What I Learned in Pascal in 1980 That Every AI Executive Should Know
In 1980 I wrote a control system in Pascal that taught me what every AI executive in 2026 keeps failing to learn. The buzzword has changed. The rule has not.
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In 1980 I wrote a control system in Pascal that taught me what every AI executive in 2026 keeps failing to learn. The buzzword has changed. The rule has not.
A 1980 SCADA system in Pascal solved the same problem every failed AI rollout in 2026 is failing to solve. The buzzword changes. The rule doesn’t.
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In 1980 I wrote a control system in Pascal that taught me what every AI executive in 2026 keeps failing to learn. The buzzword has changed. The rule has not.
A 1980 SCADA system in Pascal solved the same problem every failed AI rollout in 2026 is failing to solve. The buzzword changes. The rule doesn’t.
My hosting company vanished overnight and took 2 years of content with it. Here’s the backup strategy that would have prevented everything, and how to set it up
How losing my wife led to 52 hikes, 7,935 photos, and discovering that the most powerful stories come from our darkest moments. A ghostwriter’s journey
The BlackBerry buzzed at 7 AM with news that would change everything. A cascade of failures had killed our servers, backups, and disaster recovery site.
Surviving Hurricane Irma: Reflections and Lessons Learned” takes a detailed look into the personal experience with Hurricane Irma and its aftermath in Florida.