Picks

These are things that speak to me, inspire me, or that I admire in some way.

Quotes

"Form ever follows function." - Louis Sullivan

"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." - Steve Jobs

"The constraint of the medium defines the art." - Sariah Jane Bunnel

"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." - Grace Hopper (#LegendaryProgrammer #WomenInTech)

"When it is broken, it is the best time to fix it." - a fortune cookie I opened once

"In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess." - The Zen of Python

"Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan" - The Agile Manifesto

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. - Twelve Principles of Agile Software

Books (fiction, entertainment)

• Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
• Mistborn (Trilogy) by Brandon Sanderson
• Ender's Game (Quintet) (not Ender's Shadow)
  • Speaker for the Dead (this is where it gets good)
  • Xenocide (trudge through the build up)
  • Children of the Mind (wow, mind blowing wrap-up!)
• Ready Player One (I align with the book whereas the movie conveyed a different message for a different audience)
• The Hunger Games (Trilogy)
• Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy
• Jurassic Park 1 & 2

Books (business, self-help)

• Start with Why
• The Innovator's Solution (not Delimma, it's the far-better sequel)
• Originals
• Real Love

Movies

• #1 Jurassic Park (1993) (excellent production, and the story is just as good as the book)
  • NOT the sequels
• The Hunger Games (Trilogy)
  • Catching Fire (I thought this was Jurassic Park level quality)
• The Emperor's New Groove

That's right, Star Wars is no longer on my list. Although, much like Gone with the Wind, it changed history - everything we know and experience about firm - it unfortunately is too difficult to explain to those who are not of the era. It has not passed the test of timelessness.

Lifestyle

• Braun Series 7 790cc (most available) 7893s (what I have, less expensive)
• Braun (Oral B) Electric Toothbrush White Pro 1000 (please, just get the base model, your teeth are not bluetooth compatible)

Gear

• Flint 4KP HDMI Capture (1080p capture, 4K Passthru, debug capture mode enabled)

Video Games

• Super Mario RPG
• Link's Awakening (Zelda)
• Breath of the Wild (Zelda)

Music

• RiME (Deluxe Soundtrack)
• The Wind Waker (ZREO)
  • Outset Island Redux

Brands

These aren't all brands that I perfectly align with, nor necessarily products that I buy, but they are brands that speak to me, inspire me, or that I admire in some way.

• ppl (of course)
• Apple
• Nintendo
  • Zelda
• POM Wonderful
• Chick-fil-a
• Subaru
• Nike
• Lego
• Levi's
• Lucky Brand Jeans
• American Express
• Coca Cola
• Mountain Dew
• IKEA
• Dr Pepper
• Heroku
• Starbucks
• Vermont (not really a brand, but it's a thing, for sure)
• Walmart
• Target
• Raspberry Pi
• Ubuntu
• Golang
• Rust
• nodejs
• Ruby
• Square-Enix
  • Final Fantasy