After a wonderful time hiking through Lassen Volcanic Park, coming back online is an overwhelming experience. Some themed photo sets from the trip are available: Everyone saw the pictures of an orange/red sky over San…

In reference to Performance of Array, Set, and Hash in Ruby, I was curious to see how the three different data structures perform when run in Crystal. The code is slightly modified to handle the…

Each One Teach One Tech is in full swing this summer with a virtual internship program for 42 talented people. They come from all walks of life and bring unique talents to each job. They…

Quick History At the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, there is a small exhibit on the ravages of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic. On the last visit weeks before the COVID-19 lockdowns were enacted, I read it…

Out of curiosity, I enabled all of the threat detection and reporting systems on my home firewall. As it turns out, the home network is under siege. The firewall is configured to report, but not…