As a lot of people have done or are doing, I moved my finance tracking off the old (read: previously)…
Category: Random Thoughts
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Big Brother at its best? Well, maybe…
Recently, it was revealed that the NSA is able to break common encryption protocols used on the internet. You can…
The 5 Core System Requirements To Protect Your Sleep
I have been a software developer for over 30 years now. That includes time as a kid playing with technology,…
Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh
On a recent business trip to Pittsburgh, I experienced something that really surprised me. I went out to dinner with…
You know you are a Floridian when…
I found this while cleaning out some folders on my hard drive. After 8 years in the Orlando area, these…
To Florida, or not to Florida: a quality of life question … maybe
I’ve been really amused over the last few months with some discussions about the best (or at least better) place…
The French Taxi Driver Test
This analogy, which I heard long ago while living in Europe, is a very revealing exercise. The story goes as follows:…
Beer for code.. the community in Open Source
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My son discovered this license statement in some code he was looking at. Daniel, I like your license: hope we…
The Developer’s Commandments Revisited.
About 20 years ago, I remember reading the original 10 commandments for C programmers. A lot of time has elapsed…
The loss of two notable military veterans this week
While the death today of General Norman Schwarzkopf is sweeping the news, there’s another military veteran who died on Monday…