A former US Digital Service engineer shares two key lessons on government tech impact and the value of meaningful work, even when it risks burnout.
Analyzes the three major challenges hindering government IT: change aversion, lack of technocratic leadership, and non-scalable processes.
Critique of outdated government software procurement practices and the need to adopt modern version control and delivery methods.
A guide to updating an old Fedora Core 2 Linux server by finding a working mirror and configuring yum.
A developer's critical analysis of the aging X11 protocol, its history, and the challenges of extending a decades-old system.
A developer's critique of OBIEE dashboard compatibility across Opera, Firefox, IE, and Chrome browsers, highlighting rendering issues.
Clarifies the correct Oracle support portal URL for accessing Metalink 3 service requests to avoid errors.
Oracle's Metalink 3 support portal has been retired and replaced by the flash-based My Oracle Support, with some navigation and search quirks noted.
