The Ultramarathon
It’s been a few weeks now and I can process this race a lot better than I could after finishing it. The last 2h of the race has memories of pain. Two years ago, I remember looking at the 47K and thinking to myself, “Oh boy, that looks scary and impossible.” The Ecotrail Wicklow race…
Faster at Home
The start line was crowded. I’d normally start a race at the back of the pack. I was chatting to Phil at Black Castle, where we awaited being called to the start line. Phil is a fast runner and a friend. I went along with him, starting further ahead than I had ever started, or…
2023: Year in Review
I haven’t done one of these in a while. In fact, I’ve sort of neglected my blog since the start of the pandemic. Everything got too much and I was in survival mode. I’m making conscious effort to write more and attempt to write out talks. I don’t know if I’ll submit them yet. Inching…
An Upgrade to Salary Converter
I wrote salaryconverter.nigelb.me over 10 years ago, when I was interviewing for a job. It was a fun project to build. I’ve sort of updated the data on and off, but haven’t made major code changes since. In 2021, when I upgraded the Flask version, I had to make some changes to deal with the…
10 Years in the Industry
In May 2020, I went past a quiet miletone. I completed 10 years in the IT industry. I remember interviewing for my first job. In retrospect, what they wanted was a (Techical) Program Manager. During my interview, they realised that I can code and they decided to see how I would do given a programming…
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