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I stumbled on an interesting question today:
Faced with the choice of a safe, predictable life journey, or a somewhat tumultuous, unpredictable path, which would you choose, and why? Have your thoughts on this changed as you’ve gotten older, and (presumably) wiser?
My response:
Hmm, interesting question. Unlike the rest of the electorate, I do not [...]

The majority of my day — right now — is spent in cyberspace. I am on the computer, reading, emailing, programming, and learning 10-14 hours a day. I am self-employed, and with a variety of paying and non-paying projects.
I am always intrigued by the differences between on-line interaction and “off-line.” In many ways I [...]

I post the following on Craigslist regularly, so I figure why not post it here too.
Who am I?

A liberal intellectual who is baffled by the idiocy of the US electorate.
A self-employed (aka underemployed) technologist who is known nationally in my field.
A graduate of a well-known/respected school on the west coast (go bears!) with a [...]

© 1993
For the past several years, I have traveled around the country speaking to people with disabilities, parents, and professionals. The goal of these presentations is to show the strategies I use for independence. Most of the principles are applicable to other people with disabilities so they may achieve more in their own lives. This [...]

As I have said before, I am a huge fan of open-source applications. I use Apache, PHP, MySQL — just to name a few. In fact, even Apple’s OS X has the open-source operating system Unix at its core.
When most people think open-source, the first thing that comes to mind in “free”. Though that [...]

I have a ritual that I do quite frequently in the summer. About 6:00 pm, after working at the computer all day, a take a walk to the Esplanade on the Charles River. I take a magazine or book and my HUGE mug with iced tea/water/whatever. I sit and read for about an hour. [...]

As someone who has had a disability my whole life, I crave to blend in “with the crowd”. I say I want the American dream — wife, house, yard, couple of kids, etc, etc. And, in reality, I am well on my way to achieving it. I have a college degree, an established career, [...]