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How to Break Into AI Development Without Really Trying

Apr 4, 2025 · 3 min read · A week ago, I was assigned a take-home engineering problem in an interview. On one hand, I was excited to have a reason to dive into some code, but this was all about creating an AI Chat interface using RAG techniques. The requirements were pretty cl...

After the RIF: First Days

Feb 18, 2025 · 2 min read · I lost my job on Tue, Feb 11, 2025, in a RIF that I didn't see coming... I am a late-career professional and had hoped to retire from that company in a few years. Now, I’m job-hunting. I am an early riser. I set my alarm for 5:45am. most mornings I'm...

Change: The Only Universal Constant

Feb 13, 2025 · 3 min read · Friday, February 14, 2025 (Valentine’s Day), will be my last day working for the organization from which I had hoped to retire. Once again, change, the only universal constant, comes without warning. On Monday, February 3, 2025, my employer publicly ...

Persistence Pays

Oct 15, 2024 · 4 min read · We all have our political leanings. Some of us take that to the point of contributing to political candidates whom we support. However, before you pull the trigger on that donation, be prepared. Donating to a political candidate will almost certainly...

When One's Job Is Not A Job

Jun 21, 2024 · 1 min read · I've been at this business of software development since I took a class in FORTRAN at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business during my Freshman year of college. That was in the Fall of 1977 or Spring of 1978. The rest, as they say, is histor...