Nov 22, 2016Archive
Eye Sketches - February 2016
Every couple of months I like to sit down and choose a topic to draw every day of the month, to improve my drawing skills. Check out my 30 page…
Writing — 225 essays
Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.
A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.
Systems Map
Core architectural nodes of research.
account_tree
Platform Org Design
Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.
biotech
Feedback Loops
Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.
psychology
Human Factors
Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.
architecture
Pragmatic API
Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.
history
Legacy Refactor
Social strategies for technical debt retirement.
Thinking in Public
225 NodesNov 20, 2016Archive
How to fix upload timesouts with Google Container Registry
I was having issues having my docker images uploading to Google Container Registry. This has happened to me on a few occassions and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong…
Nov 18, 2016Archive
Babies only need 5 things
Fed Changed Burped Entertained Loved Everything else is secondary. If you focused on just these 5 things it will go a long way.
Nov 18, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #24
Environment (article): Scientists Accidentally Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol Great things are always found by accident and now we may have a way to curb climate change…
Nov 9, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #23
Personal (update): Whitney and I just had our first kid! #ihadababyitsaboy Brooks Phu Maxwell, born November 4th, 2016 Music (video): Green Day - Still Breathing (Official Music Video) Green Day…
Nov 3, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #22
Software (video): What's New in Photoshop CC (November 2016) | Adobe Creative Looks like the search box in Sublime and the Alfred Mac app have made their way into Adobe…
Oct 27, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #21
Space (video): Generating power on Mars Various types of energy are being discussed, you might be surprised what the best option is Hardware (blog): Google Pushes Deeper Into Hardware With…
Oct 20, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #20
Technology (video): Dynamic projection mapping onto deforming non-rigid surface Scientists create a way for high speed projection onto deforming non-rigid surfaces Development (blog): Evernote Tech Blog | The Care and…
Oct 12, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #19
Leadership (blog): Accelerating Innovation with Leadership Bill Gates explains what he thinks make a great leader. We all can learn a lot from the guy who led the computing revolution…
Oct 6, 2016Archive
Maxwell Weekly 7: #18
Development (blog): How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016 JavaScript has changed a lot over the years, see what it might be like to learn it in 2016 Development…