Category Thoughts

Containers & Kubernetes

I think I understand it. An application being built for Mac, Windows and Linux would mean three different architectures it must conform to. Three different iterations of the application. A container houses absolutely everything an application needs to run, meaning…

Partisanship

I think what religion and politics have in common is that they become part of people’s identity. And it’s challenging to have a fruitful argument about something that’s part of one’s identity. By definition they’re partisan.

Paralysis By Analysis

Choosing to stay well-informed burdens me with indecision. Taking fifty steps back, looking at both sides of an argument and their origins brings about shades of grey. I realise that nothing is as clear and simple as it first appears.…

Looking for Alaska

You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future…

Education

I speak at schools where I hear students, as young as 14, stress about selecting their profession. There’s a sense of urgency of getting it right, no matter how often I say, “y’all need to chill”. The irony is that…