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Apr 4, 20216 min read
More Adventures in Networking!
WARNING - Some tech-speak and jargon below. I’ve tried to be clear, but follow my more-or-less actual stream of consciousness, so the...
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 21, 20215 min read
Everybody Wants To Rule The World!
Uh, no. Not that kind of rule. More like the Tears For Fears song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4zA0xnBEJU), but not quite that...
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...
Feb 7, 20214 min read
I want a new mouse!
With thanks to Huey Lewis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA) and Weird Al (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvgQIBcdRk) for...
Jan 31, 20215 min read
Kanban POC
It’s nice to look back and be satisfied with a decision you made. Decision-making is part of our lives, from literal life-and-death...
Jan 24, 20214 min read
Kanban Ipsum
Starting a project can be hard, especially when you have limited time and other work on your plate. It’s also hard to force yourself to...
Jan 17, 20215 min read
You have eyes but you cannot CSS!
I find it interesting that, even (especially?) when our work focuses on careful planning or a disciplined approach to problem-solving,...
Jan 10, 20217 min read
The Answer
In the classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy), a...
Dec 27, 20204 min read
This pi tastes funny!
Most “technology people”, whatever they do, seem to be the de facto technology support for everyone they know. In my own case, back in...
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...
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Hello, World!
One of the rites of passage for anyone learning a programming language is the creation of their first program. For many, the first...
Nov 29, 20206 min read
Data is radioactive
Data is, like, literally radioactive. I was going to comment on the distortion and misuse of the word “literally” and comment that its...
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Know the rules before you break them
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Often attributed to Mark...
Nov 1, 20204 min read
Interesting times...
Like most people, I have some pretty strong opinions, but my goal with this blog was to keep it primarily professional, so I keep many of...
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