Author: David Smith

Details Matter, or: Before the Storm

I know I’m a few years late on this, but I have a complaint about the ending of “Life is Strange: Before the Storm”. (I was replaying the original, and realized I’d never played this prequel, as part of getting hype for next month’s “LIfe is Strange: Double Exposure.” Yes, I pre-ordered it, including the ridiculous overpriced bonus cat content in the Ultra Deluxe Hyper Fighting Edition.) Needless to say, there will be spoilers…

Mini-Rant: TicketMaster and AEW

Look at this graphic. LOOK AT IT. It is a thing of beauty. I’ll be there, but I’m still slightly grumpy, and that’s because of this picture that is somewhat less attractive: I get more than enough email already, so I wasn’t on any AEW mailing lists. Immediately (like, within five minutes of my boy […]

Overwhelmed, in a good way

After ten years at WashU, I’ve moved on to Pagely. It’s been a long time since I was so overwhelmed. Honestly, I feel a bit dumb, in the best possible sense of the word. I’m proud of the work I did at WashU. They hired me to be “the WordPress guy,” and over time I […]

The Job Description, the Whole Job Description, and Nothing But the Job Description

Words mean things. Especially words in job descriptions, and even when those words are missing. I recently did a couple of interviews for a large web hosting company – big enough that if you know the space, you’d know them. Here’s a description of their requirements and expectations for a recent SRE (site reliability engineer) […]