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  1. Introducing The Smalley Creative Blog

    I’ve been doing I.T. consulting work for a long enough time that I feel I have something to contribute to the community

    Introspection 1 MIN

culture

Authenticity's Triumph

Note: Other than for illustrative purposes, no LLMs were used in the creation of this content. All opinions, typos, em dashes, and uses of negative framing in this artisanal, hand-crafted content are my own. There is a battle underway between those of us who produce value by beautifying, improving, and

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Sociology

The Outrage Oscillation Theory

Note: When writing this post, I made a deliberate decision to remain as politically neutral as possible. The theory I am about to outline for you looks at politics and mass media through a macro lens, and does not depend upon condemnation or support of any particular political view. That

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Introspection

Why Honesty About Our Passions Matters

In the tech industry, we’re often driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation, efficiency, and more recently, growth. I’ve built my career in this space, starting in olden times (read: 2009) with this blog, leading into organizing public engineering meetups, and eventually in various roles in the tech

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