RJ Smith

I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

I thought the more I’d work with XML, the easier it would be to read, hasn’t clicked yet.

One of my 2025 goals to myself is to learn everything I can about how Maven works. Not a huge goal, but coming back to Java again after a few years made me forget how complex the build ecosystem is here.

It's officially been 7 years since my Veterans Affairs disability claim was started, still without a final resolution.

I got a lawyer to assist w/ the appeal early, but in what world is it acceptable for processing paperwork to take nearly twice as long as my actual enlistment?!

Slowly getting the hang of Maven, but is there ever a point where reading XML doesn’t become a pain?

It's a real shame watching society optimizing itself for fast money over sustainability.

generally experience doesn't matter - plenty of people with 5 years beating people with 20

but in the top 1% this does not happen - you cannot beat experience

First day at Oracle, let’s gooooo!

Parameterball xkcd.com/2852