Late post. Awake at 3am feeling 'dread' but didn't know why. Woken at 6am by a distraught partner. Next 3 hours troubleshooting a 'business impacting' technology issue for her Boss caused by a recent MS365 update that is impacting delivery of 'deadline material&…
I hated statistics at Uni. Systems Engineering was largely a good mix of mathematics, physics, electronics, computer programming and network protocols. Statistics however was the red headed stepchild compared to those other 'much cooler' areas of study. By the way, no offense is intended to any red heads,…
Rando thought for the day: Nu-Metal and early Generation-Z'ers occupy the same period in time. I was originally exposed to this Nu-Metal banger in 1st year Uni (1998 for those interested) and their sophomore release 'Tip'. This is their latest single which I&…
Jerry Cantrell has an unmistakable 'sound'. A 'constant' that provides a binding thread through his exploratory solo work, and the two major eras of Alice in Chains. The lead track from 2021's solo release 'Brighten', 'Atone' merges the best of…
The random-o-meter is back from its brief year-end week at the spa and is ready once again to start screwing with your algorithm. At least until the next time that the whim takes me to go off on an exploratory tangent.…
After yesterday's crescendo, we reach the decrescendo. A 'fin' to our exploration of the 'Black', at least for now. Something to soothe a weary head, and to provide temporary relief from the bombardment. Take only as directed.…
Reaching the crescendo of this exercise. Can't think of a better way to do so than via Meshuggah. There is a beat, a logic, a pattern in there, you just have to concentrate really hard. You may also want to add in a few 'there is no…
Another new discovery (for me at least!) from Knotfest 2024, Melbourne.…