Companies today are selling smaller solid state hard drives with systems with the idea that one can simply use cloud storage to relieve storage constraints. This is simply not the case. The “Cloud” as sold, is in fact, a lie. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ruminations
So here we go again. Lee Sedol is losing to Google’s AlphaGo. Man vs. machine. Jeopardy, chess, and now Go. The Internet is flooded with stories regarding the advancement of artificial intelligence based on this match. I will admit that … Continue reading
It has been over a year since the revelations of mass surveillance were exposed. As expected, the people of the United States have gone back to work, placing issues of privacy deep into their subconscious. When a new revelation is … Continue reading
One of the things I enjoy about computing is trying something silly, just to see what happens. Ever wonder what a live well of rainbow trout looks like as a QR code video? Well, look no further! The tools involved … Continue reading
Dennis Ritchie died on October 12, 2011. For those of you unfamiliar with Dennis Ritchie, he wrote Unix in assembly language, invented the C programming language, and re-wrote Unix in C. Click on the above image, and you will see … Continue reading
A new ZDNET blog post hit the Internet the other day. I found it via Linux Today. First, from the blog the author is described as follows: David Gewirtz, Distinguished Lecturer at CBS Interactive, is an author, U.S. policy advisor, … Continue reading
“Many people are mourning the loss of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple Computer. It is sad to see someone who is so competent at their job succumb to what we all must do someday.” That is what I wrote … Continue reading
Richard Stallman (aka RMS) has decided to comment on the death of Steve Jobs: 06 October 2011 (Steve Jobs) Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. … Continue reading
I live in Texas where the sport of American Football is king of all sports. In Allen TX, the school district is building a sixty million dollar football stadium. Some may consider this extravagant for a high school. For Texans, … Continue reading