Where I and AI IntersectThe car in front of me misjudged a traffic light and stopped in the crosswalk. Braking early, I left a gap should the driver wish to back…Nov 25Nov 25
A Raspberry and Logitech JamMy old Logitech K750 keyboard has been with me for more than 12 years and is poised for a second life with a Raspberry Pi. What powered the…Nov 11Nov 11
😟 The Real CrowdStrike Flaw Was In DeploymentBy now, most of you are familiar with the story of CrowdStrike and the resulting worldwide outages. The initial, and angry, responses were…Aug 9Aug 9
AMC and Meme Stocks: We’ve Seen This Movie BeforeRemake, reboot, or sequel, the meme stock movie has returned. Although professional investors might feel embarrassed¹ by the amateur meme…Jun 10Jun 10
Bookshelf: The Deficit MythDr. Stephanie Kelton, known for her work in Modern Monetary Theory, recently came out with the movie Finding The Money. I haven’t watched…May 18May 18
The Nuphy Air75 V1 Is Better With Karabiner-ElementsThe Nuphy Air75 V2 is available, and as an owner of the V1, I’m a little jealous. The V2 addresses the weaknesses of the V1 with a larger…Jan 23Jan 23
Beauty In The Eye of the CoderIn the book Beautiful Code, Jon Bentley describes beautiful code in a Zen-like way, where the most beautiful programs are sometimes, not…Jan 14Jan 14
Bookshelf: Software Engineering at GoogleWhen I wrote “Beauty In The Eye Of The Coder,” my idea of beautiful code was how well it stood up to time:Jan 6Jan 6
Programmer Humor for the HolidaysMaybe we programmers take ourselves too seriously. How else do you explain the infamous Google Manifesto written by James Damore linking…Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023