Justin Garrison

## Comments Learning new things The gif reminded me of what it feels like to be new to something. You think you know where you’re going, you start to understand what you’re doing, and then you’re free falling. You pull the rip cord, gain a resemblance of control, and slow down—just a little bit. Learning new things doesn’t end the way it started and you still don’t understand it all, but you’re having fun and want more!

## Comments ## Open Source There’s been a lot of open source news this week between my current employer and Elastic. I have nothing to do with it directly, but it reminds me that open source is people which means there will always be drama. Even when it’s billion dollar companies it often comes down to a small number of people making decisions. I think this weeks drama hurt the image of open source more than it helped.

## Comments ## Company presentations and movie magic I often watch conference talks from companies that appear to be complete internal products, but behind the scenes are more like the blackbird car in the gif above. Companies have high performance, purpose built solutions they create and then present them as the answer to everyone’s problem. This isn’t always a negative thing. You should be aware that their Ferrari may not have a windshield or AC.

## Comments ## Practice I’ve been on a diet and I’m pretty sure this cat has better sit-up form than I have. Just like anything we do it takes practice and if we don’t do it for a while we fall out of form. As much as I exercised in high school I have to relearn a lot after not doing much for the past 20 years.

## Comments ## Simplicity vs User Experience Why do fans have that weird nob to turn on oscillation but they have buttons for speed control? Why not put an oscillation button on the front? The nob is hard to reach and especially difficult while the fan is oscillating. It’s terrible UX. It’s incredibly simple to implement which makes it extremely reliable. As a user of a fan’s interface I would prefer a button next to speed controls. As a builder, I rather not implement a secondary motor and deal with the guaranteed support and defective returns a more complex system would have.