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

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

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

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

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

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

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...