Category: Blog
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Dream: The Participating Observer
Note: This is a very graphic dream I had shortly after leaving a terrible job at a company with a culture that condoned many terrible behaviors in a small group of its people. I awoke in the night and knew I needed to get this down before it faded away. The sun has not yet…
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Perfect Server, Version 18
This is the latest iteration of my perfect server. I am building this in order to consolidate and deprecate previous server inventory. Also, it includes many new best-practices which should further secure this new server. The first step is to provision a new server. I use digital ocean. I will be logged in as…
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Startup 6: Exotic Weapons
Today, there are many fascinating examples of people using successful techniques to create passive income online. Those of us who grew up coding and then took that perspective to business have a unique advantage. You might call it a super power. We, the digital priesthood conjure passive income from the ether with the aid of…
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Startup 5: Condensr
This is a free tool based on several other tools I have seen online. It accepts long-form text and condenses it to the length you specify. The code is very simple, and very powerful. I was shocked at how easy this was to build. Check it out on Github, or head over to the site…
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Did China really teleport an object to space?
You may have seen recent stories claiming that China has teleported an object to space. I would like to take a moment to explain what actually happened. Here is an example that may help explain what they did… Imagine I put a cat in a box with a radioactive isotope that has a 50%…
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See Beyond The Disagreement
This post is not about the controversial side of this photo. Briefly, this is one of the American President’s children sitting in his place at the 2017 G20 summit in Berlin, as though she had some legitimate role in elected government. In place of this absentee president, some random relative of his is sitting in…
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Goals Update: 2017-07-08
Academics Khan: Complete Algebra Review I will review algebra and then test into the courses I need for my degree. This will be a higher priority once I am done with working at Tech 2U and I am able to devote more time to education. Khan: Complete Trigonometry I will complete trigonometry online in order to…
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How to Build a Free Linux Microsoft SQL Server
This covers how to create a virtual linux server running Microsoft SQL Server. First, create a virtual server with the following requirements in mind. Ubuntu 14.02 LTS (Server or Desktop) At least two CPUs At least 4gb RAM At least 10GB HDD for the operating system PLUS at least double the amount of space…
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How To Create a Local Storage Repository on XenServer
I was working with a XenServer in a complex corporate network environment, and it was not possible for this server to access any samba shares, such as my laptop. I needed to put some ISOs on it, so I decided to create a local storage repository. This way, I would be able to simply -wget…
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How to Start a Business For Free (With Examples)
I gave this speech for a public speaking class. It included a self-evaluation assignment which I share here; CJ Trowbridge 2017-07-05 Sierra College Comms 1 Scott Kirchner Demonstration Speech Self-Evaluation Assignment In my speech, I demonstrated how to bootstrap a business. I gave examples from my experience bootstrapping a pizza business in Chico several…