Brian AkeyI miss my monkeysI used to live in Memphis and I was a regular at the Memphis Zoo. It is not the biggest zoo, not a famous zoo but in my eyes one of the…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021
Brian AkeyWill SolarWinds create digital preppers?I noticed a few years ago as people starting dumping their smart phones for flip phones. People like Adam Curry from NoAgenda wanted to…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Brian AkeyAre we living in a feedlot?Just as we force too many cattle into a feedlot to maximize profits over good health and humane farming are we doing the same to ourselves…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Brian AkeyClose the schools, PleaseWith the issues of the past year we should rethink how we teach our children. Neighborhoods should get together. One or two blocks at a…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Brian AkeyMy Roomba tried to kill AlexaOn a normal day, Roomba gets stuck on a carpet or stuck in a corner. If it’s a really bad day it tries to jump off the step to the dining…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Brian AkeyTrapped in a trapped home.Since March I have been locked in my home most days. This week has been different.Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Brian AkeyFacebook: Silicon Valley Winner or Pyramid SchemeWe can all agree that Facebook is one of the winners in Silicon Valley. What surprised me was talking with some friends and doing a Google…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Brian AkeyMemoryLess the new ServerLessJust as we have gone from servers to instances, instances to containers, and containers to functions. The idea of memoryless to move low…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Brian AkeyMy CoronaI have been taking precautions since the last days of February. I live in Silicon Valley and this is my experience.Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
Brian AkeyThe world has gone homeWith the concern about Coronavirus, everyone is clearing the shelves and going home. I’m here in California and my freezer is full and I…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020