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Yep! I also like the fact that it's just plaintext with no interspersed meme/pictures. Just straight information.

1990s internet style of blog posts or give me death

I really enjoy his writing too, but I wish it was concise. The article was more of a career summary, not what the title suggests.

on the contrary, I think he is a braggart who has a tendency to show off his alpha nerd credentials.

We had dinner once at his suggestion. He wanted to pick my brains about where I work.

He speaks a lot faster than I do, which is not something I'm used to. We exchanged Flandersian fusillades of words (including some about the relative speed of talking in different places, languages and scenarios).

He's legit. We'd struggle as a programming pair, though. Both too keen to hold the lock on the talkbit.

I worked with Dan for several years. He's one of the nicer people I've met in the industry and off the hoook smart.