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….
The Tall Mall
Went to the mall for lunch. It was tall. I visited a tall mall. But…
“Legion” – Sage Speculation in a Sophomoric Storyline
OK, are you actually going to watch this movie? I mean, it has been out…
Getting Louder Volume from Windows 7
You can test this fix by listening to RIPs new freestyle!…
.NET Configuration File Madness
THE SETUP Pretend you want to open an app.config or web.config file. OK, normally, that…
Riffing on Ukraine
I call it “coaching from the couch.” We all do it. It sounds like this:…
Merry PDF-mas!
HO HO HO! Merry Christmas! And to show off my geeky side I am…