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Sep 26, 20215 min read
Sound and Fury!
The phrase “full of sound sound and fury, signifying nothing” is part of one of the most famous soliloquies in the English language. It...
Sep 19, 20216 min read
Risk!
Risk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_%28game%29) is one of those games that seems to endure. It’s a simple game, which is probably...
Sep 12, 20214 min read
Come Sail Away!
The start of school is often a busy time, but it gave me a bit of time to think about my high-school experience and led me back to...
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Pay attention!
This might look like a standard cup game, but it’s actually a very interesting test. I won’t spoil it for you – give it a try. Attention...
Aug 22, 20215 min read
That is not normal!
Well, the illustration above IS normal, but that’s actually a bit unusual. It’s “normal” to assume that everyone has the same...
Aug 15, 20215 min read
Data is Blood!
When one thinks about blood, one of the most obvious connections will probably be to vampires, especially if you are a fan of horror...
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Back to BASIC!
Nostalgia can be fun! My earliest experience with computers was with a Commodore PET (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET),...
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Get Off Of My Cloud!
“Get Off Of My Cloud” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWqmMAvmdU) is the hit song by The Rolling Stones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Jun 6, 20215 min read
PM Basics - Kanban
I finally have a semi-usable version of a Kanban tool running. I built it on the so-called “LAMP” (https://www.til-technology.com/post/f...
May 30, 20213 min read
Direct Objects!
I have been spending most of my (relatively) free time working on PHP (https://www.til-technology.com/post/it-s-been-a-long-time), and...
May 24, 20212 min read
It's been a long time!
Short post this week. It’s Victoria Day weekend in Canada, but that’s not the reason. In fact, I spent most of my (relatively) free...
May 2, 20215 min read
InfoSec Basics - Pen Test!
Pen test? That’s when you try to identify who’s who in this photo of the famous magicians Penn & Teller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...
Mar 21, 20216 min read
The Right Tool for the Right Job!
The plaque above was my father’s. I saw it almost every day of my life when I lived with my parents, and it’s now in my home. (I also...
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Mind Your Language!
For anyone not familiar with it, Mind Your Language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Your_Language) was a British sitcom running in...
Mar 7, 20215 min read
Computer languages - Setting the stage
After commenting (https://www.til-technology.com/post/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu) on how useful my prior familiarity with the C programming...
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Déjà vu!
Today, I experienced déjà vu about déjà vu. How cool is that? I was going through Dani Krossing’s (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCharm...
Feb 14, 20214 min read
It was twenty years ago today!
More, actually, but not with Sgt. Pepper... When I got my first coding job, in the 1990’s, I was working through a certificate in...
Dec 21, 20207 min read
InfoSec as a Martial Art
In his classic series, Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Weatherhill, 3 volumes, 1973–1974), Donn Draeger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do...
Dec 13, 20205 min read
Data Basics – What is a database?
#TIL that the falling green code seen in the Matrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise)) movies is sometimes referred...
Nov 22, 20204 min read
Fiat LAMP!
I have a confession to make... While I have worked in the Information Technology (IT) field for over twenty years, I am not a web...
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