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The Untold History of the US

The Untold History of the US

Watching this series almost gives me the feeling of listening to one of my great-grandparents give me the context for the familial relationships and being able to link present-day issues with unresolved issues or incidents from the past.

What I'm thankful for...

What I'm thankful for...

The Secret [http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/The-Secret-Audiobook] has been on my reading list for a while and I finally got around to reading [listening] to it. The book reiterates the power of the law of attraction and focuses on methods and strategies to activate that power. Some of

My first online course: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

My first online course: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

This fall I completed my first "official" online course, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies [https://www.coursera.org/course/bitcointech] offered by Princeton University [http://www.princeton.edu/] on Coursera [https://www.coursera.org/]. It's amazing how much progress has been made in the technology powering online courses in the last

Why I cheer for Uber (and Lyft) victories

Why I cheer for Uber (and Lyft) victories

I'm still recovering from a ruptured achilles [http://]. During the first 3 months of my recovery, Uber [https://www.uber.com] became a life-saver. I was in a walking boot and could not drive myself anywhere. My wife took over duties dropping off and picking up our girls from school,

Bitcoin Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchanges are market places where users can buy and sell bitcoin (and in some cases other digital currencies) with their local fiat currency. In a lot of ways, they function very similarly to Stock Exchanges though technically they are more closely aligned to a Foreign Exchange Spot Market at

Trust in currency trumps control of currency

Trust in currency trumps control of currency

I was overseas during some of the climatic moments of the Greek debt crisis. My hotel in Brussels was actually a few hundred yards from the European Commission Building where we witnessed some of these sights: Soldier on guard duty: Authorities on standby before Greek referendum vote: During this time

What is Bitcoin?: Describing Bitcoin in 2 sentences or less

What is Bitcoin?: Describing Bitcoin in 2 sentences or less

Answering this question is a lot like answering the “What do you do for a living?” [https://www.andreweathers.com/so-what-do-you-do-2/] question if you work in esoteric industry. Ideally, you’d know the knowledge and experiences of the person that you’re speaking with, but most often times, you don’

User Experience is the differentiating factor

User Experience is the differentiating factor

When my wife first enrolled at Georgia Tech for her Master's in Industrial Design, her heart was set on designing consumer products, more specifically toys and products for children. Half way through her second year of the three year program, she started to tell me about information design, human computer

2 weeks ago, I ruptured my Achilles

Health and Wellness

2 weeks ago, I ruptured my Achilles

On May 16th, while my daughters were in gymnastics, I went for a jog around the neighborhood - something that I've done several times before. That day, I took a different route primarily to view ground breaking for a new development in the area. After a 1/2 mile light

Personal finances of business partners

There are a lot of opinions about co-founders in the blogosphere – Do you need a co-founder? What are your chances for success as a solo entrepreneur? How do you find a technical co-founder? Are technical co-founders needed? and on and on. One thing that I have not seen discussed though

20 months of audio books

Health and Wellness

20 months of audio books

As we get older, we'll all get caught in the busyness trap. Our family and careers grow to consume most of our time and there seems to be less "me-time" for personal relaxation, hobbies, and growth. I've always been a purposeful reader of books to either grow mentally or spiritually.

3 things: Lessons learned from Joe Dudley

3 things: Lessons learned from Joe Dudley

I had the pleasure to meet Joe Dudley, Founder of Dudley Products [http://www.dudleyq.com/] after a speech that he made at WOF [http://www.woffamily.org/] for a business plan competition. He spoke with deep passion and conviction about his story and the spirit of entrepreneurship. His speech

My first bitcoin

My first bitcoin

I first learned about Bitcoin almost 2 years ago to the day in the Spring of 2013 at Atlanta Startup Village [https://atlantastartupcommunity.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/atlanta-startup-village-7-on-deck-and-party-tomorrow-night-412/] at Atlanta Tech Village [http://atlantatechvillage.com]. One of the presenting companies was BitPay [https://bitpay.com]. I had the chance

Good design makes problems disappear

Good design makes problems disappear

Today, I was checking out Photos [http://www.apple.com/osx/photos/] after upgrading to OS X 10.10.3 when I, of course, started to stroll down memory lane and browse some older photos. I actually found quite a few photos and videos of the kids that I had

Health and Wellness

Focus and be in the moment

It’s difficult to balance/integrate family, career, and personal interests. I'm not a world renown psychologist, motivational speaker, or life guru coach. And, I have less doctoral credibility than Dr. Seuss. Even so, here are some things that I do to help me keep focused and ease the tension

Freshbooks' Story of Perseverance

Building a company is hard work and if you’re doing it after hours, it’s especially difficult to maintain a high level of quality work on your full-time gig and keep enough in the reserves to grind away after hours and on the weekends. In most cases, you simply

So, what do you do?

So, what do you do?

If you've been to any social or professional networking event, you've probably been asked the question, "What do you do?" I'm not a fan of asking that question in a introductory setting, and I'm particularly not a fan of answering it.

hello, world!

The first program that most programmers learn is a simple "hello, world!" example. This is my hello, world program in blog form.