What I continue to find so remarkable is that, you could take something that is printed on a piece of paper and get it to make your computer do something, like play a game. I was watching another episode of my favorite computer show, Bits And Bytes,…

5 days ago

dbouley

11.8 million years ago a super volcano erupted in what is now Idaho. In what is now northeastern Nebraska a number of different species of now extinct animals were drawn to a waterhole. The windblown ash from the eruption killed and buried hundreds…

1 week ago

robrose

Water has always provided me solace. Evoking comfort from creeks, rivers, lakes and oceans permits my mind to clear - enables me to relax, reflect and meditate. …

2 weeks ago

jcdavis

A simple moment blue sky sunset that yet says so much the more you spend time with it. Dusk on the Ranch - Color Photograph Copyright 2012 Frank J Casella.…

2 weeks ago

fjcasella

This is a fabulous museum just off I-40 west on Oklahoma City in the town of Weatherford. We were here last year and enjoyed it so much we planned our travels so we could visit it again this year. Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford was a native of…

3 weeks ago

robrose

"Tests" and "code quality" - two concepts that I've seen conflated by developers, team leads, and CTOs alike: Our codebase has a lot of tests and great test coverage. Our codebase is high-quality! …

1 month ago

tradesmanhelix

GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, has a bit of a reputation among some for being...hard to use. It has a steep learning curve, and one of the most common searches regarding it is how to draw a straight line. This is justified by its…

1 month ago

glaceraven

Moving fast, Moving slow, At my fingertips, They stop, Come-wait, And go! They smile, They cry, To escape, Their best, They try. No-no, I'm not God! Am I? No, Not! A humanoid, Real, But invisible, Emotional, Yet indifferent, Watchful, I scale all…

2 months ago

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