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This is a simple running list of computer terms that sound inappropriate. (last updated Sep 24 2021) In no particular order: dongle penetration testing hot loading packet sniffing dirty bit core dump long polling RAM stick VD (virtual desktop) hot desking pull request Big O bare metal ...

What if dragons wore caps? Before we can explore this important question, we need to dive into some background, so bear with me. There was only one time I ever won a championship and it was in a browser-based war strategy game in the early 2000s. I played my first season on a random team (you get a ...

I’ve always hated the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls because it was on the radio all the time in college and every single line is the same melody. The “chorus” is literally just singing the same melody but louder. But did you know it also has words? Here’s what they mean. He’s talking about an iPho ...

Back when I was in college I mentioned liking this one song on the radio which turned out to be “Run-Around” by Blues Traveler, and my boyfriend at the time said, “If you like that, you’ll like this other song by Sister Hazel because it’s exactly the same song” and I heard it and I was like, “WHAT.” ...

Last time I talked about monads — not actually defining them or providing any useful background, but they were discussed. Today we’ll talk about the goopy viscera of the internet: servers. Server, like “smurf,” means a lot of things. Sometimes a server is an actual computer. Sometimes it is a virtua ...

This is a simple, friendly guide for people who don’t know anything about computer science, or people who know computers but want to learn less. If you don’t know a kilobyte from a mitochondria, don’t worry! Just 3 years ago I didn’t know anything about computer science. Fast forward to today, I sti ...

A lot of people have asked me for advice on character development. None of these people are technically “real” in the sense that “normal” people might consider “real” but Writers (like you and me) understand that the characters we create are just as real as the people around us. Maybe even more so. ...