Pro’s and con’s of working from a coffee shop
I’m going to be honest with you. I haven’t worked from a coffee shop in a long time. When I do it’s always a fun experience. Kind of a like a little “field trip” from work! Back in San Francisco I...
View ArticleMy reading year, 2016
10 books I loved this year, in no particular order: Gary Vaynerchuk, #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness This book not only offers tactical and...
View Article10 lessons from 30 days of daily blogging
My experiment to publish a blog every day for a month is officially over today. As my last post here are 10 things I’ve learned from Daily December. Daily blogging give you something of your own to...
View ArticleWhy Every Developer Needs To Learn How To Sell
Is there anything more frustrating than trying to accomplish a big goal and not being able to get others to buy into your vision? As a software developer, it might seem strange to dedicate time to...
View ArticleTop Post from 2016
If a blog post gets a lot of views then I’m happy and if it doesn’t then I’m happy. Why? Because I write for myself pageviews haven’t been the goal. Part of me is intrigued by traffic patterns....
View ArticleBuilding A Side Project Meat Grinder
If you’re anything like me you have a lot of ideas. So much so that it can be hard to figure out what to execute on next. That’s when you need an idea meat grinder. You use an idea meat grinder to...
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The Tech Scene In Eugene Oregon Has A Media Problem
For the short time that I’ve been living in Eugene, Oregon there’s one problem I can’t escape. It echoes through slack channels and even over casual beers. The issue appears during high-brow parties,...
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Hunting for An Email Newsletter About the Tech Scene In Eugene
Could I be the only one interested in an email newsletter covering the tech scene in Eugene, Oregon? Late in 2016 I became interested in email newsletters. A few month before I started a podcast that...
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Eugene Is Building for the Future with Downtown Fiber
So if you’ve been living in Eugene you might have heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Business and residents will now have the option to get access to super fast internet. Construction of the...
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5 Ways the Downtown Fiber Network in Eugene Is Great for Normal Folks
So if you’ve been living in Eugene, Oregon you’ve probably heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Basically buildings downtown can get access to superfast internet. It might feel like the fiber...
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How Small Towns Can Win A Big City Game
People don’t give smaller towns enough credit. It’s easy to think that cities like San Francisco have everything going for the tech industry. But smaller towns like Eugene Oregon have plenty of...
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Hunting for An Email Newsletter About the Tech Scene In Eugene
Could I be the only one interested in an email newsletter covering the tech scene in Eugene, Oregon? Late in 2016 I became interested in email newsletters. A few month before I started a podcast that...
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Eugene Is Building for the Future with Downtown Fiber
So if you’ve been living in Eugene you might have heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Business and residents will now have the option to get access to super fast internet. Construction of the...
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5 Ways the Downtown Fiber Network in Eugene Is Great for Normal Folks
So if you’ve been living in Eugene, Oregon you’ve probably heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Basically buildings downtown can get access to superfast internet. It might feel like the fiber...
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How Small Towns Can Win A Big City Game
People don’t give smaller towns enough credit. It’s easy to think that cities like San Francisco have everything going for the tech industry. But smaller towns like Eugene Oregon have plenty of...
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The Golden Link: Play Now On Itch.io
The Golden Link was made in 48 hours during the Full Time Game Dev Game Jam August 2021. The game took 8th place out of over 30+ submissions and 100+ participants. You can play it on Itch.io. Feel...
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How To Finish Every Game Jam – Dev Log
Today I’m going to tell the story of how I used extreme cutting to submit a game during my first game jam. When you have a short amount of time to develop a game the best thing you can do is keep your...
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Introducing Through Thick And Thin v0.0.2 Your Feedback Improved The Game
Through Thick And Thin v0.0.2 Changes Welcome to the v0.0.2 Devlog! The First set of updates for Through Thick and Thin Demo. To start I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to play the game....
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Defeat Procrastination: A Journey Back Into Game Development
Hi friend! At a young age, I read the instruction manual from my favorite video game cover to cover. After I came to the realization that “normal” humans make videos games. That started me down the...
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7-Scoop Saturday — January 14, 2023
Hi Friend! In true Steal Like An Artist fashion. For this issue of The Gatson Letter I wanted to try taking on Tim Ferris’s 5-Bullet Fridays format. So here’s a short list of seven ideas I’m pondering...
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