Today I Learned

When people talk about things that are complex, they usually talk about rocket science, which is more generally referred to as “aerospace...

#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”...

Pen test? That’s when you try to identify who’s who in this photo of the famous magicians Penn & Teller ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Cognition ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition ) refers to “the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding...

#TIL that Kali Linux ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Linux ) was not named after the Hindu goddess Kali. This was actually a great...

WARNING - Some tech-speak and jargon below. I’ve tried to be clear, but follow my more-or-less actual stream of consciousness, so the...

The plaque above was my father’s. I saw it almost every day of my life when I lived with my parents, and it’s now in my home. (I also...

For anyone not familiar with it, Mind Your Language ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Your_Language ) was a British sitcom running in...

After commenting ( https://www.til-technology.com/post/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu ) on how useful my prior familiarity with the C programming...

Today, I experienced déjà vu about déjà vu. How cool is that? I was going through Dani Krossing’s ( https://www.youtube.com/user/TheChar...

Uh, no. Not that kind of rule. More like the Tears For Fears song ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4zA0xnBEJU ), but not quite that...

More, actually, but not with Sgt. Pepper... When I got my first coding job, in the 1990’s, I was working through a certificate in...

With thanks to Huey Lewis ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA ) and Weird Al ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvgQIBcdRk )...

It’s nice to look back and be satisfied with a decision you made. Decision-making is part of our lives, from literal life-and-death...

Starting a project can be hard, especially when you have limited time and other work on your plate. It’s also hard to force yourself to...

I find it interesting that, even (especially?) when our work focuses on careful planning or a disciplined approach to problem-solving,...

In the classic “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy ), a...

Most “technology people”, whatever they do, seem to be the de facto technology support for everyone they know. In my own case, back in...

#TIL that the falling green code seen in the Matrix ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise )) movies is sometimes referred...

One of the rites of passage for anyone learning a programming language is the creation of their first program. For many, the first...