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Curtis Jones

God-fearing, mountain-climbing, software engineer.

📍 Atlanta, GA https://curtisjones.us

The Evolutionary Biology of Learning English

We use WordlyWise. It is a basic vocabulary and writing text book. Or series of text books. So far I've been relatively pleased with it. Today though, I'm helping my 7yo with an assignment. The assignment involves reading a short story, followed by answering ten questions.

Meta Quest 3

My employer surprised everyone with a gift store – each employee could pick one gift that would be shipped out to you for Christmas. There were numerous coffee-making devices, of course, some knife sets, golf clubs and various gadgets. Nothing really stood out to me as a Must Have, so I

Hot Plates

The dumbest thing ever is slaving to produce a delicious, hot meal, and then eating it cold. The idea struck me one day that I needed plates I could safely preheat in the oven. It later occurred to me that cast iron fajita plates are a thing, so I tossed

Microwave to Nowhere

I went on a hike to the top of Mt. Oglethorpe. Overall, it is an underwhelming mountain-top experience, but it is very convenient for me, and that counts for a lot. In case you're wondering, basically, there are too many trees. They have four or five observation decks,

Crosswalk to Nowhere

Annually, for many years, my family and another made the trek south to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Much of this drive is through pine forests that are very distinctive of Florida. If you've ever been, you'll know what I'm talking about. Anyway, that&

Aspire to the be Least

It may sound absurd, but expecting to find a job where the emphasis is on productive work, is generally unrealistic and will even, possibly, be perceived as hostile and anti-social. The only generally safe exception is early stage startups. They are often in a do-or-die place where accelerating time-to-market is

Progress Manifests as Boringness

What was once spectacular is now mundane. What was once inventive is now rote. Reusable rocket launches are officially boring. Just a few years ago rocket launches were perhaps just as exciting (if not more exciting) than they have been for the past fifty or more years. Then the excitement

Marriage Advice

Does my wife read my blog? I shall know soon enough!

Siri & Google Gemini

This has to be such a slap in the face to the half dozen AI engineers still at Apple. "After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we're excited about the innovative new experiences it

Product Review: TP-Link TL-SX1008 (10Gbps, 8-port network switch)

First, about price. I had been watching this product on Amazon and B&H for some time (months, actually). At $280, I didn't quite feel I could justify it. I was right on the verge though when suddenly the price jumped to like $350 and just stayed

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