Meandering Thoughts #38
How does any sensible musician conclude that s/he should cover a recent hit (#5 on the US charts) and add a meaningless chant Ooga-Chaka, Ooga-Ooga at the beginning? As I…
Good News, Everyone!
Robot Santa, "Xmas Story", Futurama (1999) In Futurama's Xmas Story, Santa Claus is a robot whom judges (almost) everyone as naughty and attempts to kill them. As Professor Farnsworth explains:…
Over-Architected? Maybe, Maybe Not.
An oft-heard criticism of way-to-many software solutions is that it's over-architected, implying that the design, abstractions, implementation, deployment, whatever is unnecessarily complex, difficult to understand, unmaintainable, unnecessary, wrong. Criticisms often…
Random Learnings #45
"United Nations" by japedi is licensed under CC BY 2.0. I knew that China joined the United Nations at Taiwan's expense - China also getting the permanent seat on the…
Compound Interest on Software
"Compound Interest Street Sign On Wall Street" by investmentzen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Many articles and posts online show how regular, small, incremental change result in much larger…
Meandering Thoughts #37
Courtesy last.fm Who gets the royalties from sales of Marvin Gaye's music? Marvin was killed by his father days before his 45th birthday. By all accounts, Marvin Gay, Sr. was…
Software Engineering Grief
Human beings resist change. This is not personal opinion, it's our defense mechanism against uncertainty. If you narrow your target to software engineers and technologists - whom, in almost all…
Meandering Thoughts #36
My wife's BMW displays this warning before every trip, which must be accepted before using any the in-vehicle infotainment system. Obviously intended at the driver, my wife wondered what's the…
Highland Park Water Tower
The Highland Water Tower in St Paul, MN was completed in 1928 and is on the National Register of Historic Places (1984, Reference #84001209). The tower was designed by architect…
Foodie #8
I drive by Marc Hue Patisserie regularly but often resist the urge to stop and indulge. Today the urge was too strong. Raspberry Lemon Creamsicle Croissant Donut Yes, the name…