PinnedPublished inGeek CultureComplexity is Killing SecurityComputer complexity is an emerging problem for everyone, and that is bad. Systems have become too complex and are poorly understood. This…Nov 15, 20247Nov 15, 20247
Is Your Windows Computer Secure?Insecure defaults and bad security user interfaces strike again! I am writing this for two reasons. One, you might simply have the same…1d ago1d ago
Make Music in the New Year!Happy New Year! Time to try something new. It won’t cost anything, and you can quit anytime with no guilt, but hopefully some of you will…Jan 1Jan 1
Published inGeek CultureFFMPEG with NVidia Hardware AccelerationHere is how to use your Nvidia GPU to hardware accelerate video encoding with ffmpeg. First off, it is much faster — about 5x faster in my…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023
Indeed.com Job Alerts = BadI am looking for work. Like many, I signed up on Indeed.com and am getting daily emails from them about jobs they think I am qualified for…Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
Published inCodeXLearning How Code Works using AIYou have probably heard that Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard or Github’s Copilot (which also uses OpenAI…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
Published inCounter ArtsThe Best and Cheapest Electronic Music Rig EVERThis article is about very low-cost music making.May 6, 20231May 6, 20231
Using ChatGPT to Create Stable Diffusion PromptsI can’t keep up with the pace of change in Stable Diffusion or even find all the details on how to make prompts. Seems like much of the…Mar 7, 20232Mar 7, 20232
Published inGeek CultureArduino Synth using IFS FractalsI am making a synthesizer with an Arduino Mega. I am taking small steps and documenting as I go. The end goal is to make a small, playable…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Published inGeek CultureI passed Security+ — Prep Tips For YouI passed the exam. Rules forbid me to say much more than that, other than the info below helped me!Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
