Probably Done Before

This post is meant as a Docker 102-level post.  If you are unaware of what Docker is, or don't know how it compares to virtual machines or to configuration management tools, then this post might be a bit too advanced at this time.
This post hopes to aid those struggling to internalize the docker command-line, specifically with knowing the exact difference between a container and an image.  More specifically, this post shall differentiate a simple container from a running container...

Also,  Why most implementations of Crockford-base32 encoding are probably incorrect
TLDR:
The term base64 encoding is an overloaded term which promotes ambiguous usage.  It can mean either a place-based 64-symbol encoding of a single number, or a streaming algorithm for encoding an array of octets.  In common usage, it is the latter...

I’ve been trying to learn Apple Motion 5.  In my day job, I draw a lot of architecture diagrams to communicate with clients and with my technical teams.  I find the use of the visual to be clarifying, therapeutic, and highly-effective...

Why the Heck is Git so Hard?  The Places Model™
   … ok maybe not hard, but complicated (which is not a bad thing)
This post is aimed at those programmers having experience with SVN (or CVS) and who are about to embark upon learning Git.  Your road ahead will be complicated....