It is important to have a seat at the table. It is more important that one does not lose sight of who they are or their values in the process of attaining a seat at the table. It is even more important that one does not remain silent once they are at that table. Because […]
I’m currently reading Deep Work by Cal Newport. The core of the book proposes we could have more meaningful work by eliminating distractions. About 6 years ago, I went without a mobile phone for an entire year. What if I rehashed this experiment? Six years ago, living without a phone was great. However, I don’t […]
This review is written mainly for self-reflection. But publishing in the case others can find value in my self-notes. I walked into 2016 with no expectations. Mainly because I was a new parent and was so unsure of what the year would bring. With no expectations, 2016 was full of positive surprises. A few professional […]
This week I helped to kickoff Delaware State University’s inaugural Android Bootcamp as lead instructor. I welcomed a total of 13 students, with little to no programming experience, with the intent of teaching programming and Android fundamentals. The program, hosted by historically black college Delaware State University (DelState), is mostly composed of black men, ranging in age from 18 […]
2015 Recap.
It’s 30 minutes past midnight on Christmas Day. I’ve just awaken, as my newborn son starts to squirm for his next feeding. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” plays in the background. Its the perfect cinematic score, provided by the bar below our apartment. This is my first Christmas, in a while, spent […]
I’ve been interested in Telescope since Sacha Greif introduced it a few years ago. Telescope is an open-source social news app. For example, it enables you to build sites similar to Hacker News and Product Hunt. When it was first introduced, I was interested because it was built using the Meteor JS framework. In its infancy, you could […]
