They say that tech always Marks the spot. Take a look at IT through the lens of a 12-year veteran in higher ed who is looking to improve and grow. Puns aren’t only welcome–they’re encouraged.

Selecting a Random Image at Build Time in Hugo


Sometimes you just want to spice up a static site with a tiny bit of variability. This is how I went about doing exactly that. It’s real easy and uses a partial template.…
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License Auditing in ServiceNow


ServiceNow is a complex arena to play in and sometimes the group memberships can get pretty complicated. Depending on how you’re configured, it can affect licensing and might be one way to demystify that a little bit.…
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Archiving Computers in MEMCM


Sometimes things just don’t work the way you want them to. When push comes to shove you may need to get in there, roll up your sleeves, and do it yourself.…
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Data Science 4 - Plots 3D (like Jaws 3D?)


Now we’re getting into the fun stuff. And by fun I mean complicated. And by complicated I mean cool. And by cool I also mean of limited utility. Limited in a general context. Anyway, Matplotlib can absolutely do 3D plots and that’s what I’d like to talk about. You should definitely check out the data science tag to get the bigger picture. I’ve built up a lot on those to get here.…
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Setting Managers in Active Directory


There is a lot of inherent power in Active Directory and, in addition to that, organizations will center around it because it does make a lot of sense with regards to authentication and authorization as well as the wide support and flexibility. Part of what AD can do is just be a directory–nothing fancy it just has some (hopefully) helpful information. One of those built-in fields in the Manager field.…
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Data Science 3: Seeing Force


There are various ways to present data, individually and comparatively, and this post gets into subplots and scatter plots and colobars (oh my!) And there’s a bunch of stuff about the cars.…
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Data Science 2: Forza Boogaloo


This is a continuation on the previous data science post that further delves into plotting and information management? I wanted to say “manipulation” but that has such a negative connotation. Perhaps we can settle on some slice-and-dice. The Slapchop(TM) of motorsport telemetry.…
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Data Science for Fun and Motorsport


One of my favorite things about motorsport is telemetry. It’s a wealth of information that, with a human eye, is overwhelming. Data science or, more specifically, data visualization really breaks down data to something instantly digestible for consideration, analysis, and action.…
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vale 2: vale Harder


In the previous post you learned about vale and its configuration. Now learn about its integration into your build pipeline. Maybe. And there is reasons for that.…
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Spellcheck My Doc, Before It's Too Late


Writing is its own skill with its own set of challenges. Instantiating thought into representative syntax is fraught with the potential for errors and issues. It’s axiomatic of the human condition but, also axiomatic to the human condition, people have created some tools to assist with that. Enter vale.…
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