Chris Giddings

Chris Giddings

Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Crazy about video games, tea, technology, baseball, and learning things.
Sep
20
Position by Position Off-season Goals for the Reds

Position by Position Off-season Goals for the Reds

So, let’s go position by position on why a given player failed this year and what they need to work on to make this team successful in 2014 so they can get to The Series.
15 min read
Aug
27
Games Games Games

Games Games Games

So I picked up a PS3 kinda late in the game about a month ago and have played through a few games on it.
1 min read
Aug
16
A Case Against the Designated Hitter in the National League

A Case Against the Designated Hitter in the National League

I hear this crap about Major League Baseball changing to a Designated Hitter style system in the National League. It always makes me sad.
3 min read
Aug
16
3 Reasons LinkedIn Skill Endorsements Are Stupid

3 Reasons LinkedIn Skill Endorsements Are Stupid

Last year LinkedIn introduced a new feature called “Skills,” whereby your connections can crowdsource-verify your expertise. Simple in theory and exciting at first. But then the inevitable happened… The internet found it.
4 min read
Aug
05
This is why I believe Teaity will do well...

This is why I believe Teaity will do well...

Not everyone can be, or should try to be a "unicorn" startup.
1 min read
Jul
31
The skid ends

The skid ends

After a five (5) game skid, the Redlegs beat the San Diego Padres today! I'm a happy buddy.
Jul
31
Service Mesh - Cloud Control

Service Mesh - Cloud Control

So today I started toying around with a new tool I think would be awesome for the work I do with enterprise organizations and their cloud environments. The tool is called ServiceMesh.
2 min read
Jul
30
Re: Rating The Big League Ballparks

Re: Rating The Big League Ballparks

I really think the Reds should heed these words.
Jul
30
The Last of Us

The Last of Us

I finished playing “The Last of Us” last night and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
1 min read
Jul
30
First Thing's First

First Thing's First

Welcome friend!
1 min read