Articles for category: Drive

4 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Battle for Remote Work

When I was a summer student, I shared a closet-sized cubicle, about 12 feet by 4 feet, with 4 other students. I could be wrong on the measurements, but here is what I remember; If you were at the back, you had to navigate past everyone’s chairs to get there. I shared a phone with someone, but even then never wanted to use it because they were 3 feet from me. You could see everyone’s screens and what they were doing. You could not lean back and stretch because you would bump into someone. And you never ate lunch at

5 months ago

Greg Thomas

Does Boxing Day Still Exist?

I never got up at 5 am to go stand in line for Boxing Day. Too many crowds, all immediate purchases, not enough browse time. I remember the first year you could buy “online” for Boxing Day – I bought a phone online before we sat down for dinner on XMAS – no lines, no early mornings, just a cup of tea and the internet. And that’s the day Boxing Day just became another day off for me to do anything else.  

5 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Cycle of Acceptance

We started the year with “AI is here”. Between April and October – “AI can do it all for you, and it’s coming for your job”. Between November and now – “Maybe it can’t do it all and don’t give it to the keys just yet.” We have proven that AI is a junior developer starting out in the world – they are here with all the excitement and anticipation of doing a great job, they try to do it all, taking on everything that comes their way, and then you look at the code and go – “that’s not

Finding Someone to Keep Up

When you’re younger, everyone is pushing you to keep up It’s an all-out assault on the senses as every person you meet is giving you advice on what you should and shouldn’t do. There is a big push to keep up as there are invariably more people ahead of you then behind (its just numbers). Finding someone to keep up with is easy; even in professional circles, there are many, many places for you to look. Eventually, things shift as more people try to keep up with you, and the pressure wanes as you no longer need to keep up