Category: Posts
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Late July, and things are hopping around Casa del The Dude. Between work and home life, all of us seem to be going somewhere, to do something, every minute of every day. The classic idea of summer is relaxation, with fishing, grilling, swimming, camping, hiking, and all sorts of other activities taking up otherwise lazy…
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Late May, meaning meteorological summer is about to start in the Northern Hemisphere. Some trees and shrubs were recently cut down here at Casa del The Dude, exposing more of the property to direct sun from the south- a little early to tell how much of a difference it is going to make in the…
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The Dude is pretty upset that SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, setting the state of Tennessee up within just days of that Louisiana challenge to gerrymander the city of Memphis into three new districts that stretch hundreds of miles into rural areas, and the city of Nashville into five districts to further dilute minority…
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It’s a weekend, and time for a post. As you may have noticed, the site has undergone yet another renovation, leveraging some more sophisticated pages, as well as being moved from a static generated site to a hosted platform. The static site was great fun and a wonderful learning experience, but it was admittedly pretty…
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It’s been quite a while since anything has been posted here, so let’s change that. Now the timeline has progressed to Valentine’s Day, 2026, and things have been… interesting. The USA appears to be in the grips of a national crisis—its standing on the world stage has diminished due to both actions taken and opportunities…
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In the last few weeks, there has been quite a lot of noise and discussion on ‘Ye Olde Informatik Oxtrail.’ The Chinese have exploited technology required by United States law enforcement for investigative wiretapping purposes, called CALEA, to spy on American communications. Essentially, they hacked the backdoor used by law enforcement to spy on law…
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Oh my. So the election, which was predicted to be a toss-up, went to the 45th President of the United States. It also appears that the Senate and the House will be controlled by the President’s party, as well as the Supreme Court. Not entirely unexpected, but now what? There were proposals to deport millions…
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It’s been a hot minute since The Dude has posted here. Looking forward to the end of the endless election season. There is widespread anxiety and trepidation about the result, but most seem to agree that resolution will be good regardless. This doesn’t mean that The Dude doesn’t have an opinion on the result, or…
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The Dude has verified his Mastodon account on this blog, hopefully to inspire him to post more frequently on both platforms. With the implosion of Twitter (now “X,” in a ridiculous rebranding by a billionaire man-child), most of the people The Dude is interested in interacting with have migrated to Mastodon. It’s a pretty good…
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The Dude has removed his Twitter account. After being a user for years, the recent acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk has generated some controversy– he has fired roughly 66% of the employees, including the teams responsible for keeping trolls and others off the platform, as well as generally just spreading chaos. He’s also decided…