Category Archives: Programming

A reflection on the departure of RMS – Thomas Bushnell, BSG – Medium

Posted on September 23, 2019 by David K.

RMS treated the problem as being “let’s make sure we don’t criticize Minsky unfairly”, when the problem was actually, “how can we come to terms with a history of MIT’s institutional neglect of its responsibilities toward women and its apparent … Continue reading →

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This bunk bed is $1,200 a month, privacy not included – CNN

Posted on September 13, 2019 by David K.

Housing costs have become so expensive in some cities that people are renting bunk beds in a communal home for $1,200 a month. Not a bedroom. A bed. Source: This bunk bed is $1,200 a month, privacy not included – … Continue reading →

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I Miss My Old Graphics

Posted on August 11, 2019 by David K.

Someone on Twitter mentioned BeOS, and that got me looking over my old pictures from the previous incarnations of my blog. This was how the site looked when I hand-coded it. I miss it. I had created the graphics all … Continue reading →

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Web Development Framework Trends

Posted on August 3, 2019 by David K.

Back in April of 2014, I was vacillating between using Ruby on Rails, and Entity Framework on ASP.NET, for a new project. All other things being equal in programming or system administration, I like to sit on the intersection of … Continue reading →

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Ruby on Rails on Windows is not just possible, it’s fabulous using WSL2 and VS Code – Scott Hanselman

Posted on August 2, 2019 by David K.

I’ve been trying on and off to enjoy Ruby on Rails development on Windows for many years. I was doing Ruby on Windows as long as 13 years ago. There’s been many valiant efforts to make Rails on Windows a … Continue reading →

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Making Windows Tolerable

Posted on March 2, 2019 by David K.

I got a new job a couple months ago. I suspect that IT departments of monstrously-large, international corporations are all reading from the same playbook in how to setup and administrate their networks, users, applications, and computers. The IT overhead … Continue reading →

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