Author Archives: aknudson
Wait, There Are Two Whirlpool Galaxies?
I get a few pictures on the first clear night in a while (yay Seattle in the winter). I did get a few old favorites, but the prize of the night was M83, the Southern Whirlpool Galaxy. Unfortunately, since it’s so low in the sky, there’s a TON of haze. Continue reading
Poppy was the best
Where I say goodbye to our family doggie. Continue reading
Diversity is a virtuous cycle
Quick note (posted first on LinkedIn) about how diversity is a virtuous cycle. Continue reading
A Bat, a Horse, and an Eye Walk Into a Bar…
More pictures from my eVscope2, including the Cosmic Bat nebula, the Horsehead nebula, the Flame nebula, the Iris nebula, and M66 (a galaxy). Continue reading
First Clear Night in 2 months
More pictures from my back porch, using an eVscope 2 telescope. Continue reading
The City of Akri
In which I show and discuss the map of the City of Akri, from my book, The Tale of Twoshirts. Continue reading
How Twoshirts All Began
Where I discuss how Twoshirts came about. I talk about playing and DMing role playing games, and how that led to finding the little goblin boy named Twoshirts. Twoshirts then asked to be written, and now I’m trying to see if I can get the book published. Continue reading
New Thanksgiving Space Photos!
New observations of the Pleiades cluster, M74 and M77 galaxies, NGC 6888 (the Crescent nebula), and a revisit to the Orion nebula. Continue reading
Engineering Layoffs = More Free Cash Flow
In which I think the findings that 40% of the recent Amazon layoffs further supports the hypothesis that Amazon wants Free Cash Flow to get cash-in-hand, and is willing to risk scaling and/or features for Q4 to get it. Continue reading
So You Want To Be a Manager? What Do You Do If…
Where I give advice for those transitioning from individual contributor roles to management. I use a story to illustrate how to be comfortable with the hard questions, and how to be supportive and honest with your people. Continue reading
