(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Lately, I got into the game “Portal Knights,” a charming Minecraft-meets-Action RPG video game. It takes a lot of lessons from various games and combines then … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) America has a weird approach to money. On one level, we love to spend it (if we have it) to judge by the things that people … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Lately I tried to do the 10,000 step challenge. You know the whole thing, try to get 10,000 steps a day on average to get more … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) The ever indomitable MagenCubed had a great comment on Twitter about how we often feel we’re not allowed to have fun. That writing, art, everything fun … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr) So something strange has been happening to me and some friends in the job market. People are reaching out to us with great positions. In other states. Now we’re in Silicon Valley, … Continue reading
So short form is a University of Utah study found Urban sprawl is bad for income mobility. There’s one I didn’t see coming. Basically, it seems sprawl reduces access to jobs and plays some role in segregation by various factors None … Continue reading
OK let me wade into the Paul Graham clusterbumble. For those who haven’t kept up, Graham made a rather bizarre post about economic inequality that pretty much got him roasted like nuts by various people. Though I think he sort of … Continue reading
So here we are at the end of 2015, a year of massive . . . well massive everything, both good and bad . . . and 2016 is coming. So what does the Geek Job Guru think about 2016 … Continue reading
So no I don’t think we really “recovered” from the Great Recession. Some of us did. Some of us didn’t. Some people’s lives are getting worse. And though I don’t expect another dot-com bubble, there’s plenty to be concerned about. … Continue reading
In the Bay Area, rent and housing prices are an important topic of discussion since that’s where no small amount of your paycheck goes. I was out recently with friends, when the subject came up, and someone mentioned a person … Continue reading