Pit Barrel Cooker
About half a year ago, I started smoking meat using a Pit Barrel Cooker. It has been a great thing. There are a lot of smokers out there. Cabinet, offset,… Continue reading "Pit Barrel Cooker"
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Dadsplain
dad·splain /dadˈsplān/ verb informal When a perceived authority figure explains something, and you’re not sure if they are just kidding. Calvin’s dad was really good at dadsplaining, as seen in… Continue reading "Dadsplain"
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A History Fan’s Visit to Spain
I recently had the great fortune to find myself in Spain with a week of time to myself. Being a history fan, I took the opportunity to visit some historical… Continue reading "A History Fan’s Visit to Spain"
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A History Fan’s Visit To Merida
One of the things I wanted to see in Spain was Roman ruins. Mérida has more preserved Roman monuments than any other city in Spain. Perfect! This post shares my… Continue reading "A History Fan’s Visit To Merida"
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A History Fan’s Visit to Toledo
A Hill and a River The Tajo is a thousand-kilometer river that flows through Spain and Portugal. Near the center of Spain, it makes a horse shoe shaped detour around… Continue reading "A History Fan’s Visit to Toledo"
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Horace Smith’s “Ozymandias”
In Egypt’s sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws The only shadow that the Desert knows:— “I am great OZYMANDIAS,” saith the stone, “The King… Continue reading "Horace Smith’s “Ozymandias”"
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My Inner Chihuahua
There is the feeling of being “Zen” — objective, collected, and calm. Then there is the opposite feeling. That opposite feeling is your inner chihuahua. Staying emotionally keyed up over something… Continue reading "My Inner Chihuahua"
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Unserialize Performance in PHP
Today I’m writing some PHP code that will frequently need to unserialize a short array of strings. I did some informal benchmarking to find out what serialization technique could be… Continue reading "Unserialize Performance in PHP"
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Incredible Shrinking Computer Shelf
Patterns in Tech Change Personal tech evolves fast. Today’s newest gadget will be second best in six months, and in a few years it won’t be able to keep up. At least,… Continue reading "Incredible Shrinking Computer Shelf"
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Zip Disk Data Recovery: How To Do It
I had a collection of zip disks that contained data from the 1990’s. Now it’s 2016, and after some trial and error, most of the data has been recovered. The background… Continue reading "Zip Disk Data Recovery: How To Do It"