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Leaving Paradise

Over a decade  ago I missed a Delta Airlines flight. Fortunately my Aunt Shebronda, being the great aunt that she...

Counting calls to Django QuerySet methods

Yesterday, I spent some time working on a test that needed to verify the delete method was called a certain...

Serverless

I have been working on a prototype for the edX marketing site to move rendering from client-side to server-side. (Note...

Go Home and Grind

It’s a well-known fact that I’m a workaholic. This doesn’t necessarily instill a sense of pride or regret. When I left Kyruus,...

Hurts So Good

For the past two-and-a-half months I have been away from circus due to injury, illness, and holidays. I’ve mostly spent...

Fixing the AMC Theatres App

One of my least-favorite, yet highly-used, apps is AMC Theatre’s app for finding movie show times and purchasing tickets. The...

That awkward moment I accidentally bought the best birthday gift ever

Common Sense is Not Common

Correction: Motor oil is changed every 3-10K miles, not 15-30K. This is what happens when I trade driving for biking....

Delivering Bad News

Disclaimer: Coursera is a competitor of edX (where I work). My views are my own, not those of edX.

MIT Senior House

I’ve been reading various posts on Facebook, reddit, and Medium about MIT’s recent announcement of a moratorium on freshmen in...