It's a safe bet that most of us have encountered the age-old admonition to "never judge a book by its cover" at some point in our lives. There is a deep wisdom in that advice---wisdom that seems to go completely out the window as soon as a certain type of person spots a certain type of punctuation.| Scott Smitelli
Toasted Frontega Chicken sandwich, no sliced tomatoes. There's that feeling again, why are my teeth clenched? And a cup of Mac & Cheese. I remember getting locked out of my online loan servicing account a few years ago, that sucked. And a regular Dr Pepper. How long have my hands been shaking?| Scott Smitelli
A human interest piece about a person who never existed, who has spent his entire adult life doing something I don't know anything about.| Scott Smitelli
An analysis of strange digital compression artifacting present on certain tracks of _Chef Aid: The South Park Album_.| Scott Smitelli
At some companies, it is expected that certain engineers will serve as part of a formal on-call rotation. On paper, this seems like a reasonable way to ensure the reliability of the product. In practice, it is a miserable burden and you probably won't even get paid for it.| Scott Smitelli
When you're improvising a comedy scene, the golden rule is to respond with "yes, and" to everything your partners say and do. This unwavering acceptance can produce riotous bouts of laughter. In an engineering team, it just creates unholy messes.| Scott Smitelli
Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's hundreds of thousands of birds! What are all these birds doing with my patio umbrella? And why do they all collectively believe that "scrappiness" is a good example of a corporate value?| Scott Smitelli
The description suggests that this is some kind of extended metaphor about work. It appears to be written in that _Choose Your Own Adventure_ style second-person voice, yet there are no choices to be found within. Against your better judgment, you follow the link.| Scott Smitelli
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, where none of the light switches do a damn thing. And you may ask yourself, "How do I work this?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?" Same as it ever was.| Scott Smitelli
Long-form content about whatever topic happens to be on my mind at any given time.| Scott Smitelli