Author Archives: DocDock

Just don’t vacuum in Germany

Posted on August 2, 2020 by DocDock

Every culture has its quirks. In America there is a lot of attention paid to the first and second amendment. These allow for free speech as well as the right to own guns. From looking at the various newspaper articles … Continue reading →

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Math for politicians or poor students

Posted on July 29, 2020 by DocDock

I really hate to get too involved in talking about politics as it usually has very little return. It is not all that different from trying to convince someone to change religion. If the Catholics and the Protestants cannot agree … Continue reading →

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Hamsters and masks

Posted on July 23, 2020 by DocDock

I was speaking with a medical professional about the effectiveness of wearing a mask. There are a number of different types of masks, the N95 for example actually will filter out 95% of the airborne particles. This is an especially … Continue reading →

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Too many tests results in too many results

Posted on July 16, 2020 by DocDock

** conspirancy alert *** It is pretty hard to not see what is going on in the USA with respect to the pandemic. There are a lot of reasons why things might not be doing so well there when compared … Continue reading →

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Covid Times

Posted on July 5, 2020 by DocDock

The biggest story in the newspapers over the last few months is not just bush fires. Donald Trump’s impeachment Bush fires in New South Wales, Australia Prince Harry steps down Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash UK withdraws from European … Continue reading →

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Payday loans or modern day loansharking

Posted on June 26, 2020 by DocDock

I never thought about the sources of spam nor the types of spam until I started this blog. I must not have this site configured very well as I receive spam daily. I have tried to set things up to … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Times – Testing for the win

Posted on June 19, 2020 by DocDock

I am uncertain where exactly I heard this particular quote. “By the way, you know, when you say that we lead in cases, that’s because we have more testing than anybody else,” Politico I guess with small bit of information … Continue reading →

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Deep fake in an environment of fake news

Posted on April 10, 2020 by DocDock

I remember reading an internet joke which was a job placement. It was looking for someone who would be willing to work for 40 hours a week, clean up messy spills and deal with diapers and up to 128 hours … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – the grand finale

Posted on February 15, 2020 by DocDock

Building a personal computer is not quite as simple as building a house out of legos but in some ways it is similar. All of the parts are standardized and the parts are simply plugged together. The process can indeed … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – cable management

Posted on February 14, 2020 by DocDock

Cable management is just a term that means you will organize the cables as nicely as possible. If you are new to pc building you might think that means laying the cables between the graphics card and any other cards … Continue reading →

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