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Jan 23, 20224 min read
We go Wayback!
Mr. Peabody (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Peabody) is a figure whose influence is truly incalculable. For any not familiar with...
Jan 9, 20224 min read
I think I want a new keyboard!
While thinking about a topic for this post, I listened to a podcast I had not previously included in my online playlist...
Dec 12, 20214 min read
The Haywain!
In the late 1980’s I liked to collect “taglines” to include in my interactions with people. While these included many “pithy” statements...
Dec 5, 20214 min read
When it hits the fan!
I’ve heard a number of people say that they “don’t like X”, only to discover that their only exposure has been some “pop culture” version...
Nov 14, 20214 min read
What a Jerk!
Everyone knows what a jerk is. And everyone knows someone who is a jerk. But why? Why are some people jerks? Or rather, why do we...
Oct 24, 20214 min read
A Kind of Magic!
The film Highlander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film)) was enormously popular when it came out, as were several of the...
Oct 17, 20213 min read
Dreamer!
Recently, after I described the way I was approaching a project and its “ultimate goal”, a colleague laughed, and called me a dreamer. ...
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Keys!
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets), there is a scene...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Don't Panic!
One of the key catch-phrases of the classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to...
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 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 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...
Aug 8, 20214 min read
Juggling all sorts of things!
We have endless opportunities to learn, if only we take them. I recently commented on the survival of the learner...
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Survival!
Back in the dark ages, before the World Wide Web, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and films were actual film and played on film...
Jul 25, 20214 min read
X Marks the spot!
In the classic Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Dodgers_in_the_24%C2%Bdth_Century), Duck Dodgers...
Jul 11, 20214 min read
Oopsie!
People make mistakes. Lots of them. We’re very good at making them, but not so good at preventing them. It can be fun to go down the...
Jun 20, 20215 min read
By any other name!
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet;” One of the most recognizable quotes in the English...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
Sometimes you need to be MEAN!
... But not necessarily Blue. Yellow Submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film) was one of those films which became...
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 9, 20214 min read
Focal Fossa!
#TIL that a fossa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_%28animal%29) is more than just another name for Ubuntu 20.04 (ie, “Focal Fossa”...
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