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Eine Kleine Alptraummusik!
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Eine Kleine Alptraummusik!
TIL that the German translation of the word “nightmare” is “alptraum”, which led me to the wonderful painting above. While “alp” is the German cognate of the English word “elf”, the creature in questi...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Bombes vs Bombs!
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Bombes vs Bombs!
I’m mentioned Alan Turing and (some of) his contributions to computer technology, and still managed to not even mention the work which probably had the greatest influence on the world at the time.For ...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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By His Bootstraps!
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By His Bootstraps!
One of my favourite stories by Robert A Heinlein, was actually written by Anson MacDonald.Early in his career, Heinlein wrote under several pseudonyms, but only one of them was “obvious”. I’m not awar...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Good Vibrations!
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2025-10-22 - Good Vibrations!
With a title like “Good Vibrations”, you’re probably thinking I’ll talk about the Beach Boys, but no.Instead, I want to go back a bit further, and talk about jazz legend Lionel Hampton.Hampton started...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Who The F^ck is Charlie?
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Who The F^ck is Charlie?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about fascism.While I already had a fair degree of familiarity and understanding of the big picture, I’ve been picking up (and often blogging about) items which are ne...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Debate me, Bro!
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Debate me, Bro!
What most people call “debate” really is not.I found the Wikipedia article quite amusing. My favourite bit was where it says: “...debates emphasize logical consistency, factual accuracy, and emotional...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Who The F^ck is Horst?
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October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Lightweight!
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Lightweight!
A Pac-Man song? I should not have found that surprising, but I did.Originally called Puck Man (from the original Japanese title “Pakkuman”), the name of the game was changed to Pac-Man prior to releas...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Grand Ultimate Coding!
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Grand Ultimate Coding!
Even though I’ve written several times about martial arts training, including describing InfoSec as a Martial Art, I find that I’m at it again!While most of my martial arts training has been karate (W...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Spatial: The Final Frontier?
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Spatial: The Final Frontier?
Probably everyone has heard the iconic line: “Space: The Final Frontier.” I hear it in the voice of William Shatner, as will anyone who remembers Star Trek (now generally known as “Star Trek: The Orig...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The Same Answer
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The Same Answer
I suppose it’s not surprising that I’ve mentioned The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy before. I’ve even commented on the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.The answ...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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You Are All Individuals!
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You Are All Individuals!
Even though I’ve seen it about a dozen times over the years, there’s always something new to learn from Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This time, I discovered that Brian’s last name was Cohen.For anyon...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Quantum BS!
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Quantum BS!
“Consciousness consists of morphogenetic fields of quantum energy. ‘Quantum’ means a redefining of the infinite. Inspiration requires exploration.”via, New Age Bullshit GeneratorIt’s hard to provide a...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Deep Cuts!
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Deep Cuts!
Connections are fun, and humans are very good at making them.Let’s start at the end, and move backwards. (picture a poster-board with pushpins and yarn...)I just learned about a band! The Knife is a S...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Mistinformation
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Mistinformation
Sometimes, it’s hard to see what is true, when everything is shrouded in fog.Fog? You mean the atmospheric effect, or the lost silent movie?Um, no.The book, then?No.Maybe the John Carpenter film?No! O...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I Know Nothing!

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I Know Nothing!
For those who don’t immediately hear the words “I know nothing. NOTHING!”, this is Sgt Schultz, described as “portly, inept, clumsy, dim-witted, yet affable”. He was responsible for guarding the priso...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Hot Buttered Kernels!
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Hot Buttered Kernels!
In every life, and every generation, there are events and moments which represent something that cannot be fully explained or communicated to people who did not experience them.IYKYK, right?A good exa...
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July 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Intellectual Humility

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Intellectual Humility
Am I being too harsh in what I say about Robert F Kennedy Jr? I’ve mentioned him several times, and it might appear as if I don’t feel much sympathy for him.And that’s correct. My opinion of him is th...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The Best C-Food!

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The Best C-Food!
The concept of biomass is both interesting and useful when thinking about life on Earth. In ecological terms, it is simply the total mass of the living biological organisms in a given area at a given ...
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July 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Is this the end?

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Is this the end?
The subversion of expectations is an interesting tool, used by artists of all types. Like most tools, however, it is frequently used in ways that lack nuance and have the grace and subtlety of a wreck...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Humans Adapt! That's what they do! That's all they do!

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Humans Adapt!
Many years ago, I was sitting in an introductory computer programming course that was required for a certificate. As I had some prior coding experience, and was already familiar with the majority of t...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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8647 shells?

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She Sells Sea-Shells!
Seashells are really quite amazing, and we take them for granted most of the time. Even though they’re usually “just” the exoskeletons of invertebrates such as snails, clams, and oysters, that does no...
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June 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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A Hacker Called XXXX!

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A Hacker Called XXXX!
Once upon a time, there was a hacker called “XXXX”.Really! Well, sorta.This is a story about hackers, corporate intrigue, international espionage, and AI, all rolled into one.It’s also a story that re...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Signal vs Noise!

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Signal vs Noise!
This is Tux. He is a penguin. He’s also the official mascot of the Linux kernel, which is the program at the core of all Linux operating systems, and which manages system resources and communication b...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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What could go wrong?

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AI and Experience
“People grow through experiences, if they meet life honestly and courageously. That is how character is built and young people recognize this ability to grow in those with whom they come in contact.”E...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM