Gemz: A Ruby Gem Repository
Welcome to the grand unveiling. My repository is functionally complete, at least as far as Phase One is concerned. The first phase of this project is to replace the old…
Turning 60: The Curtain Opens on Act IV
During this past Halloween weekend, I was in a Montréal pub with my friend, Marc Guenette, celebrating the second half of my birthday travels and rooting for the Toronto Blue…
Tech Corner: The Crux Web Application Server
Back in the early 2000s, blogs were becoming a thing and WordPress was becoming quite popular as a blog software platform. It was some time in 2004 or so that…
Putting the Pieces Back Together
It takes a massive hiccup in the daily operations of the digital world to force one to take a full accounting of what one has wrought over time. Over the…
Flux Time: Back to the Future
flux /fləks/ n. :: the action or process of flowing or flowing out. “the flux of men and women moving back and forth” Things are in a great state of…
New Tricks for an Old Dog
Being an old experienced technologist comes with a particular set of challenges. The primary one is: things change. Yes, that is a common trope among the aging. As in society,…
Heading into Advent
It’s been a little over three months since my last post. It’s been a busy time. I’m busier now than when I had a day job. Brick Mill Games My…