Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Longform tweets, toots, and other stuff

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  • Thought I would get some work done today. Has not happened yet. Did actually clean out my Inbox so Monday morning will not be as dreadful.

  • 6 Pairs

    Thought I would get some work done today. Has not happened yet. Did actually clean out my Inbox so Monday morning will not be as dreadful. Apparently, I am not really into shoes. I have 6 pair total (bought my 6th pair this afternoon). Of those 6, 3 were purchased by my father for me…

  • Had a weird thought just now. The world of computing is becoming like the Tower of Babel. Where once there was one or a few options, people create their own variant which may gain in some popularity and take away from the dominant’s popularity. In order to not step on people’s toes we allow them to…

  • Computing Tower of Babel

    Had a weird thought just now. The world of computing is becoming like the Tower of Babel. Where once there was one or a few options, people create their own variant which may gain in some popularity and take away from the dominant’s popularity. In order to not step on people’s toes we allow them to…

  • oxford v broadcloth

    The one thing I would like to see in computer products is reliability. Having tried my hand at some programming, I know how difficult it is to get there. A new feature? No! Make it work first! Before I forget… What exactly is the difference between an oxford and a broadcloth? Think I have an idea, but it…

  • Before I forget… What exactly is the difference between an oxford and a broadcloth? Think I have an idea, but it seems pure speculation.

  • The one thing I would like to see in computer products is reliability. Having tried my hand at some programming, I know how difficult it is to get there. A new feature? No! Make it work first!

  • Tenth of Email Infected

    Virus and worm writers suck… This stuff gets really annoying really quickly. The latest worm picks on Microsoft SQL server. Don’t think we have many installations here. However, between 4 and 6 AM on a Sunday morning we had an average 30% utilization of our bandwith? That is down from 80 – 100% utilization yesterday afternoon. Could…

  • Virus and worm writers suck… This stuff gets really annoying really quickly. The latest worm picks on Microsoft SQL server. Don’t think we have many installations here. However, between 4 and 6 AM on a Sunday morning we had an average 30% utilization of our bandwith? That is down from 80 – 100% utilization yesterday afternoon. Could…