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….
BlackBerry PlayBook Paperweight
Yeah, the title kinda sums up my experience trying out a BlackBerry PlayBook. Maybe it…
Paging DataTables? Think Twice.
This wasn’t my original opinion until I talked with a team member at work. …
“Twice As Good” Sneaks into DC
Well, I can’t say that blues is my thing, but I can say that “Twice…
The First One
I have been publishing for a long time. Maybe I will troll through some of…
Repo Men – Choppy Throughout
Gah. Gross! OK, now that I got that out of the way… What’s to not…
Breakfast Cereal “Trope” and the “Tooth Decay” of Futurism
Background OK, I have seen the word “trope” used to label an archetype or derivative…