A Tribute To My Friend John
John was usually a man of few words and even fewer visitors. He'd kept to himself for as long as I'd known him - a grumpy, stubbornly solitary guy whose real passion was the hobby of remote control...
Assessing the Environmental and Human Cost of AI
The advent of large language models (LLMs) has revolutionized the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing. LLMs, which include tools like OpenAI's...
Sam Harris, Robert Sapolsky, Dan Dennett, and Rush Walk Into a Bar…
Do We Really Have Free Will? Ah, free will—everyone's favorite topic for debates that make your brain feel like it's trying to do yoga. The question is: Do we actually make our own choices, or is...
Console Blackjack in Zig
I wrote a console version of Blackjack in Zig.
The 7 stages of accepting that you probably do not have free will
1. Shock / Disbelief "Wait, what do you mean I don’t have free will?" Encountering the idea for the first time can be unsettling. Many people are startled, as the belief in personal freedom feels...
I Passed the CISSP Exam
Today, I finally conquered the CISSP exam—a milestone I’ve been working toward recently. It’s been a long journey filled with lots of late-night study, some anxiety near the end, and a whole lot of...
The Pentester Blueprint
“The Pentester Blueprint” is a great guide for anyone interested in pursuing a career in penetration testing or cybersecurity. The book, co-authored by Kim Crawley and Phillip L. Wylie, provides a...
Raku: Why It Hasn't Caught On
I've been watching Raku since it was still Perl 6, back when Larry Wall gave his State of the Onion talk in 2000 . Fifteen years from announcement to 1.0. You can defend the timeline; they were...
Do Not "Switch To Linux"
Using Linux for your first time can be very exciting. You suddenly gain access to a wealth of customization options, all the free and open-source software you could ever want or need, and access to a...
Subsequent Data Breaches
The perspective that once personal identifiable information (PII) or personal health information (PHI) has been leaked, subsequent leaks are less significant is a common one. However, there are...