As we wrap up the second season of Pandemic (aka “2021”), it’s become clear that this season, while not as narratively straightforward as the blockbuster first season (“2020”), tried to explore deeper themes of society and humanity. While Season 1 may have been riveting entertainment, Season 2 moved beyond…
To open up or not to open up -- is that the question? At the very least, it is the narrative that seems to dominate both traditional and social media right now. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and even discounting the charlatans and hacks that obviously don't have your…
This morning, I voted in a Presidential Primary Election for the 6th time in my life. Voting is never a responsibility to take lightly, and because you're voting for a real person, you never get a completely flawless candidate that you couldn't say anything against, but at least this time,…
Is this my two-week’s notice from @GoldenBlogs ? https://t.co/sI45wMzwd7 — Erik Johannessen (@erikrjoh) December 16, 2019 _Well, sure, being let go via Tweet sucks, but I'll try not to let my visceral reaction impact my analysis._ How We Got Started Just over 13 years ago, I and…
Maybe you care about politics; maybe you don't. But if you do care, you should vote. Every time. For every office on the ballot. Even if you think your vote won't matter. Because it does. When we vote for someone, our primary purpose is to elect a candidate to office.…
In software product development, we have the concept of "failing fast". Basically, the idea is that we recognize that while failure is expensive, both in terms of development cost as well as time, failure is also inevitable with any kind of innovative venture. So, because we cannot avoid…
The Electoral College, which I discussed yesterday, certainly isn't perfect. It has a number of problems, including the fact that we treat it as a ceremonial rubber stamp, and that the electors, whoever they are, were never on a ballot themselves and voters have literally no idea who they are.…
So, the Electoral College is a thing now. I mean, it's been a thing since the US Constitution was written, but for basically that entire time, it has been a ceremonial step, one whose outcome was predetermined, a ceremony so uninteresting that most of us probably forgot that it existed…