Category: Op-ed

2 November 2025

AI will kill us all, or at least our brains

I was going to do a post on Vault to follow up on my the previous one but there’s a course on Udemy for anyone that’s interested . However, I’ve been continuing with the API theme; using Python scripts to migrate an Cisco ASA to an on-box FDM managed Cisco FTD. If you migrate from a Cisco ASA to an FMC managed FTD then Cisco’s […]

14 April 2024

What do those three dots do?

I have suppressed the urge to write an ‘is it just me?’ piece for some time now. However, what’s the point of having a barely-read blog if you can’t indulge yourself once in a while? When did GUIs stop being practical portals to the functions you need and become abstruse hieroglyph-strewn gateways? Do GUI designers hark back to happy days playing D&D where a treasure […]