Offbeat

Well, it’s certainly been a while since the last Weekender, hasn’t it? I make no promises, but of course the Weekenders will continue if the mood is right!  For the uninitiated, here’s the stuff we were reading and chewing on recently – perhaps you’ll enjoy these links as well? Links We Liked! Backchannel had a […]

Haven’t done a Weekender for a while, have I?  Sorry about that – a comedy of errors over here at home base plus the young one have made it difficult. But c’mon, you know we’re not going anywhere.  We kept posting the normal weekly content, didn’t we? Also, a PSA: I’m currently in 5th place […]

Go Patriots! When ‘they’ say that a three-year-old at daycare is going to get you sick, ‘they’ aren’t lying.  I’ve spent the last few weeks getting acquainted the germs of a new generation.  Let’s try to continue our series on software development in America this week, okay? Here’s some stuff we enjoyed! Links We Liked! […]

I love all you readers, but I just need to share: Say it with me: MVP Tom Brady. — PK (@dataPK) January 1, 2017 Also, congrats to my Alma Mater USC on the Rose Bowl win! Let’s look at some links! Links We Liked! Nelson at Financial Uproar summarizes his 2016 stock picking contest (we […]

Happy New Year! Let’s use this occasion to do a recap and future looking Weekender instead of a normal roundup – sound fair?  (Yeah, I know, it’s not the weekend) If you haven’t yet, follow DQYDJ on Twitter – and then follow me! How Was the Year for Don’t Quit Your Day Job? Well first […]

(Okay, the roundup part is a lie…) I’ve got a double dose of news for you folks today: I’m very excited to announce: we just welcomed our second daughter to the world! I’m also very excited to announce I’ve joined Twilio! Editorially, the only change is that Cameron is taking over for a while.  I’m […]

Guess what – since I complained a few weeks back one of my fantasy football teams has won 4 in a row, bringing it to 5-2. The other one is a perfectly inverted 2-5. What are you gonna do?  Let’s do the obvious – look at some links! Links We Liked! Were you affected by […]

I spent some time today fixing a number of the calculators consuming Quandl data.  Please let me know if these break again: Palladium Price Calculator Platinum Price Calculator Silver Price Calculator Any House Return Calculator Can You Afford it Calculator? Bitcoin Return Calculator Dividend Reinvestment Calculator, Any Stock The Graham Number calculator and Stock Fundamentals […]

Thanks for hearing out my frustration with the fantasy teams last weekend – I won in both leagues!  Now, of course, I’m paranoid – was that a false start to lull me into a sense of security to get blown out the rest of the season? Never a dull moment… (I know, 2 Weekenders in […]

My fantasy football teams?  Not living up to the hype so far – I’m 0-3 in one league and 1-2 in another.  When do you all start trying to make some pivots?  Week 4?  6? Here’s what we liked this week! Links We Liked! The WSJ repots people are moving out of high cost states […]