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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 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...
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 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),...
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 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 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...
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 16, 20215 min read
This isn't rocket science!
When people talk about things that are complex, they usually talk about rocket science, which is more generally referred to as “aerospace...
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”...
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...
Apr 25, 20215 min read
Turtles all the way down!
Cognition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition) refers to “the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding...
Apr 18, 20215 min read
Not a Hacker!
#TIL that Kali Linux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Linux) was not named after the Hindu goddess Kali. This was actually a great...
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