I woke up this morning when Google Calendar sent a txt to my phone informing me that I had been paid today! “What?! I just got paid 2 weeks ago!” I looked into it and yes I was paid. What I realized this morning was I had spent hardly nothing. As any true geek does, I punched numbers! Total Cost to live = 20,459 So then that got me thinking, what is the lowest wage I could work for hourly as a backup plan? Just in case this whole Computer-guy thingie doesn’t work out :) ...
I am going to attempt once again to learn a programming language. I wanted to look at the pro’s and con’s of each language in my work enviroment, military/DOD usage: Python: Currently used in the Sidewinder Firewalls throughout the commands CITS uses the language extensively in the newer software deployments Actually a default install on many CITS Network Servers Ruby: Lots of support for web applications; where the military is going ...
This may possibly be the happiest thing to happen to me all day, and I won the lottery. So yeah…love this show! “Comedy Central has ordered 13 new episodes of the animated series that Fox canceled two years ago. Billy West, Katey Segal and other stars signed deals this week to return the show to TV. In getting a second life, “Futurama” is following the path taken by “Family Guy,” which also found post-cancellation success on DVD and cable reruns.” ...
While discussing security and such with the awesome TSgt. Harkleroad, he used my now favorite phrase: GUI Babies. This made me giggle. The problem with technicians today is that the GUI has become the only way to operate a computer. The thought of bringing up a terminal and getting into the code that runs everything is scary. Here is a picture from his last class learning howto hack with windows: ...
Geek Code is almost a necessary addition to any website dealing with techie crap. After many years of NOT putting one on I decided to cave in. I now will be indexed and spidered by Google and forever my name will be associated with this block. The power of google cache :) —–BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK—– Version: 3.12 GIT d– s+:- a– C++++ UL++++ P+ L++++ E— W+++ N+++ o++ K– w++++ ...