A Non-canonical Journal of the Learnings and Whimsy of Jason A. Cox
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Welcome to the Book of Jason! This is a place I store random bits of knowledge, trivia, and wisdom that I discover along my journey. I’m keenly interested in technology, science, leadership, people, culture and philosophy.
“The search for life elsewhere is remarkable in our age because this is the first time that we can actually do something besides speculation. We can send spacecraft to nearby planets; we can use large radio telescopes to see if there is any message being sent to us… And it touches the deepest of human concerns. …
I hope you all had a great weekend! And for any fellow dads out there, I hope you had a great Father’s Day! I spent time with all four of my kids watching movies, grilling outdoors, and of course, celebrating over some ice cream on these hot summer days. Now, to be fair, it doesn’t take …
12 meetings, 5 calls and 3 walk-ups. And that was just Thursday! It’s not terribly unusual but it is a lot. I know what you are thinking. I’m not alone experiencing that, and that’s true. But I do apologize to anyone who had to meet with me towards the end of the day. I’m sure …
June bugs! Growing up in the South, about this time of year, windows, porch lights, and even sidewalks would be covered with little nickel sized brown beetles called June bugs. I can still hear their little exoskeleton wings buzzing as they make their clumsy and erratic flight between porches, streetlights, and other illuminated areas. They …
This past weekend, I was in Tulsa and drove down the street of my childhood neighborhood. A large ponderosa pine appeared on the horizon. It was evening so the angle of the sun allowed it to cast exaggerated shadows on the ranch home nestled under its feathered needles. The quaint little home was still dressed in …
iCurlHTTP is a simple, easy to use app that allows you to run MacOS/Linux-like cURL tests against URLs. It can simulate different web browsers (user-agents) to retrieve the raw HTTP headers and HTML response from web servers. Want to know the history and build details on how iCurlHTTP came about? Read this blog post.
Technology – Explore various Arduino, (arduino.cc). ATtiny85, Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.org) and ESP8266 WiFI microcontroller projects. I give details on several projects I have taken on over the years, including home automation, security systems, WiFI water detectors, weather stations and 3D printing. I also chronicle random investigations into current technologies, computer science and beyond.
Science – Reviews and contemplations about all things science but mostly quantum physics.
Leadership – Study up on a collection of blogs, publications, book reviews and conferences on Leadership, Culture and Business.
Finance – Find practical wisdom tidbits that I have discovered through my reading.
Entertainment – Comments and reviews on movies, parks and the industry.
Theology – Study and contemplate of our Creator and practical spiritual applications.
I love to hear from friend and meet new people. You can contact me via social media at Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Check out my OSS projects on GitHub as well.