Puppet is an open source configuration management utility that works on Linux and Windows and has its own declarative language to describe system configuration. (Sounds like just what Windows needs!)
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Saturn’s hexagonal storm
Did you know there’s a storm on Saturn’s north pole that is shaped as a hexagon?
So, what is this? Alien tech? A gate to hell? Are we living in the matrix? Did the Illuminati do it?
Here’s an example of how this happens in a fluid:
And here’s how a wobbly drill bit can create a pentagonal hole in a piece of metal:
It’s still amazing although it’s most likely not alien, the matrix, nor the Illuminati!
It could, however, be a gate to hell…
If you ride a spaceship in there, and you’ve been a bad person in life… you may go to hell… 😛
Google glass – resistance is futile!
See the similarities? I think the BoRG collective has arrived and become board members of Google!
We need more money because we can’t plan
Three identical cases, no?
- Housing company; we need to raise the rent considerably because we have a lot of planned renovations to perform this year
- Power company; we need to raise the network charge considerably because we have a lot of old nets that need to be fixed this year
- Employee; I need a raise in salary because I have to buy a new car this year…
Why is it that only some people have to plan their economy?
My checkered past
Who am I?
I was once in an employment interview with a recruiter from one of Sweden’s largest recruiting companies. She asked a question that made me speechless; “recount everything you’ve done since you left high school.”
Being a hero sucks
Being a hero sucks; wherever I go there’s conflict and drama and whatever I try to do there’s always complications! And it’s all because of these pompous authors! I hate them!
The Orion Nebula (M42)
The image above represents a part of the Orion nebula (M42, Messier 42, NGC 1976), taken by the Hubble telescope and released November 1, 2006. Source: Wikipedia Commons.
The Orion nebula has a diameter of about 24 light years and is approximately 1 300 light years from the earth (about 400 parsecs). The nebula is the closest known area in the Milky Way where star formation can be observed.
The Orion nebula is the second “star” in the sword under Orion’s belt. In the picture to the right, it is extra bright.
Read more about the Orion nebula on Wikipedia.
Images:
- Header image: by NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Public Domain, Link
- Orion: by Skatebiker at English Wikipedia, Public Domain, Link
I’m putting up fences in the creative wilderness…
The Imperial Garden
It started almost ten years ago. I had an idea. Or actually I only had an image:
“The Imperial Garden.” An oasis in a giant metropolis, with climbing greenery, a waterfall, birds, and a lonely person, on a bridge.
It would be a science fiction story, maybe a little erotic too, or a lot? Or maybe a few fantasy elements? Mixes are usually appreciated – if they succeed…
Continue reading I’m putting up fences in the creative wilderness…
Projects with vampires
Using vampires in the project eventually turned into a bloody mess. While they have a great deal of respect for the stakeholders they finally sucked anyway.
The Surveillance Society
Police: You’re under arrest for treason!
Citizen: Why?
Police: You are having a dream about assassinating the president.
Citizen: But that’s not the president! It’s my father… with a president-mask.
Police: OK, then it’s conspiracy to commit murder…
Citizen: Oh! I’m sorry.
Talkwards 