jp’s web space

At the co-op consultancy we use two legal documents for client work: a statement of work that says what we're going to do, and a contract that covers all the other complications inherent in any business deal...

May 2018 · 3 min read

A static React site on S3 with /directory-style/ URIs

I wanted to put together a new site recently, as I'm thinking about looking for a job soon. This was a bit of a treat - a personal site is always an excuse to mess around with the latest Gee Whiz toolsets without worrying about whether they fit a client's needs, or whether they actually make any kind of sense.

Feb 2016 · 6 min read

What's the big deal, Apple? (with sketches)

Apple's been asked to unlock the iPhone of a convicted criminal - a terrorist, no less - and they've said no. This seems like a strange decision, and yet everybody in technology treats it as a given that Apple is right. What gives?

Jul 2015 · 7 min read

The Digital Nomad

It's a pretty common fantasy to one day drop everything and just travel, open-ended, with no particular destination in mind. Even though most of the consultants and other homeless people who live it come away with the opposite fantasy - to be rooted, to have some place and people to call their own - it's still a great experience to try.

Mar 2015 · 7 min read

The co-op consultancy

Having experienced the various perversions of this market firsthand, we decided we're going to take a shot at fixing it. Our first attempt at the solution is a co-op...

Nov 2013 · 7 min read

I was Homeless and All I Got was This Lousy Blog Post

When the melting snow trickles down my lower back I’m terrified it’s urine. How irrational...

Jul 2012 · 4 min read

The Unstoppable Lean Startup Machine

The Lean Startup Machine is unstoppable. The world’s only bizdev hackathon is a supercharged engine of scientific innovation, plowing relentlessly through new startup communities every month and obliterating our romantic but outmoded notion of entrepreneurship...