Brian FitzpatrickGrief is an awful sofaTwenty-two years ago this week my grandfather died. We were really close and his death (due to cancer. Fuck cancer) hit me really hard. I…Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
Brian FitzpatrickShit Sandwich[This is an excerpt from Debugging Teams, written by Ben Collins-Sussman and myself. If you like it, we suggest buying a copy for yourself…May 7, 2018May 7, 2018
Brian FitzpatrickHow to Ask a Busy Executive for Anything[This is an excerpt from Debugging Teams, written by Ben Collins-Sussman and myself. If you like it, we suggest buying a copy for yourself…Mar 13, 20181Mar 13, 20181
Brian FitzpatrickTen Rules for a Better Conference Name BadgeUpdate: Badge Reviews is now a website!Nov 9, 20171Nov 9, 20171
Brian FitzpatrickFinally Hearing Sgt. PeppersWhen the remixed version of Sgt. Peppers was released a few weeks ago, I paid no attention. I’ve had way too many of my favorite albums and…Jun 11, 20171Jun 11, 20171
Brian FitzpatrickinTockYour Company Will Screw Up…Mine DidThe real question is: what do you do then?Apr 21, 20174Apr 21, 20174
Brian FitzpatrickThe Gift of PiMany years ago, back in the late 90’s, I worked on a large software project with some friends, including Ben Collins-Sussman, Lęfty…Mar 14, 20172Mar 14, 20172
Brian FitzpatrickinTockOpenTable is making restaurants buy back their own customers over and over and over againIf you’re a popular restaurant using OpenTable, you’re likely paying them thousands of dollars a year more than they deserve. And I’m going…Feb 27, 20173Feb 27, 20173
Brian FitzpatrickHow to Get into Software Engineering without a DegreeI have a major in Latin and a minor in Greek. Oh, and my backup plan in case that didn’t work out: I got the equivalent of a minor in Fine…Aug 29, 20161Aug 29, 20161
Brian FitzpatrickFitbit wants you to buy your data back [EDIT: Not quite][EDIT: Thanks to Jeremiah Lee for setting the record straight: Despite the misleading info on the Fitbit Premium page, you can download…Aug 26, 20163Aug 26, 20163