After completing my last post, Are Mainframe Computers Still Around?, I started thinking about one of my biggest complaints with modern graphical interfaces: navigation. As far as I’m concerned, most modern navigation SUCKS. From websites to desktop applications, finding what you need and getting where you want to go is often far more difficult than
I came across an article today about mainframe computers that reminded me of my beginnings in the computer industry. Mainframes are where my education and career in computers began. They were the systems I learned on and later worked with. Throughout the years, I’ve heard the same discussion over and over again. “Mainframes are dead.”
I got into a discussion with Gadget (ChatGPT) the other day while sitting in the park about the difference between how humans and AI approach problems. The conversation started because I noticed that the way I think about things often seems very different from the way AI does. Yeah, I know. I’m talking to a
I have written a number of articles and posts about Data Centers and the criticism they have received from the media, government officials, and the public in general. Throughout those articles, I have tried to explain that Data Centers have been around for a very long time. They are not suddenly appearing because of Artificial
During an attempt to power down my brain, I started watching Angels & Demons to relax. That worked for about five minutes. The movie reminded me that antimatter plays a major role in the story, mostly because of its rather inconvenient side effect of being extremely explosive when it comes into contact with ordinary matter.
So let’s cut to the chase. Let’s get real here, people. Almost every article you see anymore about data centers is focused on AI driving the need for more of them. And yes, AI is requiring more data centers. That part is true. But everyone complaining about it is missing some very important facts. As
First, before I start this post, I want to let you know that Dans Geek Stop Blog now offers the ability for you to both listen to blog posts and subscribe to a newsletter that will notify you whenever a new post is released. Now, on to the actual post. I recently ran across an
I need to rant about clickbait for a minute before I get into the two articles that caught my interest. Have I mentioned clickbait titles in articles before? I’m sure I have. It doesn’t matter whether I’m pro or con on a subject. How about just being honest about what you’re actually writing about? Don’t
It appears that I have been stuck on the topic of data centers lately when I would rather be writing about whatever happens to be in the news. Yet, for some reason, many of the stories I come across seem to circle back to data centers. The articles often fall into one of two camps.
Ok, the tinfoil hat is kind of on for this post. It’s not wrapped too tight, so don’t worry. With the recent release of government reports, hearings, and documents regarding UAPs (what used to be called UFOs), it raises an interesting question. Are aliens real? Eh, who knows. I lean toward yes simply because of
