The Scripted Blog

A Tale of Two Pitches

I spent two days in Seattle a few months ago for a business trip, and as I walked to the rental car …

Good Grammar: An Ancient Art?

Ancient artifacts are pretty cool. Just take a look at the Dead Sea Scrolls, King Tut’s Golden Mask, or China’s Terracotta Warriors. With each …

Two Types of Questions

There are really only two types of interview questions: those to which the person asking knows the answer (Why are manhole covers …

Eating Our Words

Two days ago, I got my first guilt inducing check in from Scripted to see if I was on track with my …

Bash is dead… Long live ZSH!

Over the years I’ve flirted with several different shells. During the 80′s on System V I used csh, later I spent years …

Five Years of Typing Dvorak

Painters use lots of brushes. Rock musicians have dozens of guitars. Seamstresses rarely have just one sewing machine. You’re a writer; why …

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