by Jeff Hill | Apr 10, 2018 | From The Forge
I promise not to go too far into the weeds with this one. It’s more of a bite-sized treatise, I promise. Capitalism can sometimes get a bad rap in American society (and the world, for that matter), but it’s easily the closest-to-perfect...
by Jeff Hill | Mar 13, 2018 | From The Forge
When I hire a contractor to do work on my house or cars, I try to gain a working knowledge of what they are being tasked to do, and usually not much more. Granted, this is based on my understanding of the project or problem as I understand it. I’ve...
by Jeff Hill | Feb 13, 2018 | From The Forge
I’ve never been much of a self-promoter. That becomes a real problem when you play music for a living, like I used to do. Granted, I was playing in a thrash-metal band (and you were considered an obnoxious poser if you promoted yourself much), but it...
by Jeff Hill | Jan 9, 2018 | From The Forge
For those that haven’t heard the term “Tribal Knowledge”, it is usually associated with Six Sigma training (don’t get me started on why that has little value in the modern world). Basically, it means “knowledge ‘known’...
by Jeff Hill | Dec 12, 2017 | From The Forge
I’m a big fan of words. I get it from my dad, but I like to toss out the occasional 5 dollar word, such as: “platitudes”, “circuitous”, “porcine”, or “tangential”. Not really a big deal in nerd circles,...
by Jeff Hill | Nov 21, 2017 | From The Forge
I’m an unabashed technophile. I am constantly trolling places like Reddit, Youtube, Kickstarter and Twitter to learn about useful technology. One thing I’m definitely opposed to, however, is embracing new technology simply because it’s new....
