Author: TheAlmightyBob
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Test your “disaster recovery plan”
I love Kirsh (Alien: Earth). Here’s another of his quips made when dealing with the loss of one of their hybrid synths after Boy Kavalier asks… Where are we on reboot and restore? Kirsh replies: – Conceptually it’s possible.Practically, we haven’t cracked it yet. After the loss of this fictional 6 billion dollar synth is…
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A scientific method is …
“The creatures need to be fed and watered.Check the data from last night.And pick the next experiment from the list.[…]Step by Step.Follow protocols to the letter.A scientific method is a method, not a suggestion box.“ Kirsh, “Alien: Earth” (Episode 6) Science (experimentation specifically) is about following a well defined process. A process that’s been defined…
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Union Jack – there is an up and a down
It grinds my gears when I see our national flag flown upside down. I remember chatting to an Australian many years ago and told him that the best way to irritate a “Brit” is to fly the flag upside down. He laughed – he didn’t know the flag had an up and a down. Sadly,…
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A “Destination X” Geo-Genius (Official)
We’ve followed the BBC series – it was quite entertaining. Made more so with a fun way to play along with your own “map room”. Quite a few of the destinations were easy to identify. Getting to within 1,000m of the actual destination takes some skill – especially using the featureless map you’re given (it’s…
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I’ve stopped formatting tables
In my early years developing software, when presented with an opportunity to beautify code and comments, especially tables I would. I’ve even have people use my code as an example to others. I take pride in everything I do. I treat my code like the cutlery drawer – I don’t just throw knives, forks and…
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