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Had a job interview test to calculate PI using the built in random number generator in Java. This is the same result using C#. Assume this method is a member of a class…since functions cannot stand on their own in … Continue reading →

“Pan-orthodox” events are events where the local Orthodox churches in the city get together for a service. There are a few per year. Today was the first Sunday of Lent aka The Sunday of Orthodoxy. It is customary for the … Continue reading →

Had an interesting experience the last day on Twitter. I know lots of people are nuts, but being on this side of it has maybe opened up my eyes a little. My experience starts near this post: https://twitter.com/LesJocondes/status/946606132344209408 The groupthink … Continue reading →

I know I’ve needed to go on a diet for a long time. But really, I thought I wasn’t doing too bad because I was using the same belt holes.   Well, I looked a little closer and I had busted … Continue reading →

When I saw the John Brown University and Oklahoma Baptist University sweat shirts, I was immediately nervous.  I don’t like baptists, having been married to one (and having been one myself).  I found myself at a Halloween party for the … Continue reading →

You’d have to be a moron to take dieting or health advice from Penn Jillette. That’s how Penn Jillette bookends his book, Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales.  Jillette starts the book saying he’s … Continue reading →

I worked as a software engineer at a small software company for 18 years.  We created a major analytics and data mining product.  The founders were professors from the local university.  I enjoyed the work even though sometimes the owners … Continue reading →

I won’t say whether it was wise or not. Honestly, time will tell. But questions to ask are… 1) On what Intel did he base making the attacks? He said our intelligence agencies are crap and corrupt. Did he watch … Continue reading →

This is strictly anecdotal… I have been an engineer for 30 years, and I have been writing software professionally for 20+ years.  When Bill Clinton was president, especially in his second term, I had headhunters bothering me like crazy.  They … Continue reading →

In March 1980, Roman Catholic bishop of San Salvador Oscar Romero was serving mass and during the service he was assassinated. In 1997, John Paul II declared Romero a Servant of God. He was declared a martyr by Pope Francis in … Continue reading →