Way back in the 1800’s, the Irish thought that they had solved the problem of feeding an ever growing population. They started planting Lumper potatoes; since potatoes are propagated vegetatively, all of the subsequent lumper ‘taters were genetic clones – identical to one another. This seemed like a good idea, a starving population is surely… Continue reading How I Learned to Stop Worrying about AES and Love the Chacha
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MongoDb, The Ninja, and Glorified JSON…
Since back towards the end of 2020 I have been learning MongoDb. I haven’t blogged about it because as it turns out you can either learn a technology or write about it 🙂 I’m just kidding. Kinda. I was raised on SQL databases – first MySQL and SQL Server and later Postgresql. I even have… Continue reading MongoDb, The Ninja, and Glorified JSON…
The “Third Man In” Rule
The very best thing about Hockey is the invention of the Third Man In rule. It should be applied to everything. In life. The idea being that if there are 2 consenting idiots that want to fight each other; get out of the way and let them fight each other. Don’t be the cunt (the… Continue reading The “Third Man In” Rule
My Concussions
When I was a young-ish teenager I got hit in the face with a baseball bat, like on purpose – BAM! I was concussed as a motherfucker – medically diagnosed, got my eye stitched back together, etc. I was also knocked senseless with a sucker punch once – possible concussions there for sure.
2020 Democratic Nomination Odds – End of 2019
It’s hard to believe that I have been clocking the wanna-be DNC Nominees for an entire year.
People, Places, and Things 2019
2019 was the first year that I successfully collected and analyzed data all year. I had flirted with it for a couple of years but 2018 was the year that I created something good enough to use throughout the entire year of 2019.
What I Think I Think.
A Slight Return… People: “This Government Team is better than that Government Team”. Anarchocapitalists: “All Governments Suck” Me: “Have we really thought this whole civilization thing through?” Fascism is worse for you then sex, drugs, and rock-n-rollIt’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.Corporate Music Still Sucks
Google Pixel 4 is Excellent
You know how sometimes you buy the latest gadget and you instantly have buyers remorse and techno let-down syndrome? I have had the exact opposite experience with my new Pixel 4.
The Sunday Afternoon of Your Life.
You know how when, inevitably, at some point on any given Sunday, you notice that it’s getting late in the day? That’s how life is…
Top Ten Rock Songs About Named Women
Okay I have had the idea for this post for over 6 years, is that enough procrastination for you. Back in the day I told the ninja that I wanted to create a list of the ten best rock songs about women that had the woman’s name in the title. He looked at me rather… Continue reading Top Ten Rock Songs About Named Women