn’t add up!A savvy workman knows that sometimes you DO blame the toolNov 8Nov 8