Pretty major update

I’ve been quiet for a while (a lot going on), but I needed to share a very significant update for me.

As of November 14, 2021, I am no longer with RazerLift.

The danger of “swift action” by government

Politicians are sometimes praised for implementing “swift action” to tackle alleged problems. Biden certainly lived that out by signing 28 executive orders in his first two days of office. What politicians fail to recognize is that “swift action” can look good in the short term, but backfire in the long term.

What do we mean by “safety”?

In light of all the extreme (and arguably ineffective or counterproductive) measures that are being put in place to prevent the spread of COVID, the concept of “safety” comes up a lot. But what is safety really supposed to accomplish? And are these measure actually bringing about a “safe” world to live in?

Myers Briggs, Software Engineers, and the battle of the sexes

Have you ever noticed that software engineers (like most people in the STEM fields) tend to be male? And… if we’re being honest… they are kind of a “special breed” (to put it politely). Some research I’ve been doing lately may shed some light on the battle of the sexes in various industries. Get your math hat on; we’ve got charts aplenty today.

An entrepreneur’s struggle during COVID-19

Modern Work Truck Solutions magazine asked me to share my thoughts on the challenges that Coronavirus poses, from an entrepreneur’s perspective. Rather than just bemoan the hardship, I tried to provide some hope / inspiration.

Here’s a link to the article.

I need your help

No, this has nothing to do with COVID-19, fortunately. Rather, this has to do with the place that writing has in my mental life and overall sanity. If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been writing much lately and that’s a problem for me.

The gender unemployment gap

Much hand-wringing has taken place in response to the “income gap” between males and females; allegedly men earn more than women for the same work. What I find interesting is that not nearly so much hand-wringing takes place with respect to the unemployment gap, which favours women over men.

Alberta Unemployment / Notley Effect – Part 3

It has been suggested that my claims are hateful and false. Someone else challenged my interpretation of the data, and suggested I was being silly and desperate. I’m not much swayed by accusations that I’m hateful, silly and desperate, but to claim that I’m being deceptive, or incorrectly interpreting data… let’s just say that gets my attention.

The suggestion was made that Alberta’s unemployment is pretty much directly correlated to the price of oil (WTI) and any “additional” explanations are unnecessary. In short, there is no “Notley Effect” and I simply misread the data.

I hope you are ready for another chart…

Alberta’s unemployment rate – the “Notley Effect”

I posted on the weekend about Alberta’s unemployment rate. The topic of the unemployment rate kept bouncing around in my head, so I dug a little deeper. What I found was extremely interesting (complete with downloaded data, charts and trendlines).

Alberta’s unemployment rate

I was challenged recently that a large percent of job loss happened under the previous conservative government, before the NDP were even sworn in. In fact, the accusation was leveled in such a way as to imply that I was deliberately spreading falsehood.

Well, I take matters of truth pretty seriously, and I always like to look at the data. So, here it is…