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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Life

4 Day Work Week

Since I began working with Lincoln Loop, I’ve been absolutely loving the flexibility.  What has surprised me, though, is how hard it has been to consistently put in 40 hours a week.  There were several weeks when it was even difficult for me to get to 32 hours, which is my absolute minimum.  I decid…

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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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The Birth of Our Son

The Call While driving to work on the George Bush Turnpike, I got a call.  When I looked at the Caller ID and saw my wife’s name, I knew exactly what the call was about.  I had no idea about the ride we were in for, though.  From that moment on, life has been unrelentingly exciting, scary, joyful, s…

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Tumbling My Personal Blog

I currently keep two separate blogs - my technology blog at brandonkonkle.com [http://brandonkonkle.com/blog], and my personal blog here.  I do this because the people interested in my personal entries usually have no desire to sift through mountains of technical jargon and programming examples just…

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