Even though there are basically about 10 basic Git commands (init, clone, add, commit, push, pull, and so on) that you will use frequently, it's easy to make bad commits, such as commits on the wrong branch

Linus Torvalds, the inventor of Linux, may be the most influential computer scientist of our generation. Linux is the Internet's operating system and is the reason the Internet runs so efficiently. Linus

This video is a super-quick way to get up to speed in Python. It's a complete course on all the key Python concepts. If you have programmed in other languages, you should be able to grok the Python terminology

This is a mashup of pictures and videos I took on my visit to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, followed by a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. A totally unforgettable experience to one of the great natural

I've been a professional programmer and IT consultant for nearly 40 years. Over that time, I needed to get up to speed on a variety of software languages and tools. I'm new to Git and want to learn it

Some pictures I took at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. (

In my opinion, Satya Nadella completely reversed the proprietary software culture of Microsoft, something that definitely needed to be done, and at the same time something that's difficult to achieve.

The folks at GitHub also have created a nifty text editor called Atom, which is fully integrated with GitHub. Atom goes beyond traditional text editors by letting you know what files have or have not been

In this innovative video tutorial, from the GitHub Learning Lab, the Official GitHub Training Site, is almost like having an actual human teacher walking you through the GitHub basics. If you follow along,

I am excited by the idea of contributing to cryptocurrency projects. Many of these projects have their code stored on GitHub. I have published previously blog posts on How To Set Up GitHub In 20 Minutes

Yesterday I showed you how to set up GitHub in 20 minutes in order to get "under the hood" and really find out which cryptocurrencies are hot. Allthough I used the etherium project github repository

Suppose you want to get "under the hood" to see the progress of a particular cryptocurrency project, such as, say, the ethereum project. As it turns out, it's actually fairly easy, that is, if

William Golding's classic novel Lord Of The Flies is one of the most frequently assigned books in English literature classes. Many of us, including myself, find that it's difficult to read a book, especially

George Orwell (1903 - 1950) is one of my favorite writers, and 1984, his portrayal of a horrifying totalitarian society seemingly set in post World War II London, is my favorite novel of his. I already

I first read Brave New World, Aldous Huxley's classic science fiction novel, over 50 years ago, as an assignment for my high school English class. I have to admit, at the time the novel did not make much

I just discovered, from @brandonfrye, who posted this video on YouTube (he's now boycotting DTube), that DTube takes 25% of all the rewards, both author and curatio, from the rewards pool, off the top.

I just watch this YouTube video, posted by @jerrybanfield, which is an excellent, honest discussion of both the strengths and weaknesses of DTube. Jerry posted this video on September 5, 2017, over 9 months

And now for a bit of a different slant on the Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The meme of Dennis Rodman had me rolling on the floor.

I came across this YouTube video from @wowsteemit. Even though he's a minnow, he seems to be really taking off on Steemit. The real power is building your audience and your brand. Watch this video at:

The easiest way to talk to @jerrybanfield is to sign on to his Discord server. Here's the link. I'm on it, posted a comment, and he answered it quickly. I'm very grateful for that because he is very busy