David Brown's Blog A virtual place where I can express all my thoughts on all the things. https://dmlb2000.github.io/ The OAuth2, CORS, Javascript and Browser Conundrum. First Things First! Firstly, I need to vent. This is a really hard problem to explain to others much less figure out on your own. From a computing point of view there are 4 different disconnected processes running on 4 different systems across a network. Second, I’m tired of reading... Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2021-02-07-oauth-cors/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2021-02-07-oauth-cors/ Media Server Update Media Server Update! I’ve been running my media/backup/minecraft (lions and tigers and bears, oh my!) server with Docker, ZFS and Plex for years now. Every once and a while it’s a good practice to look at what you are doing and validate it’s still a good thing to do. Reflection... Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-08-01-jellyfin-ftw/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-08-01-jellyfin-ftw/ My White Privilege My White Privilege Given the times we live in, I really wanted to write my personal thoughts on the current events. I’ll also share some personal experiences, not to justify opinions but to provide some perspective to balance against others experiences. I also have some conclusions I’ve come to based... Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-06-05-my-white-privilege/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-06-05-my-white-privilege/ Desktop Linux Fun! Personal Desktop Linux Fun Computing! I need a new desktop computer for having fun with Linux and other minor things like internet access. I’m not going to duel boot this system, it will be exclusively Linux! So, I’ve got a problem with fewer restrictions (i.e. no Windows), there are too... Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-03-19-personal-computer/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-03-19-personal-computer/ Name Collisions! Name Collisions I have a personal connection with name collision, my name is David Brown. I have confidence in telling you this because this name is very common. Last I checked there are roughly 6 of us for every 100,000 people in the United States. I want to be clear,... Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-02-07-name-collision/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-02-07-name-collision/ Personal Philosophy on Software! Philosophy and Truth in Software Neil deGrasse Tyson provides a basis for discussing truth. This foundation can be applied to software in similar ways and with striking parallels to modern science. Objective Truth in Software Every piece of software is an expression of a thought. This is similar to a... Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0800 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-01-24-philosophy/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-01-24-philosophy/ Minecraft and Related Thoughts! Minecraft! Minecraft is a fun game to play, if you aren’t familiar with Minecraft then you’ve been under a rock for a very long time. You should ask someone about it and get your head out of the sand. I have a computing family, my wife and I enjoy computing... Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0800 https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-01-15-minecraft/ https://dmlb2000.github.io/2020-01-15-minecraft/