Archive: 2018
January 2018
- 01: Certainly
- 02: 2017: The Year in Books
- 02: Love Both
- 02: Lunatics at Large
- 03: Fake News Awards
- 05: Is A.I. a Threat to Humankind?
- 07: EppsNet Book Reviews: Death on the Installment Plan by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
- 08: Grounds for Dissolution
- 09: Teaching Computer Science: Asking for Help
- 11: Soda Sticker Shock in Seattle
- 12: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 12: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 12: Why Not Enjoy a Snickers?
- 13: Integrity and Self-Respect
- 13: What Shall I Be?
- 14: Epitaph
- 14: Another Reason I Prefer to Just Stay Home
- 15: Two Reasons For the Low Number of Women in Computer Jobs
- 15: When Death Is Not Death
- 17: This is My Year!
- 17: How Did the Rose Ever Open Its Heart?
- 17: Endings
- 19: Names
- 22: Good News, Bad News on Minimum Wage
- 22: Best Place to Live in Every State
- 22: Ghosts
- 22: See You in Hell
- 22: Neil Diamond Retires From Touring
- 23: Something Terrible Would Happen
- 24: West Coast Tsunami Warning
- 24: Fernando and Barbara Ann
- 25: Funeral: For Us His Gold
- 27: Everyone's a Critic
- 28: 19 Insane Tidbits From James Damore’s Lawsuit
- 28: All the Hemispheres
- 28: It Was a Very Definite Thing
- 29: TFW Hackers Steal $530 Million From Your Cryptocurrency Exchange
February 2018
- 01: Teaching Computer Science: When You Need Help, Ask For Help
- 01: Theological Question
- 03: Too Few Women in Computer Science?
- 04: Hitmen Take Credit Cards?
- 05: And That's the Truth: Me Too
- 07: See You in Hell
- 08: Some Links on Work-Life Balance
- 09: All of My Great Ideas
- 09: Nietzsche Cartoons
- 09: A Bite of Nostalgia
- 09: Universities Are Beautiful, California Is Beautiful, UCs Are Beautiful
- 10: EppsNet at the Movies: A Man Called Ove
- 11: Rhapsody
- 15: Teaching Computer Science: The Phones Aren't Helping You
- 15: More Links on Work-Life Balance
- 18: Some Links on Effective Communication
- 18: Silence
- 18: Some Links on Listening
- 19: Empowerment and Accountability for 5-Year-Olds
- 19: "I Need to Pay Higher Taxes," Says Bill Gates
- 27: Camille Paglia on #MeToo and Damsels in Distress
- 28: EppsNet Book Reviews: Middlemarch by George Eliot
- 28: See You in Hell: Rifles Have an Undeservedly Bad Reputation
March 2018
- 01: A Man Combing His Hair in Public
- 02: And That's the Truth: Modern-Day Sexism
- 02: I Hope He Was Wearing a Cup
- 03: Driving Mr. Nietzsche
- 03: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Chevron
- 04: The Events Leading to My Death
- 04: She Never Even Knew It
- 05: Turning Away Wrath
- 05: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of: High School Gun Experts
- 08: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Signage
- 11: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Manterrupting
- 13: To Be a Believer
- 14: A Story-Telling Mothman
- 15: How I Married My Mother
- 17: An Atheist Falls Into a Swamp . . .
- 17: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Work Hard, Play Hard
- 23: Teaching Computer Science: How to Get Top-Notch Teachers in the Classroom
- 23: Oh by the Way, Doc . . .
- 24: Though Much is Taken, Much Abides
- 28: If You Act Like an Idiot, I'll Kill You
- 28: Terrifying Xanax Resurgence!
- 29: Overheard
- 30: See You in Hell . . . if There Is a Hell
- 31: This is Where Your PDF Resume Will Take You
April 2018
- 01: Was Nikolas Cruz Bullied?
- 01: David Hogg's College Prospects
- 01: A Nest, a Haven and Calm Place
- 03: A Joke About Inequality
- 06: How to Tell if a . . .
- 06: Stop the Presses!
- 07: How You Should Think Of Me
- 07: Thomas Jefferson on Hillary Clinton
- 08: A Set Pattern That MUST Be Followed
- 08: Women in STEM: It's Ambiguous but You're Still Wrong
- 10: Say One More Stupid Thing to Me
- 14: Essay on the One Hand and the Other
- 14: Foot of Pride
- 14: The More We Rely on Technology . . .
- 14: Competitive Programming: POJ 2242 - The Circumference of the Circle
- 15: Diversity in Tech Efforts Self-Defeating?
- 15: Liberty
- 16: You Will Know Whether it Has All Been True
- 16: Competitive Programming: POJ 1654 - Area
- 16: Competitive Programming: USACO Big Barn
- 17: Where it Went
- 18: Competitive Programming: POJ 2084 - Game of Connections
- 18: Passenger Sucked Out of Plane Window: Another Reason I Prefer to Just Stay Home
- 18: Competitive Programming: POJ 1426 - Find The Multiple
- 18: See You in Hell
- 18: Fish and Whistle
- 21: I Wish I Was the Moon
- 25: What to Do and What to Have Done
- 26: Generic LinkedIn Recommendation
- 27: Alfie Evans, 2016-2018
- 29: Spam of the Day
- 29: Someone to Love
May 2018
- 02: Things to Do With an Amputated Limb
- 04: Is Sustainability Sustainable?
- 04: Reflecting on Mathematical Techniques
- 06: Fact Checking the Fact Checkers
- 06: The Woman in the Photo
- 07: All Cars Look the Same
- 10: Not Sufficiently Progressive
- 11: Happy Mothers Day!
- 11: Developers Should Abandon Agile
- 11: The Sinner and the Saint
- 14: Girls With Working Moms Fare Better?
- 16: Tom Wolfe, 1930-2018
- 17: Come and Go
- 17: Competitive Programming: POJ 2663 - Tri Tiling
- 17: Capitalism
- 17: Topics
- 19: Thomas Jefferson: Animals, Not People
- 19: The Last Four U.S. Presidents on Jerusalem
- 20: Household Hint of the Day
- 21: EppsNet Writing Tips: How to Start
- 21: Competitive Programming: POJ 1159 - Palindrome
- 21: Making Better Decisions
- 22: Philip Roth, 1933-2018
- 22: Greatest Living American Authors
- 23: Experts and Empty Suits
- 24: I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
- 24: When Bad Things Happen to Psychics
- 24: There is No Doubt = There is Doubt
- 25: Amazon Devices Recording Private Conversations?
- 25: See You in Hell: Morgan Freeman Edition
- 26: Answers to Persistent Questions
- 26: Have a Coke!
- 27: Galactic Meetup Scheduled
- 28: Those Weren't Burglars, They Were "Confidential Informants"
June 2018
- 01: Competitive Programming: POJ 2488 - A Knight's Journey
- 03: I Feared That the Dam Might Break So I Loosed the River
- 08: Anthony Bourdain, 1956-2018
- 08: More People I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Grads
- 10: USC's Unreal Finish to Win Track and Field Championship
- 13: Competitive Programming: POJ 1125 - Stockbroker Grapevine
- 15: Competitive Programming: POJ 3169 - Layout
- 17: Understand
- 17: It Is Just Too Shaking and Wearing
- 17: Philistinism
- 18: Sorrow Without Limits
- 19: You Think I'm Inept?
- 21: Separation of Families Considered Harmful?
- 22: Competitive Programming: POJ 2195 - Going Home
- 24: You Can't Tell the Nazis Without a Scorecard
- 24: Decisions Are Not "Right" or "Wrong"
- 24: Exactly the Same?
- 26: Thomas Jefferson Explains Family Separations
- 27: Competitive Programming: POJ 2455 - Secret Milking Machine
- 27: Overheard: "As a . . ."
- 29: A Prescription for Peace of Mind
- 30: Competitive Programming: POJ 3281- Dining
July 2018
- 02: Doesn't Tell Me What I Need to Know
- 04: End of the World Poll
- 07: Thomas Jefferson: Why I Don't Wear a MAGA Hat
- 11: Competitive Programming: CodeSignal - canScore (A World Cup Challenge)
- 11: 11,000 New Computer Science Teachers Considered Harmful?
- 11: A Tolerant and Diverse Society
- 15: Competitive Programming: CodeSignal – footballGroupStatictics (A World Cup SQL Challenge)
- 16: Be Thankful That You're Miserable
- 17: See You in Hell, Champions of Diversity
- 18: Animal House Tax Policy
- 21: Only So Big a House You Can Have?
- 23: See You in Hell: Fake News Edition
- 26: Passing for Normal
- 27: And That's the Truth: Held Back by History
- 27: The Power of Prayer
- 28: EppsNet Book Reviews; The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald
- 28: How to Not Get a Job Teaching Computer Science
- 29: Teaching Computer Science: Next Year's Teacher
August 2018
- 02: See You in Hell: Sarah Jeong Edition
- 02: "You're Too Hard on Yourself"
- 03: Thomas Jefferson: Jim Acosta vs. Ernie Pyle
- 03: You Are Very Fake News
- 04: Was Jim Acosta's Life in Danger?
- 07: Math Skills of the Average American
- 07: First Lines
- 08: See You in Hell
- 09: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Thought Leader
- 09: The Holy Fire is Now the Forrest Fire
- 10: Competitive Programming: POJ 1905 - Expanding Rods
- 12: Tom Apple Adventures
- 12: Sources Say . . .
- 12: Life Gets Better After 50?
- 13: Boil the Ocean
- 13: Randy Newman at the Hollywood Bowl
- 14: Competitive Programming: POJ 2318 - TOYS
- 17: "Why Do I Believe What I Believe?"
- 20: Company Picnic
- 20: Competitive Programming: POJ 2074 - Line of Sight
- 22: Teaching Computer Science: Why Was I Not Consulted?
- 24: Teaching Computer Science: Don't Worry About Spelling and Grammar?
- 24: Who Listens to Sports Talk?
- 24: EppsNet Book Reviews: An Inconvenient Woman by Dominick Dunne
- 27: Overheard
- 29: Teaching Computer Science: All Are Welcome
- 31: Competitive Programming: POJ 1961 – Period
September 2018
- 01: Thomas Jefferson on John McCain
- 04: Competitive Programming: POJ 1147 - Binary Codes
- 11: A Close Encounter with Burt Reynolds' Legacy
- 12: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 12: See You in Hell
- 12: Teaching Computer Science: Say Your Ideas Out Loud
- 12: Competitive Programming: POJ 2185 – Milking Grid
- 17: Teaching Computer Science: You Just Got to Really Want To
- 18: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - Build the Fence
- 24: The People I Feel Sorry For
- 27: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of: Coming Forward
- 29: Sports Media Questions That Could be Retired
- 29: The Myth of Hercules: 12 Labors in 8 Bits
October 2018
- 01: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - The Bulk!
- 04: Internal Dialogue While Driving to Work
- 05: They Submitted Fake Papers to Peer-Reviewed Journals -- Here's What Happened Next
- 06: Brain Eating Amoebae: Another Reason I Prefer to Just Stay Home
- 06: To Make the Accusation is to Prove It. To Hear the Allegation is to Believe It.
- 07: EppsNet at the Movies: A Star is Born
- 09: Spot the Fake News: Students Call For USC Professor To Be Fired
- 10: And That's the Truth: Believe Women
- 21: Amazon Has Good News and Bad News for You on the Minimum Wage
- 24: Jesus Discovers America
- 25: Things to Leave Out of Your Online Dating Profile
- 30: $15 Trillion for "Free" Healthcare
- 31: Willie McCovey, 1938-2018
November 2018
- 03: We Didn't Even Have Indoor Plumbing
- 05: Dawn Wells is 80!?
- 08: Teaching Computer Science: Inequality = Bad?
- 09: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - Distinct Substrings
- 11: Two Great Fears
- 13: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - Palindromes
- 14: More Words and Phrases I'm Sick Unto Death Of
- 15: Teaching Computer Science: Tips and Tricks for the AP CS Principles Performance Tasks
- 16: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - String Problem
- 16: Daily Affirmation
- 16: Doe Library
- 17: What Comfort Can You Give Him?
- 17: A Reading From the Book of Numbers
- 17: The Saints Went Marching In
- 19: Jesus and Mo: We're 100% Certain
- 27: Competitive Programming: SPOJ - Glass Beads
- 30: Troll College
- 30: Making it Easier for Women to Do Things They Don't Want to Do
December 2018
- 01: Elvis Costello at the House of Blues
- 04: Angelino Heights
- 08: Teaching Computer Science: What is a Computer Science Integration Specialist?
- 09: See You in Hell
- 09: Hour of Code
- 10: It's All Part of the Plan
- 11: Are You Sure?
- 11: Activities That No One Does Anymore
- 14: The Time for Song and Frivolity is Over!
- 16: Sailing to Byzantium
- 17: More Christmas Songs That Should Be Banned
- 21: Student Loan Debt Sets Record
- 24: Heaven's Door
- 28: Competitive Programming: UVa 612 – DNA Sorting
- 28: How Our Careers Affect Our Children
- 30: 2018: The Year in Books
- 30: How to Win Friends and Influence People
- 31: Competitive Programming: TopCoder - Marketing