Zack's Blog

The Power of Incremental Work

Published 2015-10-08 4 min read
Quite a while ago, I wrote a review of The New Turing Omnibus. A very clever book whose double entendre title reinforced the wit with which the subject matter was to be handled.
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The Dark Side of Why I Write Software

Published 2014-05-08 4 min read
Motivation is a big part of programming for me. Why I do what I do…why write programs when there are many other options for what to do with the hours in which I work?
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An Amazon Story

Published 2014-04-18 4 min read
This last week I was sitting with friends around a campfire and told the following true story. They found it rather interesting, so I figured it was worth retelling. The truth is, my career has been a really weird one…there’s nothing linear about any of the progression through work that I’ve chosen.
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