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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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

“In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."