At work we're in the process of rewriting Firefox for ( Read more... )

A few months ago we stayed at a small bed-and-breakfast while visiting family in Portland, Oregon. Two of our fellow guests were a couple with their own self-published comic book imprint. I had fun talking to them about their work, especially since I've been enjoying DMZ which is very similar to their latest title American Terrorist. (As a bonus ( Read more... )

I've done working from home; I've done coworking; I've done the Mozilla Summit and soon I'll have my first work week. But this week I'm trying something different ( Read more... )

I've just returned from a busy week-long trip visiting family on the East coast. Now I'm ready to start my second week of work for Mozilla ( Read more... )

Eleanor (after bed time): Why is the sky not dark? Me: Now that it's spring, the days are longer. The sun is just starting to set. Eleanor (cheerfully): Daddy, can't sleep when the sky's not dark!
Sigh...

I'm starting my new job at Mozilla as a contractor. The last time I was an independent contractor was eight years ago, in Canada. I've got some decent advice from web sites like FreelanceSwitch and Seattle's Poplar, but I'd like to know if anyone here has consulting experience and can answer some questions:

1. How do you track time and expenses, and ( Read more... )

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A conversation from a few months ago: Me: Hi, Eleanor! I see you put your clothes on by yourself. Eleanor (in a dress): Oh, it's only one clo.

It's been a while since I posted a personal update here. Salal and Eleanor and ( Read more... )

If you use the bash command line a lot, and especially if you'd like to add custom tab completion for different commands, please check out my new project Compleat. It's a way to create new bash completion rules without writing tedious shell functions ( Read more... )