Today I decided to try to make some old computers I have talk to each other.
The first thing I did was spin up a local web server. This gave me a website viewable over my local network.
Using an old laptop running Linux (Manjaro), I ran …
read moreIs it time to throw a hundreth post party?! Nah; let's instead talk about how counting and numerical measures in general are used as (artificial) markers.
What is the significance of a 100th post? That a blog has been going on for a while? Why not celebrate a 98th post …
read moreA common thing you'll hear from people who've "made it" is that they didn't teach XYZ in school. For instance, who went to public school to learn personal finance?
Indeed, there are a great many things you don't learn in school because "good schools" typically prepare you to be a …
read moreI am no Linux guru, but usually if I went to get something done I am able to. In this post, I will document how I solved a particular problem in a fast and easy way.
I had a pretty old computer running Arch …
read moreToday's post treats STEM—Science Technology Engineering Math—and how an emphasis on training people in these areas fits into a broader narrative of what society is and how individuals should fit into it.
You may have heard some quote about "technology being indistinguishable from magic" or something similar. Indeed …
read moreThe subject of this post is idle learning/study which can be contrasted with learning/study that is profitable. I've been very guilty of learning about all sorts of stuff—often things that nobody asked me to learn and really that nobody near me is too interested in.
The reasons …
read moreFor those out there with some experience bossing around computers, you may have heard the terms "higher level" versus "lower level" programming. "Lower level" work refers to doing things closer to the hardware—working with computer architecture, sensors on Raspberri pis, and stuff like that. You are closer to the …
read moreYou can often identify groups of people by the words and phrases they use. For instance, members of the same corporation may be familiar with some same corporate jargon and likewise those that make up the "fandom" of some book series/movie/etc may often share allusions/references to that …
read more"Thinking" is a term with many different senses in English. Here are some,
Sometimes …
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