Criteria and honorable mentions here. I am taking something of a wild leap here, in that I can't conclusively prove that Alcatraz was sci-fi, but the undoubted existence of time travel means it's not that big a leap. It's certainly no... Quantum Leap! (See what I did there?) The premise was simple: every single inmate…
Further Obamacare Notes
Mark Steyn sums up the Obama administration as a neo-monarchy. Sadly, instead of awesome castles, we get HealthCare.gov. On the plus side, they skipped generations of inbreeding and still ended up with the outcome: Joe Biden. Do not listen to the "Don't worry; only 5% of people will be negatively affected by Obamacare" argument. In…
My favorite sci-fi TV series of all time, #15: Quantum Leap
My criteria are here. Synopsis: When I was growing up in the late eighties, there were a handful of shows I watched regularly with my parents. Apart from the original Star Trek, Quantum Leap was the only sci-fi show. The premise (if you haven't seen it) is that Samuel Beckett (played by Scott Bakula) is a scientist of…
Government Witch Hunts
Instapundit has the goods on a government witch hunt, tracking down personal information on Americans based on book purchases. This is one of the many good reasons not to trust people in the federal government.
Favorite sci-fi series of all time: Honorable Mentions
I almost did this as a single shot post, and then realized "no, you fool, there is potential to stretch this out so people who don't like computers, curmudgeonliness, or economics will still read the blog!" So, I am stretching this out. You're welcome. My criteria: 1) Show must be clearly identifiable as science fiction.…
It’s been way too long since we’ve used this category
Seriously though, although most of the comics are a bit stupid, it's still the only webcomic that references history more than half the time, and when it's funny, it's really funny.
Cannot Drop Snapshot Which Doesn’t Exist
Here was an interesting problem we ran into recently. We use SQL Server database snapshots to help load our data warehouse. To do this, we have an automated process which drops and re-creates snapshots as needed. Not too long ago, we started running into a problem in which the process failed to run, giving me…
Security Notes
Hacking Dave pwns HealthCare.gov in front of Congress. More on the topic from Reuters. Troy Hunt shows you how not to build a "remember me" feature for your web application, followed by the correct way. Troy also has a great article about why password hints can be dangerous, especially when you mash up different data…
More Obamacare Notes
This bill is such a train wreck that I can't help but keep linking to articles on the topic. Obamacare navigator fraud. Remember that Obamacare navigators may be felons and convicted identity thieves. Obamacare is by no means the only government IT technical failure lately. But hey, at least Obamacare will allow anybody in the…
Next Time I Will
The Evil HR Lady has an awesome article in which she comes up with an application for employers. This wouldn't go very far in real life as-is, but next time I plan on moving on to a new position, I'm going to create one of these. I already have a spreadsheet with important details that…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 