The Wall!
#TIL that the iconic image of the album cover for the famous album The Wall was not actually the original cover. In fact, the text “Pink...
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Mar 27, 20224 min read
All in this Together!
When I write, I sometimes have a topic in mind, and look for an interesting way to introduce it. This time, I ended up going down an...
Feb 27, 20224 min read
School!
Over the decades, the way we listen to music has changed, and it’s interesting to wonder about the implications of those changes. Prior...
Feb 13, 20225 min read
Moo!
A farmer asked a physicist to help him figure out how to increase milk production. After gathering data and studying the problem, the...
Jan 23, 20224 min read
We go Wayback!
Mr. Peabody (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Peabody) is a figure whose influence is truly incalculable. For any not familiar with...
Dec 12, 20214 min read
The Haywain!
In the late 1980’s I liked to collect “taglines” to include in my interactions with people. While these included many “pithy” statements...
Nov 14, 20214 min read
What a Jerk!
Everyone knows what a jerk is. And everyone knows someone who is a jerk. But why? Why are some people jerks? Or rather, why do we...
Oct 24, 20214 min read
A Kind of Magic!
The film Highlander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film)) was enormously popular when it came out, as were several of the...
Oct 17, 20213 min read
Dreamer!
Recently, after I described the way I was approaching a project and its “ultimate goal”, a colleague laughed, and called me a dreamer. ...
Aug 15, 20215 min read
Data is Blood!
When one thinks about blood, one of the most obvious connections will probably be to vampires, especially if you are a fan of horror...
Aug 8, 20214 min read
Juggling all sorts of things!
We have endless opportunities to learn, if only we take them. I recently commented on the survival of the learner...
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Survival!
Back in the dark ages, before the World Wide Web, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and films were actual film and played on film...
Jun 20, 20215 min read
By any other name!
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet;” One of the most recognizable quotes in the English...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
Sometimes you need to be MEAN!
... But not necessarily Blue. Yellow Submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film) was one of those films which became...
May 9, 20214 min read
Focal Fossa!
#TIL that a fossa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_%28animal%29) is more than just another name for Ubuntu 20.04 (ie, “Focal Fossa”...
Apr 25, 20215 min read
Turtles all the way down!
Cognition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition) refers to “the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding...
Apr 18, 20215 min read
Not a Hacker!
#TIL that Kali Linux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Linux) was not named after the Hindu goddess Kali. This was actually a great...
Mar 7, 20215 min read
Computer languages - Setting the stage
After commenting (https://www.til-technology.com/post/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu) on how useful my prior familiarity with the C programming...
Dec 13, 20205 min read
Data Basics – What is a database?
#TIL that the falling green code seen in the Matrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise)) movies is sometimes referred...
Aug 16, 20204 min read
TIL Technology
First, a disclaimer: While I was a developer (many years ago), I worked mainly on back-end database applications (first with Oracle...
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