Figuring out how things work, how they break, and how to make them better.
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Mar
26
Mental Yardsticks
How can we convey numerical data effectively?
4 min read
Sep
03
Course Review: Wilderness First Responder Recertification (WFR-R)
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) is the standard level of first aid training for outdoor guides, instructors, and search-and-rescue team members. WFR-R is the recertification course for it.
6 min read
May
27
Firestarter is an ambiguous term
What is a "firestarter" and what are the terms we should use instead?
3 min read
May
21
Synthetic Traffic vs. Canary Deployments
Disambiguating synthetic traffic and canary deployments
2 min read
Apr
08
Trial by Jury, Part 3: The Verdict
How a jury reaches a verdict
9 min read
Apr
05
Trial by Jury, Part 2: The Trial
How the trial process plays out in a courtroom
6 min read
Apr
02
Trial by Jury, Part 1: Jury Selection
What I learned serving as the foreperson for a jury
6 min read
Mar
04
How to (almost) die in Yosemite
I describe my solo Half Dome summit attempt, with all of the good, the bad, and the ugly