PinnedMember-onlyThe World’s Oceans are Locked and LoadedThe image above is a thermal map of the world’s oceans as of 8/5/2022. If there’s one thing that should be apparent, it’s that there’s a lot of heat currently in the world’s oceans, particularly in the tropics, and eventually much of that energy will get released in the form…Oceans2 min readOceans2 min read
Feb 11Member-onlyWhen Old People Talk, You Should (Probably) ListenFirst of all, this is not an “old(er) people are always right” article. Nor is it a “You should listen to me because I’ve got s̶o̶m̶e̶ more than a few gray hairs” article (I’m not old- YOU’RE old!). And finally, it is not a “Dammit!! I listened to my elders…Wisdom4 min readWisdom4 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyA Humbling lesson from my 6 year old sonMy son, who’s seven now (he was six when this event occurred), is a bit of an Anglophile. I’m not entirely sure where he acquired this interest; perhaps it was his early interest in the musician George Michael from a couple of years prior (in an effort to recognize music…UK3 min readUK3 min read
Jan 26I Married Captain America and He Still Sucks at Listening1.5K26Laurel B. MillerI don't have a solution for your problem, but I have advice for men on what not to say when your…I don't have a solution for your problem, but I have advice for men on what not to say when your wife/gf is deep into a story that's being told in- let's just say, a dramatic way, and by that I mean, taking you through the emotional roller coaster along…1 min read1 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyAn Excellent C++ Book on ConcurrencyMy “C++ Concurrency Bible” is a fantastic book by a Deutsche gentleman by the name of Rainer Grimm. It’s called Concurrency with Modern C++ (please note I have no affiliation whatsoever with the author nor the publisher, and the link provided is not an affiliate link. …1 min read1 min read
Jan 15Member-only“The Devil Went Down to Georgia” was a Country hit, but Rap SongThe devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal.. he was in a bind, ’cause he was way behind, he was lookin’ to make a deal I’m a fan of many different music genres. My early years growing up on the south side of Chicago…Rap3 min readRap3 min read
Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyDevelopers, Always, ALWAYS Trim white-space from User InputI just finished reading a story about a bug in Hyundai and Genesis vehicles which allows unauthorized individuals to unlock the cars remotely. Full-disclosure, I’m a Genesis owner, so this one got my attention straight away. Apparently the Genesis software makes a couple of crucial mistakes. First and foremost, they…Go3 min readGo3 min read
Nov 23, 2022Member-onlyOkay Go, why was this omitted?When checking for the existence of a particular key in Go, the idiomatic way of doing things is this: salary := make(map[string]uint) . . . _, ok := salary["Roger Goodell"] if !ok { // value wasn't found salary["Roger Goodell"] = 68000000 } else { fmt.Println("Roger Goodell is not hurting for…Programming1 min readProgramming1 min read
Nov 15, 2022Member-onlyAnd now ladies and gentleman, kindly observe the pivotWith the mid-term elections going mostly in the direction of democracy, it will be fascinating to watch how many politicians and pundits who previously rode the pathological liar bandwagon jump ship as it certainly appears as though it’s sinking. Now before you take offense with my labeling the former president…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Oct 30, 2022I really wanted Linux to be ready for the Prime Time, but…902Adam Fisher / fisher king (@therightstuff)First of all, New York Pizza can be good, but you have to understand the context of what it's good…First of all, New York Pizza can be good, but you have to understand the context of what it's good for. If you're walking around midtown over your lunch break, trying to take care of several errands at once, you can pop into a pizza parlor, pick up a (huge)…2 min read2 min read
