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Slight Change of Direction

This blog has been anonymous for a number of reasons. Those reasons are going away or gone. I was a programmer who wrote on the side for forty years. I’m now swapping those. I wrote articles for computer magazines (e.g., … Continue reading

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It’s Really Old

I read widely and have heard various estimates of the age of the universe. Nearly 14 billion years. Big number. Numbingly big number. A recent Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), Where Your Elements Came From, shows the periodic table … Continue reading

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I Won’t Back Down

Well, I won’t back down No, I won’t back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won’t back down No, I’ll stand my ground Won’t be turned around And I’ll keep this world from … Continue reading

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URL Change Complete

The URL for this blog is now https://blog.zaml.us/. The old URL, http://austinblues.dyndns.org/, now redirects to the new URL. The old domain name will not be renewed and some time next year will stop working. Please update your bookmarks and RSS … Continue reading

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URL changing

The URL for this blog is changing from austinblues.dyndns.org to blog.zaml.us.  If one URL doesn’t work, try the other.  It takes time, probably up to a day for DNS changes to ripple all the way out.  When the new URL … Continue reading

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Responsibility Versus “Response-ability”

A no deleted article on “The dangers in taking on too much responsibility” takes a long look at agreeing to too many responsibilities (obligations) and so limiting our ability to respond to what’s going on around us in our life. … Continue reading

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Hate is Addictive

At first, hate makes you feel big, strong, righteous. As most addictions do. And at first, you are a human being, with an addiction. But addiction is a path with a slippery slope and the easy way is down. If … Continue reading

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Place of No Rain

I hear the beat of something dancing on the other side of awareness. This thin place wobbles and shimmers to that rhythm/dance letting the after-storm scent through to this place of no rain.

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Calder, Art, & Engineers

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there\’s no such thing as perfect. Alexander Calder This quote has bothered me for a while. It does not fit my experience of really good engineers. Part of it may … Continue reading

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Comment Policy

Comments are now open to all. I’ve installed an anti-spam plugin. If it works as advertised, comments will remain open. I read all comments.  If you want your comment to continue to appear, put something specific to the post in … Continue reading

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