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I always wonder why *so many* people prefer to fill their bio page with things they hate. Not an expert but does this sound healthy to you?
Last night was a Celebration of Life for my late friend Catherine Hennessey. It was a lovely event, held on the lawn at Beaconsfield on a perfect summer night.I was asked to be one of the speakers, to reflect on my relationship with...
Alternatively, Looking Backward to Go Forward. But I think the first is right. I've been listening to a lot of the Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld interviews on YouTube. It's inspiring stuff, but also a bit melancholy. The future didn't...
This post documents my attempt to reproduce the problem outlined in FreeBSD – /etc/pam.d/sshd was updated/overwritten – no merge attempt I have a working test jail: testingmerge Snapshot of 15.0 [12:11 r730-03 dvl /usr/local/share] % zfs...
This post is part of a series about rare perceptual abilities. Find the intro and updated list of articles here. Thanks to a They Might Be Giants song, I learned of supertasting young. There exists variation in which compounds people can...
These two articles looked at the relationship between fertility and social liberalism in Europe:They showed a paradox. Social liberals have fewer children than conservatives, but over time, Europeans have become much more socially...
Just before starting in on the James Bond theme, the Danish Symphony Orchestra had their conductor “assassinated” live on stage. That visual, followed immediately by the opening bars of the Bond theme is just legendary.
Casey Affleck in a promotional image for The Killer Inside Me (2010) Vitals Casey Affleck as Lou Ford, diabolical deputy sheriff and sadistic sociopath West Texas, Summer 1952 Film: The Killer Inside Me Release Date: June 18, 2010...
Something terrible has happened to the letter V, minions. It's gone missing. Obviously this disappearance spells disaster for V lovers everywhere, but officials claim they've narrowed their investigation to a few bold characters. "Action...
I love writing code. I’ve always loved writing code. That said, writing code is no longer part of my day job. Today my job is to build my teams and help push our engineering org forward, a very different role that requires a different...
I had to buy a new watch so that I would stop wanting more watches. I know it's counter-intuitive, but hear me out. I like watches. It started after I bought a nice Tag Heuer automatic to reward myself for some achievement (which I've...
Photo by Look Studio on Unsplash Introduction There is this truly great read in Noema: Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? by Aaron Horwath. One of the major points of this article is that Workism was used to replace religion in people’s...
Introduction Gordon, Gordon, Gordon… I think you should look back at what you have written in Tech sucks? Really? and reassess your thoughts. Your conclusion shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship between technology,...
Do you feel like your blog is lost in space? Not enough likes, flatlined stats, no one commenting or sharing. If you blog to make a living, you might have a problem. If you blog for the joy of blogging, you don't. You may think it feels...
Day: 5Show: 18Title: Small MindedCategory: Clowning / Comedy / Magic / Physical Theater / Solo Show / Storytelling / Audience participation / Shakespearian elementsBy: Tyler WestCreated by: Tyler West and Cleo DeOrioLocation: Southern...