My thoughts on looting during protests have evolved a bit over time. I understand that ultimately looting and violence do not help the cause. Indeed, many people use the looting and violence as an excuse to not support the movement, which is absurd.This is just a rationalization on their part. The vast majority of protesters are peaceful, the looting is most often done by opportunists taking advantage of the confusion created at protests, and the... Full Post
As the COVID-19 global pandemic wears on, there is a lot of confusion about whether one should wear a mask and what type of mask one should wear. The science is clear, unfortunately the communication has not been. For example, the WHO recently updated its guidance on wearing masks, maintaining the stance that everyone should wear masks, but saying that healthy people need only wear medical-grade masks, e.g., N95 masks, when working with someone in... Full Post
COVID-19 resources I have found useful. Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) – the data This interactive chart shows countries flattening their COVID-19 curves I will update as I find more. This video is not specific to COVID-19 but useful. Full Post
I was recently reminded of a post I had on the Atomist blog about how DevOps is much more focused on Dev than Ops and how to rectify it. Give it a read: Putting the Dev in DevOps. Full Post
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied.... Full Post