The Plight of the Young Worker

Posted on 2019-01-28

NY Times: Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?

I’m glad I’m not the only one that finds the in-your-face “follow your passion… till you drop” sloganeering in these shared desk facilities somewhat oppressive.

Office Space is mentioned in this article–a movie that shaped my career. When it came out, I was like Peter Gibbons. Although I think I cared about work a bit more than he did. A few years later, I saw it again on TV; I was fucking Lumbergh. It was a wake up call for me. Within a month, I had quit my job. After taking some time off and reflecting, I changed things up for my next job. Thanks Mike Judge!

Perhaps this generation needs its own Office Space type movie, or YouTube or Instagram series.

photo & model by Devin J. Poore

The Serial Beginner

Posted on 2018-12-25

JP Reardon

John Keefe wrote about beginning as a practice a while ago. Here, he presents his idea in the form of a 5-minute video.

I liked this idea when I first read about it, and I like it even more today. This is certainly something to think about while compiling my list of resolutions goals for 2019. Let’s all make it a point to be beginners as something this year!

Flip Top Pomodoro Timer

Posted on 2018-12-23

JP Reardon

This Pomodoro Timer puts my Pomodoro Timer Arduino Shield to shame. The copper wire sculpture is much more interesting than the flat PCB I used. Plus, it seems like there’s a bit of user configurability, which is totally absent in my design.

via Hackaday

Every Day Calendar

Posted on 2018-12-22

JP Reardon

I really like this Every Day Calendar. It’s simple and I can see how it could be really effective at helping one do something every day.

This is almost like a physical version of the personal unit tests that I’ve written about before. One of these days, I hope to dust off that project. Maybe an Every Day Calendar would help to motivate…

via Arduino Blog