Institute for Men Says Women Are Underpaid / / No Comments The American Institute for Boys and Men has released an interactive map highlighting the declining percentage of men in college enrollment and graduation. But the most striking revelation isn’t the gender gap in enrollment and graduation but the persistent earnings gap that follows. That’s right – despite women being more likely to enroll in and graduate from college, they are far more likely to Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Institute, Says, Underpaid, Women
Creating a Calendar with BoxLang – Part Deux / / No Comments Earlier this week I posted a quick look at building a simple calendar with BoxLang, specifically an HTML one meant for a web page of course. This was a bit complex due to the needs of creating a proper HTML table, but generally I was… ok with the result. Yeah that’s nice and vague, but there’s some code I could state at and think of alternatives for nearly forever and it’s ok to just put it down and walk away. So obviously, I’m returning to it today. Specifically, how to get events on the calendar. Sample Data I started off with some sample data. Initially I thought about finding something online, perhaps a list of holidays, but I really wanted something good for... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: BoxLang, calendar, creating, Deux, part
Tour de Street View / / No Comments Stage 13 in the Pyrenees Every summer, millions tune in to watch the world’s greatest cycling race snake its way through the heart of France. But watching from a helicopter shot or following time splits only tells part of the story. What if you could experience each stage for yourself – all from the comfort of your own home?That’s exactly what Map Channels’ new interactive Tour de France 2025 map Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Street, tour, View
Results from My Vibe Coding Live Stream / / No Comments Usually for my Code Break shows, I assume if folks miss it they’ll just check out the recordings, but while my earlier session is fresh in my mind, I thought I’d share a bit more about the session and a look at the code generated. It actually went a heck of a lot better than I anticipated to be honest, and was fun. To be clear, it wasn’t perfect, and I’ll touch a bit on what my tool of choice struggled with, but overall I’m really impressed with what I got built in an hour. What I Used and Why Constant readers here know I almost always use Google Gemini for anything AI related, but I’ve been trying to branch out a bit lately. Also, I found their Visual Studio... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: coding, from, live, results, stream, Vibe
Building a CSV Report CLI Tool in BoxLang / / No Comments Remember some time ago (yesterday) when I wrote about CSV parsing in BoxLang using the opencsv Java library and Maven? As I said then, my initial impetus for that post was to recreate my ColdFusion Hackathon project, but once I got it working, it turned out to be really useful for something completely different. The Data If you’re on a desktop machine and look down to your right, you’ll notice I’ve got an ad from from EthicalAds. I’ve been using them as an ad network for a bit over a year now. I’m not going to get rich anytime soon with the money I’ve earned, but it’s the first ad network in a while that felt low key and less "in your face".... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: BoxLang, building, Report, tool
Has a Nuke Gone Off? / / No Comments Not so very long ago – in the days before America became great again – Has a Nuke Gone Off would have made a nice Friday Fun post. Now it doesn’t seem quite so funny. Has a Nuke Gone Off is a simple website that does just thing – it monitors a home-built nuclear blast detector to tell you whether a nuclear bomb has exploded. I am happy to report that as of ‘2025-07-05 05:47:53’ no Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: gone, Nuke
Upcoming Code Break and Live Streams Next Week / / No Comments Hey folks. Next week I’ve got not one, not two, but three different presentations happening. Here’s what I’ve got going on. Code Break Episode 29 My next Code Break episode will be Tuesday, July 8th at 12PM CST. I’ll be doing some playing around with vibe coding, and yes, I still hate that term. But I’ve had some recent successes, and failures, with it and I thought it would be fun to explore. Whether you are pro, or anti, generating code with AI, I’d love to have you come in and share your feedback. The DevRel Show I’ll be on Frédéric Harper’s DevRel show on July 10th at 2PM CST, talking about APIs, specifically Foxit APIs. This is my first time... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Break, code, live, Next, streams, Upcoming, Week
The Doomsday Glacier / / No Comments Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier took thousands of years to form, yet in just the past two decades, its grounding zone, the critical boundary where the glacier meets the seafloor, has receded by over eight miles.As the widest glacier in Antarctica, Thwaites spans an area comparable to the size of Florida. Its potential collapse could have catastrophic global consequences, significantly raising sea Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Doomsday, Glacier