Today I Learned

Stevie Wonder is one of those truly great artists whose music permeates our culture. I had never actually listened to the album “Songs...

You need to come up with something, so keep it simple. Even if it starts out with only six words, you can always add more later. ...

The film Highlander ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film )) was enormously popular when it came out, as were several of the...

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets ), there is a scene...

One of the key catch-phrases of the classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_t...

The phrase “full of sound sound and fury, signifying nothing” is part of one of the most famous soliloquies in the English language. It...

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...

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...

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. ...

Well, the illustration above IS normal, but that’s actually a bit unusual. It’s “normal” to assume that everyone has the same...

When one thinks about blood, one of the most obvious connections will probably be to vampires, especially if you are a fan of horror...

Nostalgia can be fun! My earliest experience with computers was with a Commodore PET ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET ),...

“Get Off Of My Cloud” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWqmMAvmdU ) is the hit song by The Rolling Stones ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

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/...

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...

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...

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/...

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...

For anyone not familiar with it, Mind Your Language ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Your_Language ) was a British sitcom running in...

After commenting ( https://www.til-technology.com/post/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu ) on how useful my prior familiarity with the C programming...