I’ve worked with (** references at end of article) a number of Apache projects over the years, often pretty closely; Apache Cassandra, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Apache Zookeeper and numerous others. But the last few years I’ve not been immediately hands on with the technology. A few questions popped up recently, that fortunately I was... Continue reading →

Notice: TLDR is at the very bottom. Notice: This post may damage sensitive ears. At points it may be vulgar. Notice: If you want to get to just the Linux parts, scroll down to the “Patience and Linux Saves The Day” headline. The Beginning of Horror First a few positives for Windows 10. It runs... Continue reading →

A few past reviews just for context of my general working fleet of computers and why and what led me to this review and this new laptop purchase. The Latest 5th Generation Dell XPS 13 (Which isn’t exactly the latest generation now, but was when I wrote the review) Dell XPS 13 Re-review of Existing... Continue reading →

I picked up a Logitech keyboard recently, the MK850 with mouse combo. It was on sale for 80% off, which ran me a mighty $20 bucks. I needed a new keyboard as my Apple keyboard I’ve been using just really doesn’t cut it for a Linux machine. I wanted the function keys and placement of... Continue reading →

Recently I was playing Transport Fever. If you’re unaware of this epic, nerd, god game and you like those types of games, you should definitely check it out. If you’re not into those, just suffice it to say that there is a lot of mouse clicking in the game. During the last few weeks when... Continue reading →