Human intelligence is just, well, one of those things man. In the early days of toolmaking, we largely produced things that could do stuff that our nails and teeth accomplished. Rocks, then the improved obsidian adze, could cut stuff for us. Fire could make things more digestible, again, taking some…
Part 5: You're a slob, I'm a slob. 3 parts in and you're still going strong. Congratulations, young (now old?) reader. If you're just coming in at this point, please feel free to read part 1 and part 2 of this series.…
If you've read any of my How to DevOp series (part 1 and part 2 available here), you've probably learned things about how IT careers progress; first slowly, then faster, and then slow again. What I did not address is exactly what you change into when…
Thanks for getting this far! If this is the first part of my series on my experiences between being a fresh BA grad to a decently successful DevOps engineer, you can read part 1 here. If you've already read part 1, let's not tarry. There'…
Part Zero: Introduction Long-form writing is a largely dead art, and that's why I take to it with such joy. While it's somewhat self-indulgent and self-flagellating at once, there's something about the craft that makes you think and reflect in a way that talking…
“Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.” ~ Orange Catholic Bible "Now the world has gone to bed, Darkness won't engulf my head, I can see by infra-red, How I hate the night." ~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy…
Looking at Walter, he didn't seem like much. Just a rusted box with a studded head. But his head wasn't a head; it was a steel frame that protected him from moisture and apparently nothing else. "How've you been?" I asked him.…
“We are currently clean on OPSEC” ~Unknown “Stop trying to make fetch happen.” ~ Regina George Part 1: Yap Playing well with others is a core competency. As my child advances through preschool, I’m beginning to hear noise about the other kids (never mine!) and their tendencies to bite, poke,…