HeretechalEverything. In one simple diagramEverything I ever wanted to convey in this blog has been summed up in one diagram by @flaviocopes:Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
HeretechalProfligacy, COVID Tests, and The Global Chip ShortageAs a result of either bad luck or terrible judgement, my wife and I spent Christmas in the UK during the peak of the Omicron epidemic. As a…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
HeretechalThe Cassandra ComplexThere’s nothing more boring than someone who’s seen it all before, and treats every challenge with a world weary sigh, before embarking on…Aug 19, 20211Aug 19, 20211
HeretechalCron and a Perl scriptWARNING: This is a shameless example of an old fart whinging on about the good old days.Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
HeretechalWireguard and Windows and MacsDuring the last few years, while the rest of the tech world has been plodding on in its traditional, uninspiring, way, Linux has been…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
HeretechalDev Talkin’If there’s one thing that developers like to do, in 2020 at least, it’s talking about developing. It sometimes seems that they would…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Heretechal17 White DudesOver the years I’ve tried to put into words my frustration, incredulity, and skepticism about “Agile” (note the capital “A”) in a way that…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
HeretechalMy shell’s cooler than your shellYeah you’ve got your zsh, and your FISH, and you feel pretty powerful. Well only the most professional artisan code-crafters deserve the…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
HeretechalCrossThere’s a reason why it’s called “cross-compiling": you have to spend a lot of time being cross while you’re compiling.Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020
HeretechalRe-Inventing Sex and TechIt has always frustrated older people when the next generation thinks they’ve discovered something new, because it’s invariably something…Jan 12, 2020Jan 12, 2020
