Brandon Konkle
Brandon Konkle

Principal Engineer, type system nerd, Rust enthusiast, supporter of social justice, loving husband & father, avid comic & manga reader, 日本語を勉強してる。

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Principal Engineer, type system nerd, Rust enthusiast, supporter of social justice, loving husband & father, avid comic & manga reader, 日本語を勉強してる。


Alcohol and the Believer

The topic of drinking has come up recently in my life in a few different ways, and I want to take a moment to describe my position and the biblical basis for it. One of the primary arguments for prohibition says the the alcohol content of wine in the bible was so low that it would not cause intoxic…

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User Agreements == Oppression

Over a year ago now, Sony removed the “Other OS" feature from the Playstation. This was something they advertised as a feature, and was a big part of my decision to switch to Playstation. I’d like to be able to install Linux and awesome software like Boxee and use the Playstation as a media cen…

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Insomnia

Last night, I woke up around 1:30 am to find that the temperature in the house was approaching sauna-like levels.  I stumbled out of bed and hurdled over the baby gate so that I could adjust the thermostat.  On the way back I hit my foot on the gate hard, immediately and irrevocably waking me up. I…

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