I'm interested in humanity, technology, and where they intersect.
As a former colleague of mine often said, “It’s just bits.” In this post, we’ll explore IPv4, CIDR notation, and conclude by using some knowledge of both to create an Amazon VPC. Needless to say, I’ve seen some astoundingly complex explanations of CIDR notation and subnets. There are even several books that [...]
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If you use cloud computing services, there’s a good chance that you have interacted with Amazon Web Services. It’s the, well, Amazon of cloud computing. Since 2012, AWS has been identified by Netcraft as the largest hosting company in the world. According to the same survey, their nearest competitor, DigitalOcean, has fewer than [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. For decades now, technology pundits everywhere — some, no doubt, with their arms open — have predicted the demise of Microsoft. Yet, despite a plethora of apocalyptic predictions and near misses, it would appear [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. What do most American teenagers, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama have in common? They have profiles on MySpace, the world’s largest — and, often, most controversial — social networking site. And [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. In just ten short years, the Internet has evolved considerably. Over the past decade, Google has risen to power as the most dominant search engine, the dot-com bubble was born and ultimately burst, Microsoft Internet Explorer [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. If you’re getting into photography, you might have already noticed some of the limitations that you must work around to use your digital camera on a daily basis. Most “consumer” and “prosumer” cameras lack manual [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. Maybe you’re a photographer. Maybe you’re a painter. No matter your specialty, it’s likely that you’ve worked hard to create your art, even if it was with the intention of seeking little more than attribution from [...]
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I originally wrote this post back in 2007. Certain links have been updated so that they point to the Internet Archive. I’ve had a few people ask me how I manage to stay connected. I am, for example, writing this particular article as I sit in the strikingly rustic lobby of a hotel near Austin. Just 15 years ago, what I’m doing today [...]
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I love to travel, especially by car. It’s only appropriate that I share some of my favorite roads, and I’m going to start with one of the most beautiful coastal highways in the United States. California State Route 1, formed in 1934, is perhaps one of the ultimate scenic highways. While this incomparably photogenic road stretches nearly [...]
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