I admit I write about updates a lot – but they are important, as illustrated by the chaos caused by CrowdStrike. You cannot live without them and sometimes you cannot live with them. I often use this slide, quoting Bruce Schneier, when I write about updates – you are guaranteed …
Because It’s Friday – Sorry
I was going to avoid CrowdStrike in today’s “Because It’s Friday”, which is why I ran this on Wednesday: In the aftermath of CrowdStrike… Sharks! But then Randall Munroe got involved on xkcd: xkcd: CrowdStrike If you want something that is not “Global IT Outage” related, this is what this …
Because It’s Friday – something smooth and hungry rabbits
We will start with something smooth. I am a regular viewer of Adam Savage’s YouTube channel and was reminded this week of a previous “Because It’s Friday” post that I thought was worth bringing forward in case you missed it first time round. Adam – (Yes Mythbuster’s Adam) – discusses …
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Because It’s Friday – Geek Dad Presents
Our “Because It’s Friday” feature for this week is home grown. I have released my list of Father’s Day Presents for Geek Dads over on Octagon Technology this week. Whatever flavour of Dad you have – if they are a geek, like gadgets, cult TV, technology or just need you …
Because It’s Friday – Motorway Driving
I am in Scotland this week, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Ayr, for work so my life contains a lot of motorway driving. That reminded me of this BBC archive video, from Blue Peter in 1965, of what motorways were like when they were first built. How many of you used to …