Life
The daily happenings of a father, husband, software engineer, and technologist.
Life
2021 Goals
In 2018 I began posting my goals to the universe in an attempt to make myself more accountable for them. I am tracking them here along with details for my own benefit, and perhaps anyone else who may find any use in my code related exercises. Writing Them Down If Read more…
Gaming
Minecraft Server
This has been a challenging year for all parents, but we are fortunate to be in a situation where we can be technologically creative. Our daughter’s birthday occurred right before the Covid-19 lockdown, but our son was not so lucky, and we wanted to be creative and make the most Read more…
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Replace `master` with `main` and update AWS Amplify Console app
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples Mother Teresa It’s literally the least we can do as developers, but it’s worth doing. Here’s how to simply rename your master branch to main (or anything but master) and update Read more…
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Endorsement for a Webcam
Call me old fashioned, but I cannot spend my workday on a laptop screen. I simply cannot be productive without at least one monitor. Usually I prefer two, but I have recently settled very nicely into 34″ UltraWide displays as my preference both at home and work. In either case, Read more…
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Building an investment portfolio
One of my 2020 goals is to diversify outside of the standard 401k. This serves two purposes. Predominantly as a curious person I am interested in learning more about the markets and have the luxury of the means to do so. Secondly, financially speaking it’s just a good idea. I Read more…
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Transformation & Nature
One of the driving forces for relocating to the pacific northwest several years ago was to make a concerted effort to be more connected to “the outdoors.” I have since then made a concerted effort to as often as I am able capitalize on the opportunities we have here, particularly Read more…
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AWS Amplify
Today was my first day working at Amazon (AWS). I’m blessed with the privilege to lead the Amplify Console team within the AWS Amplify group, and I could not be more excited. The AWS Amplify Console provides a Git-based workflow for deploying and hosting fullstack serverless web applications. A fullstack serverless Read more…
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Music that Inspires
The other day I had the pleasure of enjoying Glen Hansard live at the Moore Theater in Seattle. Mr. Hansard is a (shockingly) singer, song-writer, actor and artist from Ireland who until the last 5-10 years was relatively unknown. In fact, without the success of the film Once, few people Read more…