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The Mad Ned Memo

ASCII Double-Murder

There are a million stories in the Naked Medium City. Let’s read two of them.

Mar 16, 2022

ASCII Double-Murder

Mar 16, 2022

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The Sunny Side of Firing Someone

I spend my time these days in a purely technical role, but I’ve been working for long enough to have put in some extended time in a…

Mar 12, 2022

The Sunny Side of Firing Someone

Mar 12, 2022

Internal Success Before External Success

I had to go to the other side of the world to learn it. Everyone else, read on.

Feb 2, 2022

Internal Success Before External Success

Feb 2, 2022

Always Mount A Scratch Monkey

The (probably) true story behind the infamous Field Service meme

Jan 16, 2022

Always Mount A Scratch Monkey

Jan 16, 2022

The Eternal Joy of “Hello World!”

I’m starting the new year by saying “Hello, World!”, which is an activity I have engaged in many times before. Each of these greetings is…

Jan 12, 2022

The Eternal Joy of “Hello World!”

Jan 12, 2022

Code Like You Don’t Own It

Five Reasons to Avoid Being a Territorial Programmer

Jan 8, 2022

Code Like You Don’t Own It

Jan 8, 2022

Get Used To Bragging About Yourself

It may be obnoxious in your social life, but it’s essential for your work life.

Dec 18, 2021

Get Used To Bragging About Yourself

Dec 18, 2021

Surviving Your Negative-Subscriber Article

How I Learned That If You Love Your Readers, You Have To Let Them Go

Dec 12, 2021

Surviving Your Negative-Subscriber Article

Dec 12, 2021

Black Hat Exploits of the Stupid-Easy ‘80s

I’m not saying there was no computer security in the 1980s but, Wait... Yes. Yes, I am.

Dec 11, 2021

Black Hat Exploits of the Stupid-Easy ‘80s

Dec 11, 2021

Let’s Pretend We’re Paying You to Do This

Some easy-to-give, hard-to-follow work advice

Dec 9, 2021

Let’s Pretend We’re Paying You to Do This

Dec 9, 2021

The Mad Ned Memo

The Mad Ned Memo

I am Ned Utzig, a lifelong computer gamer, hacker, maker, and engineer. Here for nerdy tales and discussions of computing technology — past, present, and future

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