Tech
Giving kids the "Where Do Emoji Come From?" talk
well, it happens. At some point you have to explain to kids where Emoji come from. I was delighted to do this at the Bay Area Science and Engineeering Fair.
Adventures in hacking, 20 years ago this week.
20 years ago, I won a security challenge. Even though the guy who ran the challenge still maintains nobody got in. I know I did.
Hello, MacSysAdmin!
Links to a few things I talked about during my MacSysAdmin presentation in Göteborg, Sweden on October 4, 2025
Not THAT Steve Hayman, THIS one
A 2012 Malaysian poster leads me on a quest to learn who that Steve Hayman with the drumsticks is
Switching away from Rogers after being a loyal customer for almost three weeks
You don’t need to read this, but I hope someone from Rogers will, and will think about what they’ve done.
1 Gig for $1225 in 1993
I bought a 1 gig SCSI drive for $1225 in 1993. It’s about 50,000 times cheaper today.
Perhaps my final team meeting
I could never say enough good things about my work colleagues and friends. 32 years ago I had no idea that my dream job actually existed, but it turns out, it does, and it’s working with this gang. It was great seeing everyone in New York this week and I’m happy they could meet Photographer Cathy too!
Y’know, it’s one of the odd things from working at home, which I’ve done the whole time (albeit with a LOT of work travel.). You get so used to video chats via WebEx and Zoom that you almost forget what it’s like to see people in three dimensions, and eventually you realize that your wife has hardly ever actually met anybody you work with. I’m glad I had that chance this week.
I’ve never really been a fan of hugging people at work but I made a lot of exceptions to that policy this week. (Cathy did too, but she’s always like that.)
Thanks, team. You’re all the best.
ps. wait, what, am I retiring? Well, yeah. Soon.