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IRONJUDEN WAS HERE >_

The old posts survived the migration: dead links, outdated opinions, strange Internet debris, and all. History is more useful when you do not quietly rewrite it.

ENTER THE IRONJUDEN ARCHIVE >_

  • [:here i go again, on my own:]
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    [:here i go again, on my own:]

    There are two increasingly useful postures for dealing with modern enterprise technology. The first is a certain kind of Gen X feralness: a deeply ingrained suspicion of anyone who tells you the future has arrived and you need to get on board immediately. The second is anger. Not screaming-at-the-clouds anger. Not Twitter outrage. Not performative…

  • [:for the times they are a-changin’:]
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    [:for the times they are a-changin’:]

    I’m not even sure why I’m writing again.  I’m not even sure why you are reading.  Hell, I’m not even sure what day it is. I guess that’s the blessing and the curse of being an insomniac; all the days and nights run together as one like a cacophony of city traffic at midday.  I…

  • [:today we teach poodles how to fly:]
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    [:today we teach poodles how to fly:]

    Lie when you have to, lie to anyone you want to if you think it’s necessary, but never lie to yourself. For that way lies madness. We are vicious, self-serving, and at times blindly stupid animals. The only difference between us and a pack of ravenous wolves is that we are capable of convincing ourselves…