Global Stocktake
The Giant Dog-Pile Economy Turd
#DogPileEconomy I am not a fan of the “Dog-Pile Economy.” I think it is as…
De-carbonizing Fashion
Last week, even after Earth Day 2024 came and went, SOSV continued, like so many…
Happy Earth Day
Of course, everyone knows Earth Day is far more than one day. Like a birthday,…
Acumen
AI, the Social Mirror, and One Hand Clapping
AI is my “Friend” OK, we all know that AI is math. And. . ….
Another Spiral Around the Sun
Life is a Spiral Long ago I took a sociology class, and my professor would…
Hiding in Plain Site: My Little Pony and a New Theory on the Illuminati
What? It is the attention economy. An economy a truly advanced species should be well…
Nerding Out
Trekking Through Python’s “DLL Hell”: Versions, Packages, Virtual Environments
PYTHON DLL HELL On my local system (Ubuntu of some flavor), I had Python 2.7….
Overcome the Bitbucket Authentication Blues
TL;DR Although it was my fault, GitLab has been completely unhelpful getting me back into…
Finding Tomcat Version on Linux
OK, there are a bunch of different ways, but it depends how Tomcat was installed….
Catching Fire – When Fumbles Make Money
SPOILER ALERT (OK, candidly there is not a whole lot to spoil – but if…
Thoughts for MLK Day
I certainly am not a civil rights expert, nor am I well read on the…
Stopping the Hackers
OK, so I was at work and tried save a web-conference event to my Outlook…
Financial Wealth
“If your profession can force you to be ANYWHERE for ANY REASON, then you have…
Remembering All Those Pesky Strong Passwords?
Today, most folks are members of over 20 websites, and at work folks have 20+…
What Happened to the Information Superhighway
In the Beginning I am sure there are some folks like me who were around…