Meandering Thoughts #31
During major football tournaments, the referees assigned are, for obvious reasons, are neutral. For Switzerland v. Germany, the referees are Italian. I'm currently watching Belgium v Romania in Euro 2024…
Meandering Thoughts #30
Defeating Pakistan and advancing to the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup does nothing for cricket's visibility among United States sporting fans. It's been over four decades for football/soccer…
Meandering Thoughts #29
The talk before the WNBA draft was that Caitlin would not have to carry the scoring load that she did at Iowa, that she would be surrounded by superior talent…
Meandering Thoughts #28
It's inevitable that plane travel includes overhearing neighboring conversations how hard you try to ignore them....at least until you switch on your noise canceling headphones! Most are mundane, innocuous, unimportant,…
Meandering Thoughts #27
From my LinkedIn feed: After introducing more than a couple of younger engineers to the number 42, I truly wonder how many caught the Monty Python reference....sadly, I doubt many.
Meandering Thoughts #26
...wonder what its RESTful endpoints look like...
Meandering Thoughts #25
After today's Fulham 0-4 Manchester City at Craven Cottage, Man City is two wins away from an unprecedented four straight first division titles in England. It's simply never been done…
Meandering Thoughts #24
My employer recently opened an near-shore office in San Jose, Costa Rica, rapidly growing and not approaching 200 hires. Some had doubts about how well near-shoring works, but to date…
Meandering Thoughts #23
On May 1, 2024, Comcast dropped the Bally Sports regional sports network when a temporary six-month agreement expired with a replacement or extension being agreed upon, immediately impacting fans of…
Meandering Thoughts #22
For anyone familiar with Dune books or seen the recent movies, a constant theme is the aridness of Arrakis and the importance of water for survival. A scene in Dune…