Author: Brian Forte

steampunk inspired distractions for the busy working day

I want one of these and one of these. I suspect others will as well. Unfortunately we can't have the ones on display, and most of us don't have the skill to make even dodgy facsimiles. On the plus side,...

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explaining maths jokes: surely the saddest thing of all

So, where to go today instead of being productive. Here will do. It's a mathematically comedic response to George Vaccaro's horrifying encounters with the Verizon billing department George Vaccaro's 'horrifying encounters' are worth letting a deadline or two slide as...

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still talking to myself about technical writing

Another Pre-amble Referring, once again, to my article on documentation for Red Hat Magazine entitled 'Four rules and an axiom' I've posted a further comment in reference to thoughts posted by two readers. And, like my first, self-generated comment, I...

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