"I just can't afford to keep you anymore."
...and like that, a 5 year contractor position is gone. Oh well. I'm job hunting again right now, so, this should be fun.…
Michelin Stars in DC
So, it's my goal to go to as many Michelin starred restaurants as I possibly can. The new list for Washington DC is out, so, I have updated my list of places that I want to go to: The Inn at Little Washington: Been there, loved it. Was hungry on…
My thoughts on the NYT Child Sex Abuse Article
If you haven't read it, I highly encourage you to do so: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html? The things that I want to really point out: NCMEC is horribly underfunded, and has issues keeping (and retaining) technical talent.Startups like Thorn (Which is Ashton…
Job Hunt: Update
So, apparently one of my jobs failed to tell me that it was a cleared position. Here's my issue...I haven't held a security clearance in almost 10 years, and I honestly have zero intention of going through that process again. Scratch one job off of my list. Also, the…
Job Hunt: September 2019
Since my contract at my current company is coming up in the end of September, I started looking for a new gig this month. A few things were really important to me: Finding a job that had some upward mobility. Finding a job that had decent benefits Finding a job…
Cypress for e2e testing
As many of you know, I don't make it a secret that I'm not an amazing front-end guy. However, since I have a mantra of "test all the things" that I'm working on, when I have to do front end work, it's my goal to test everything. I start by…
Gitlab and Digital Ocean Kubernetes
If you haven't used Gitlab's Auto Devops product yet, and you're in the DevOps or CI/CD space, you're really missing out on the convenience that the Review App can bring. In order to get started, you'll need a few things: A Digital Ocean Account. A little bit of working…