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….
State of the Ted
Good evening, America. Did you watch the State of the Union address? If you skimmed…
AT&T Caught Offering Good Customer Service
I know it sounds crazy, but it is true! It actually happened… I called customer…
The Code Cheese
I thought to myself, “This should be fairly straightforward.” And, in my defense, in the…
The Counselor: It Sucked, But Why?
I think Rotten Tomatoes has a pretty good synopsis: “The Counselor raises expectations with its talented…
SQL Server 2008: Adding an Identity to Existing Column
No. You are probably not. Here is a SHORT ANSWER (just to show the concept)…
SQL SERVER 2008 LEN() AND SPACES: The Debacle
Go ahead and fire up SQL Server (I have 2008 R2) and type the following…