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4 Changes To Voting That Will Empower Everyone

Voter turnout in the US is dismal. Since the 70s, turnout for presidential elections has bounced between 50% and 60%. Key words there, "presidential elections," the most marketed election in the land to the highest office in the land. Imagine what's happening at the state and

Do We Really Need More?

Unless you're a uniquely enlightened individual, you probably want it. More. Be it fame, recognition, tacos, cats, whatever. For me, money has always been high up on that list and it took a lot of years to realize my financial desires are really about security. Strange as it

On Being In The Age Of Coronavirus

Over the past couple of months, humanity's collective story has changed. We're going through something big, something we weren't prepared for and with limited medical supplies and no vaccines the only weapon many of us have is to isolate. How do we adjust to

20 Predictions For The Next 20 Years

This new decade has got me thinking a lot about not only the past one, but the one before that too. The year 2000 feels both ancient and as if it was just yesterday. Personally, a lot's happened since Y2k. It took stints in one community college and

Learning From Pain

I bombed a job interview yesterday. It was rough. My work is in software engineering, a field with notoriously difficult interviews. Typically, interviewees are asked to code solutions to tough problems (which usually have little to do with the day to day work) while being judged by individuals who have

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