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….
Thinking About Pre-Paid Legal Services?
The web is the weirdest thing on our planet… I got a message via my…
“Losing His Edge”
Oh fiddlee-poo. I have seen some stupid headlines in my time (noooo, really?), but there…
Creepy Spider
Wow. I just had one of those freaky “real” dreams. You know the ones where…
Ceiling Cat Mall Ops
New Year’s From Room 4101
Uh so yeah if a fortune teller said to me, “Your server is going to…
Progress…
I just saw a hysterical advertisement in the May issue of “The Week” magazine. It…