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….
Some Thoughts on Life and Death
I will always think of her as the young girl who was an amazing gymnast….
A Little Easter
A friend of mine sent me a link to a sermon. Generally, I don’t get…
Sony MDM-X4, Yamaha MD4 and about 15 years
DISCLAIMER I am conducting an experiment on my equipment that is hopefully to your benefit,…
I Label Thee… “Nonbeliever”
ARE YOU A NONBELIEVER? Apparently, according to the political world, if you are not Christian,…
Crafting Gender-Neutral Job Position Descriptions in the Tech Industry
The Challenge As in many firms, managers work with their talent acquisition team to craft…
How to Remove Silly Putty From Fabric
We’ve all seen the articles about WD-40 and alcohol…but I did an interesting test. Actually…