My new favorite thing is to play the song, “You’re the Best” from”Karate Kid” while Windows Updates are running.
Let’s make Windows Updates inspirational again!
Humor and humorous topics
My new favorite thing is to play the song, “You’re the Best” from”Karate Kid” while Windows Updates are running.
Let’s make Windows Updates inspirational again!
Every Decade Has a Letter.
Each of the last three decades had a “letter” that defines the branding of online services:
1990’s: “e” (Electronic)
2000’s: “i” (Internet)
2010’s: “x” (???)
I hereby predict that the 2020’s letter is “q” (quantum / quick):
Guns are a pure expression of physics.
In addition to bad gun physics, movies and TV tend to depict handling or firing techniques that wouldn’t work, wouldn’t be effective, or could even be dangerous.
Do you need to file a State income tax?
In movies, we often see technology myths that get repeated and propagated until they become “common knowledge”.
The technology of bombs and bomb-diffusal is no different.
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Every now and then, I run across the Geek Code, a compact notation for sharing basic profile and personality information.
I recently ran across this again, while looking for something else, and it inspired me to answer these questions:
Let’s find out…
(Credit to my son, Morgon)
“I know that you have selected several items colored red when buying things online. Therefore, I assume that your favorite color is red, and I automatically selected the color red when you asked me to purchase new curtains”
“I know that you have selected several items colored red when buying things online. Therefore, I murdered 200 people because blood is also red.”
Step 1: Mmmmm this nice, warm muffin is delicious. You know? This would go GREAT with a cup of coffee…
Step 2: Obtain coffee.
Step 3: Finish muffin.
Step 4: This is great coffee… it sure would go PERFECTLY with a nice, warm muffin…
Step 5: Obtain muffin.
Step 6: Finish coffee.
Step 7: Repeat Step 1.
MacGyver was a 1980’s TV action hero, known for being able to quickly apply his extensive math / science / engineering skills in order to save the day.
MacGyver always carried standard gear on his person that included his iconic Swiss Army knife, duct tape, paper clips, and chewing gum. In every episode, he employed creativity, his gear, and science to re-purpose common items in order to build a machine or otherwise develop a solution for some major problem.
Fast forward to fall 2016 – CBS is about to release a modern reboot.
What skills and technology would a “modern” MacGyver employ?
(Note – this is being written without any advanced knowledge of the reboot, except, having seen the trailer)
Read on, to find out.