With names like Tiger Woods and Tom Brady being thrown around quite a bit lately, the inevitable G.O.A.T. acronym peppers discussions. Greatest of All Time That implies better than anyone before and better than all to come. Depending on your take, that’s either a fairly arrogant, or ignorant claim to make. It’s shortsighted to make the statement that nobody […]
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Trial & Error
Sometimes, you just have to go for it. Try. Fail. Rinse and repeat. During the 365 day photography project last year I wanted to try and get a good ‘action shot’. The problem was, my entry-level DSLR doesn’t have an incredibly fast shutter rate. After about 30 takes (Little Ricky was happy to oblige) we got a keeper. Sometimes, brute […]
Churchhill On Beer
Most people hate the taste of beer—to begin with. It is, however, a prejudice. -Winston Churchhill
Think Different
Apple, Hello from Nashua, NH. I find myself writing to you on a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro. It’s a wonderful piece of machinery that you’ve created. It allows me to accomplish my goals using well-built software in an easy-to-use environment. In short: using this computer is a joy. I wasn’t always a Mac user. My first computer¹, a 386-DX from Gateway […]
Buffett on over-engineering
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. -Warren Buffett
Python List Comprehension
I’ll be honest, until recently, Python list comprehensions were avoided at all cost. They seemed confusing and akin to a ternary if statement gone horribly amuck. Readability of a list comprehension is tricky because there is no delimiter to segment the various elements (modify, loop, filter logic). Simply put… A list comprehension generates a new list […]
Mr. Freeze
As mentioned in the last post, I was looking into creating a simple solution for incremental backups. As I start hosting more websites, I’ll need to ensure reliable backups are available at various time frequencies. Some hosted sites are so infrequently updated, a monthly backup is all that’s needed. Others, would benefit from hourly point-in-time snapshots in addition to the […]
Software Tool Ideas
During the course of working, I often find myself looking for a software tool to perform a specific task. Sometimes there’s one that fits the bill, other times, there is room for improvement. Lately, two areas have presented an opportunity for a new tool to be created. HTTP Load Generation Lately I’ve been working with DPDK […]
Alone With No Distractions
There’s simply nothing quite like a trip around the golf course, alone with your thoughts.
Just A Sponge
bath sponge helps create a rich lather Pardon my language, but no shit. I already know what the product does. If you want to sell it, tell me how I’ll benefit from using your product instead of the next. Loofahs aren’t exactly a revolutionary product. In fact, the cheap wads of spun plastic (or whatever they’re made […]