Marginalia

Most people's experience with AI is conversational. You ask a question, you get an answer. Maybe you ask it to write something, and it writes it. The exchange ends there. …

In the world of relational database design, developers often face a crucial decision: should they opt for a highly normalized structure with multiple tables, or choose a denormalized approach with fewer, wider tables? This choice can significantly impact the p…

This page has a list of talks that I have given. With each there is a short overview, a link to resources mentioned in the talk, and a link to the slides. Each of these talks has been given at several events. Watch my Twitter account for announcements of where…

Have you ever need to view log files after they have been rotated and compressed? Many people uncompress the file with gunzip or gzip -d then view the file. Linux gives us a shortcut, namely zcat. Zcat opens a compressed file immediately for viewing. However, …

I am experimenting with note-taking/journaling using Vim. I use Vim for almost all other text-based activities, so, why not? I have used Evernote for many years, and have a ton of content there. But, I am looking for more security and control. …

It is super easy. …

I do not like Outlook. However, my employer uses Outlook for ease of implementation and consistency, understandably. Microsoft restricts things so much, and makes REALLY customizing very difficult. But, there is usually a way to work around restrictions. …