E D Skinner
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Software

Engineering 101
Posts
8/6/14

Well, this process is what Bullseye shooters do to develop a successful shot plan: We write the steps down, follow …

Chapter End
Posts
7/31/14

It was surprising to recently get a rental car with the license, “653 YRS” because, while I haven’t …

Global Hawk
Posts
10/6/13

The UAV flies at up to 60,000 feet and can “loiter” over an interesting location for 23 hours beaming …

The Internet is Not a Nice ‘Hood
Posts
9/15/13

Apparently it was recently added to some mainland China “easy mark” list and was being probed with a new, …

ASCII Rhythm Box
Posts
8/22/13

For example, the number sign or pound character ("#") is pronounced “crunch” and the …

Cthulhoo Found!
Posts
6/20/13
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Cthulhu found in the C programming language!

Debbie Does Drupal
Posts
4/24/13

For an hour, my toes touched bottom no more than for a few fleeting moments and, my ego is relieved to report, I was …

Back in the Virtual Saddle
Posts
4/8/13

The difference is in dealing with the inevitable “Oops!”

What do you do when the computer program …

Gonna Try Drupal
Posts
3/20/13

Amazon delivered “Drupal for Dummies” - every one of the “Dummies” books I’ve tried …

Stop Picking Your Nose!
Posts
2/16/13

“Analog computers,” he went on, “are faster, more reliable and have some practical uses besides …