Im gonna start in french and then I'll switch back to english. Merci Larry. C'est un plaisir, c'est un devoir d'être parmi vous en ce point…

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Diving into fiction nourishes the heart and mind while giving your screen-tired eyes a break. For three of the writers here, I experienced…

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In 2025 I read a handful of smart, wide-ranging non-fiction books on history and modern medicine. Poking outside your day job — into history…

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My favorite read of 2025. Between mid-September and mid-October I devoured the 400 pages of this remarkable account, mostly during a few…

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That's the message Leo Herzog wants to get across. He's an IT specialist working at a college in Michigan, and his little website gives us…

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What do the founder of PayPal, the French president, and a media tycoon have in common? Peter Thiel (PayPal, Palantir), George Soros, Carl…

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Comparing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with the tidal cycle illuminates an obscure aspect of the profession. If you live far…

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First part of a series on integrating artificial intelligence into DevOps practices I believe the formalization of the DevOps engineer role…

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Knowing how to listen and understand before acting is the key to avoiding missteps and progressing, whether in sales or in life. The…

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“Nothing in the world is as soft and fluid as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.” — Tao Te Ching…

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Spoiler alert! Released in 1998, "Following" is the first feature film by English director Christopher Nolan. It’s a low-budget neo-noir…

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Exploring the reign of Persian king Cambyses II, particularly in the context of Darius' rise, offers insights into the potential dangers of…

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