With all of the people I know that are moving to Florida, it makes me wonder - how many people can fit in the Sunshine State? As I ponder this, I look out the window to the thermometer pinning below zero.

Pre-preview Value – On a trip to an actual movie theatre I learned something from whatever they call the “pre-roll” videos before the movie trailers begin. Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho was the first movie to have a flushing toilet in it. Why? Because showing a commode in a film in 1960 was considered filthy.

What’s In a Name? – A forthcoming movie is Land starring Robin Wright. I saw the preview for Land and I am planning to see it. There’s something about the name of the character she plays... I just can’t put my finger on it.

Only the Shadow Knew, Now We All Do – Presented without comment is this article from Time about a “secret” election campaign in 2020 If you know me, you can likely guess what my comment would be.

A New Spin on Front Office – I have to hand it to the local minor league baseball team, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, as they have come up with creative ways to make money when games couldn’t be played. The latest is where you can rent a work suite at the ballpark which is a reconfigured suite where you would typically watch a game. Where this is not something you would likely do every day, it offers a better view than you likely have from your current bedroom workspace.

Daily Scrum Podcast – I recently started listening to the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast. It’s a daily, 15-minute show that covers various aspects of Scrum. As most of the other podcasts I listen to are much longer and seem to be getting longer, it’s nice to have a short but thought-provoking episode every day.

Hungry? – Did I mention my kiddo is selling Girl Scout cookies?

Streaming Ideas – Last weekend I volunteered for the first time to run the streaming of my church’s Saturday mass. The software they use is the open-source OBS software and I was told this is what most organizations are using to stream events. I’ve downloaded a copy of the software locally, and am hoping to brush-up on this. If my hopes are fulfilled and there are outdoor swim meets this summer, this would be a great way to let people see their kiddos in the water.

Backfilling Knowledge – The online training site Pluralsight had a free weekend and after much searching I decided to take Learning ExpressionEngine even though the course was 7 years old and for 4 versions back on the blog software I use. Why? All I know about EE is self-taught, and I learned features I wasn’t aware of. Now that I know all that I should, I can build on that as I learn about the latest version.

A Silver Bullet for Several Sources – New to me this week was CORS which stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. It is, and I am paraphrasing here, a way to indicate your Web page is getting content from other Web servers. Where I am not coding as much as I used to, I continue to keep close to how things work – for me, it’s not just what, but how.

SIM Swapping Shysters – Just when you thought you were randomly dropping a mobile phone signal, it could be an indication someone is stealing your identity! This article from Hacker News talks about how people were caught “SIM swapping” and the accompanying video details how SIM swapping works. This was eye opening to me, and maybe I just need to turn my device off more and keep it in a drawer.

Homage to a Hustler – This week Larry Flynt died. If you didn’t know who he was, or even if you did (or think you did), I recommend reading this article on Larry Flynt by Dr. Vincent Filak.

Light sight – This time of year, the outdoor solar lights around our house don’t always illuminate consistently. It has something to do about how actual sunlight is needed to recharge a battery with a solar cell or something like that. As I was racing out the door to the car the other night, this one pictured caught my eye.

“Rumors fly when information isn't out...”

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This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.

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