The Random Thoughts of GeniusMusing

It is, I assume, that most people who use Python well understand the power of Python. I have known but also just got a reminder. The current project/job I am working on is moving a companies data from one ERP system to a new ERP system. That involves a lot of data and as the current system is around ten years old, it has a lot of data as well as a lot of "dead" data. Dead data? Customers, parts, BOM's and other related [...] Read more

About seven months ago I switched to OpenSuse Tumbleweed as my main OS, not just for me but for everything except my servers, they are still Debian. While not everything has been smooth sailing it has been good enough that I am not looking for something else to run. The biggest issues for me: 1) Updating Errors - Not so much now but almost from the start I was getting errors that required me to update via command line, [...] Read more

While I might be a little late to the Wordle trend but I do enjoy a good word puzzle. After giving it a try (and taking the full six tries to get the word) and seeing people posting about solving the word of the day in three to four guesses, I had to assume they had some help along with some luck. I tried a few different sites but they always seem lacking, partly I think to the number of words they are dealing with. I am [...] Read more

No, I'm not doing Windows updates, I am talking about movies. Why is Hollywood afraid of trying new things? I have no clue but I can only guess that it has something to do with shareholders and profits. What got me going on this topic? Another reboot. This is not about the seemingly never ending sequels, that might just be a different post someday. This time for the movie Firestarter. I can see the possible reason to [...] Read more

So I was working on a post that I thought I would be posting today but it has turned into a bit of a monster so it will be delayed while I get all of the posts related to it done. Yes, plural, there is way too much to fit into a single post without making it a novel. The current working title is called "New Tax Rules for Gig Workers and Maybe FOSS Developers in the US", subtitled, Why you might just want to become a [...] Read more