John DeHope

Look What I Can Do

I’m old enough to remember how hilarious the Mad TV’s skit Stuart was. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mad+tv+stuart He had this bit where he’d do a silly dance and say “look what I can do!” I feel a sense of deja vu when I read some development blogs. Look what I can do! What is all the background youContinue reading “Look What I Can Do”

The Morsel

I remember seeing an etching of the the trial by ordeal method of torturing people called “the morsel” when I was in high school. I already had first hand knowledge of bad people looking to cause trouble. But understanding the depth of depravity that was the Salem witch trials put my understanding into a largerContinue reading “The Morsel”

Front End Shame

I use jquery and bootstrap for every project I build. At this point I’ve spent more time reading blog posts trying to shame me for this, than I have paying back any kind of technical debt this has caused me. I know that’s true because I have never spent a second (that I can thinkContinue reading “Front End Shame”

BCC Bulk Emails

I try very hard to be respectful when sending bulk email to many recipients. Usually around a dozen or so recipients is when I start to consider these kinds of issues. One thing I really want to avoid is the dreaded “reply all cascade”. This happens when one person on the mailing list doesn’t likeContinue reading “BCC Bulk Emails”

Pass This Along

This is an idea I had for a sort of distributed, asynchronous, semi-anonymous pen pal letter program. You’d receive a manilla envelope with a few sheets of written or printed paper, and these instructions. Read The Pages Read the pages in the envelope at your leisure. Write Your Own Page This step is optional. IfContinue reading “Pass This Along”

Honeypot

A honeypot is a fairly common thing, you see it all the time in computing, but it also shows up in normal life too. The idea is simple: to get you to let your guard down, your enemy sets up a “pot” that appears too good to be true, and is actually a trap! AContinue reading “Honeypot”

Don’t Go Meta

I am a recovering meta talker. I find it difficult to talk about something without talking about talking about it. When I finally started listening to podcasts, I learned how annoying this was. I hate it when podcasts talk about podcasting: this is my mic, what was that noise, why is my voice hoarse. It’sContinue reading “Don’t Go Meta”

Zero One Infinity

Zero One Infinity is an invaluable rule of thumb during requirements gathering. There are only three numbers: zero, one, and infinity or N or any arbitrary number you care to use. The point is, if something is possible, and there is any possible variation or duplication or repetition of it, then there will be essentiallyContinue reading “Zero One Infinity”

A KVM Switch That Actually Works

I bought a KVM switch recently, just a simple two port HDMI and USB job. I’ve never had a lot of luck with these things. They never seemed to quite work right. But surely nowadays with these very mature port and cable technologies things would just work? No. They do not work. For about 10%Continue reading “A KVM Switch That Actually Works”

Ten C# Keywords That You Shouldn’t Be Using

Ten C# Keywords That You Shouldn’t Be Using by Justin Etheredge Written 2019-01-22.