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Teens and Tweens
One way to think about a life cycle is the three phases of a human lifespan.
11 hrs ago • 
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Nifty at Fifty
Fifty is the number of the day.
Nov 11 • 
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Too Much Information
I finally did my drunken octopus deep dive on DDoS attacks a few weeks back.
Nov 10 • 
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When These People Met Those People
When we last visited these people, they were living in the Scottish lowlands.
Nov 9 • 
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The Monster Between Us
You start with a pleasant enough conversation.
Nov 8 • 
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Blow It Out Your Ass?
Sometimes, I’ll write a provocative title.
Nov 7 • 
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Carriers
A generation ago, I carried things around and delivered them.
Nov 6 • 
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Bits of Light
Just as a few of my ancestors were traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to form a new life in the American colonies and the Great Fire of London was…
Nov 5 • 
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Privates Surprise
Go back far enough, and the word private traces its way back to Latin, where privus meant something like of one’s own. A homo privus was a person who…
Nov 4 • 
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Those People
For a thousand years, Gaelic tribal leaders had ruled Ireland.
Nov 3 • 
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Zompires
Korean zombies are pretty cool.
Nov 2 • 
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These People
Unsurprisingly, you have to go back to the Romans if you want to understand these people.
Nov 1 • 
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