It's been two years since I learnt what a for loop was. How's it been going since then?

Polishing your tools is a good thing. It can teach you a lot, particularly if you're new to a technology or practice. Just keep track of how far down the rabbit hole you are.

How deep do you start when stepping into a new field of learning? Do you learn the fundamentals, or get up and going as quickly as possible?

A few thoughts after my first 10 day silent meditation course in the technique of Vipassana and a consolidation of its philosophies.

Technology and software have together enabled immense change. Can FLOSS principals help mitigate the harm that society is enduring?

It's traditional.