All posts by Jeff Reifman

Jeff is a technology consultant based in the Pacific Northwest.

The New Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe in Seattle is Beautiful

Recently, Ada’s Technical Books opened a newly remodeled space with a wonderful cafe on 15th Street in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. It’s quite beautiful, light, airy and yummy food options. Each table in the cafe is actually its own artwork,...

/ December 27, 2013

Top Affiliate Programs for Bloggers

WordPress host WPEngine seems to have the most profitable affiliate program I’ve ever used. They’re currently paying $150 minimum per new referral (up to the entire first month’s account payment). It’s also a two tier program, so if you sign up other...

/ December 20, 2013

Jeanne Sather, Journalist and Outstanding Educator 1954 – 2013

I met Jeanne Sather in 2002 in her adult extension course in non-fiction writing at the University of Washington. She died of metastatic breast cancer last month. Over the years, she was both a teacher and a friend. She hated...

/ December 10, 2013

Off the Mat Advocacy Training in Seattle – with Seane Corn at Shakti Vinyasa

While it’s not on their website yet, I heard the Off the Mat Into the World is planning its awesome introspective yoga-based advocacy training April 9 – 13, 2014 in Seattle at Shakti Vinyasa in Ballard. More details when they...

/ November 28, 2013

Shining Light on Cutoff Culture

[fancy_header3 variation=”blue” textColor=”#000000″]Cutting off exes not only hurts our former partners but limits our own growth as well.[/fancy_header3] Most of us don’t blink when a friend says they’ve cut off an ex. But if you’ve ever been cut off by...

/ November 6, 2013

How Things Change as Constitutional Rights Contract and Expand for People and Corporations

People often ask whether a proposed Seattle law such as Initiative 103 could actually impact the Supreme Court’s interpretation of corporate personhood and speech rights. Well, it wouldn’t be the first time a law from Washington State turned the tide of...

/ November 4, 2013