Category: Featured
Execution is the 80% of Success
The Pareto principle states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of the causes (the “vital few”).…
Summer! Summer! Summer!
How will I remember, this summer where life death knocked at our doors and flower bushes were plenty colourful and friends would pass me by on the street like familiar ghost souls? How will I remember, this evening…
By gracema
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
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…
By robrose
California’s Solar Mandate is a Sign
Solar power is on the rise! Now more affordable and more efficient than ever before, solar energy is making waves thanks to the increased viability of owning solar panels. California is even taking the solar revolution…
By smartsolarup
An Afternoon Paddle....
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. …
By jcdavis
Dusk on the Ranch
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.…
By fjcasella
Stafford Air and Space Museum
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…
By robrose
"Tests" are Not "Code Quality"
"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! …
My complicated and frustrating relationship with GIMP
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.…
By glaceraven
Humanoid
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…
Setting up Git and Github on macOS
Recently, I tried to connect my local directory to GitHub. I am new to programming, and most of the guides I came across were for GitHub pre-Microsoft acquisition. In particular, the personal access tokens were not part…
By pcannon
