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Curtis Jones

God-fearing, mountain-climbing, software engineer.

📍 Atlanta, GA https://curtisjones.us

Microwave to Nowhere

I went on a hike to the top of Mt. Oglethorpe. Overall, it is an underwhelming mountain-top experience, but it is very convenient for me, and that counts for a lot. In case you're wondering, basically, there are too many trees. They have four or five observation decks,

Crosswalk to Nowhere

Annually, for many years, my family and another made the trek south to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Much of this drive is through pine forests that are very distinctive of Florida. If you've ever been, you'll know what I'm talking about. Anyway, that&

Aspire to the be Least

It may sound absurd, but expecting to find a job where the emphasis is on productive work, is generally unrealistic and will even, possibly, be perceived as hostile and anti-social. The only generally safe exception is early stage startups. They are often in a do-or-die place where accelerating time-to-market is

Progress Manifests as Boringness

What was once spectacular is now mundane. What was once inventive is now rote. Reusable rocket launches are officially boring. Just a few years ago rocket launches were perhaps just as exciting (if not more exciting) than they have been for the past fifty or more years. Then the excitement

Marriage Advice

Does my wife read my blog? I shall know soon enough!

Siri & Google Gemini

This has to be such a slap in the face to the half dozen AI engineers still at Apple. "After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we're excited about the innovative new experiences it

Product Review: TP-Link TL-SX1008 (10Gbps, 8-port network switch)

First, about price. I had been watching this product on Amazon and B&H for some time (months, actually). At $280, I didn't quite feel I could justify it. I was right on the verge though when suddenly the price jumped to like $350 and just stayed

Space Force Tries So Hard and I Want to Like It

The Vanilla of Ice Creams I can't say enough good things about Steve Carell and John Malkovich (even though I had to look up how to spell each of their last names). I really want to like Space Force. It is very well done. The acting is great.

Oglethorpe

We did a little hike along Mt. Oglethorpe. There's some old growth trees in the area (not pictured). The clouds had descended, so we had basically no view the entire time. It's a gorgeous hike though – condensed water in the air obstructing views or not. This

Muppets from Space (or The Desperate Need for Quality Family Films)

Friday's pizza-and-a-movie night shifted to Thursdays starting this week (like you care). We've been doing this (or some variation of it) going back years. It wasn't so much an intentional tradition as it was my desire to have at least one evening a week

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