An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
The opening rounds of the US Open get underway Sunday. That means it’s high time to gather barware and ingredients for the impending Honey DeuceRead More
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In hacker culture, many people prefer to go by a handle. Frequently, that is done to preserve anonymity or to provide cover for work thatRead More
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In his opening remarks at the Black Hat conference a couple of weeks ago, the event founder, Jeff Moss, stressed the importance of mission andRead More
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. At first glance, one presentation I sat in on titled “UseRead More
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I am convinced that the most direct path toward repairing the adult tournament framework is reducing the glut of USTA League play that robs manyRead More
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a series of posts examining the competitive structure of USTA tournament tennis. In response, one commenter pointed outRead More
My post from a couple of weeks ago, “When Rankings Create and Reinforce Inequity,” attracted a couple of comments with diametrically opposed viewpoints. While IRead More
Throughout 2025, I am spending the first full weekend of each month reflecting on ideas drawn from Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book The Happiness Project. ForRead More
Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the first full weekend of each month to exploring ideas inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. The theme for AugustRead More
It is once again time to turn our attention back to the monthly installment of The Happiness Project. Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the firstRead More