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….
Comcast: Journey Through a Beautifully Broken Business Model
I am sitting here, having a cup of coffee and gearing up to 1) exercise…
Hooray for Writing
Part 0: BLUF This post explores some reasons to invite more writing time into your…
Thinking About Buying a Lexmark x4530?
OK… go ahead, just don’t expect the wireless scanning to work. Well, maybe it will…
Methinks Marriage Ain’t for Everyone
Sometimes, while standing in my bathroom waiting to potentially throw-up, my mind wanders down the…
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…
Who Shot Gabrielle Giffords
A friend in Arizona texted me when Giffords was shot on Saturday. I went to…