zacharyc

These posts take a long time for me to write. Longer than I want them to. I’ve got to find a way to condense it down to get it out every weekend, so look for some updates soon. Coffee I find it hard to talk about good coffee every week, but since it’s been a couple of weeks, I have some good notes. Tamp Bristol, RI Revi Link Someone in the business recommended this place, and I have to admit I’m impressed. They source their own beans from Italy, which made me concerned that it would be super dark coffee, but the Cortado I had was amazing. I also got a sweetened latte to test it and was impressed with that, too. It wasn’t just all sugar; worth checking out. ...

Note: this is a three-week post because I lost track of time last week. My premise is that most software engineering is broken these days. What I mean by that is that the majority of software engineering is done for the growth of wealth, without a true focus on the ethical impact of the software being developed. No, this is not a rant about how AI is bad; it is more a lament that most of the software I have written is dead. ...

This has been a tough week to review because I’ve been so busy with work. I’m doing something to work every day of the week. That doesn’t mean I’m working all day every day, but I’m always working. I haven’t had a full rest day in the past 2 weeks, and I don’t have one this week. My weekends, when I’m off construction, have been filled with working food trucks and also shooting cars for Authentic Auctions and while this is tiring and hard, I described it to a friend as “good for the soul” for me. I like being busy. I like working on a lot of things. I like accomplishing things. ...

This week was a tough one. Lots of driving, sailing challenges, and personal challenges. There are also a bunch of new projects coming online that we need to talk about. I also had a falling out with a mentor of mine, which really hurt. Several times in my past, I’ve approached people with a belief that is counter to theirs, and they shut me down instead of letting us talk through it. This was particularly painful for me, and I debated whether it was appropriate to share, but honesty is important, so I’m sharing. I’m in pain over the loss of this relationship. ...

More About Revi I’m working on a project called Revi with my Newport Technology Group. This project is really exciting for me because it starts to set up some of the bigger things I have my eyes on within Technology. Building on last week. Moonshots are crazy audacious by design. Some of the longer-term goals for Revi and NPT-TG are more like Mars Shots than moon shots. We need to start with the simple. ...