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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →