Foggy, nothing to see unfortunately. Usually there is a nice view of one of the downtowns. This was a bit of a warning as shortly after we got going, we encountered turbulence and it was a rough ride the entire flight. It was hard to drink my coffee without wearing it, but it was coffee… [read more…]

There are almost a dozen heavily used messaging systems, including basic text messaging. Each has different features and interoperability capabilities. The people we need to communicate with use a different combination of those systems. For each person, we have to know what they use if we want to communicate with them. Whatever app we use… [read more…]

In the world I spent most of my career, this phrase was a negative thing. IT changes all the time and businesses often keep processes longer than they should. But in some parts of life, this phrase makes sense. I was watching an Alton Brown video and he was explaining some of the chemistry behind… [read more…]

This is a good article about writing about topics that you aren’t. In this case, a military guy explains why it is ok to write military if you aren’t in the military. The post is from a small publisher that puts out excellent anthologies. https://x.com/i/status/2063260849335112072 [read more…]