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Commuting

I've done an effective job at avoiding rush-hour commutes; or commutes at all, for that matter. In fact, it was only last week that I first went through one of those signal lights at the end of a freeway on-ramp while it was running. I started a new

A Naming Fit of Stupidity

Beretta used to make this beautiful .40 caliber handgun called the 96 Brigadier (specifically the Inox). And it was beautiful. And then one day I found that they had completely discontinued the 96 series. No explanation. Meanwhile, their law-enforcement-loves-em 9mm 92 series continued on. And then last week I found

A Bar

I can't complain about much regarding my hotel accommodations (considering that I'm not paying for it). And in particular I'm happy that the on-site gym is open 24/7. And I can almost understand the lack of a bench press setup. But I can&

Business Suckage

I wonder what shape our economy would be in if fewer companies were run by idiots. Let me back up a bit. I have a laptop with my life's work on it and no shortage of personal information and consequently I employ a whole-disk-encryption solution. The PGP web

Managing Programmers

Well, the article is about "geeks", and that can take many facets, but I read "programmer" everywhere it reads "geeks". You can do the same. So, this article is the single best summary of the peculiarities of managing IT people. It's amazing.

Cloud Computing

I can't wait until the term cloud computing finally gets shoved out of the vernacular and relegated to the list of idiotic terms used by a previous and archaic generation. Given that the cyber- affix remains in rampant use by the US government (and not a single private

Microsoft ... A Strategic Communicator

I chanced to read an article on Ars about Microsoft hiring a new VP of Corporate Communications (yet again). In this article they quote a blog post by this soon-to-be Microsoft VP, Frank Shaw. This gem stands out: And I've been able to work with Microsoft, a company

Not a Workout

If you have the ability to sing along with your music while working out, then, to the lady on the treadmill beside me: 3.5mph for five minutes is _not_ actually working out in any meaningful sense. Your singing did make me want to go faster, in an effort to

AT&T vs T-Mobile

I hope to switch to AT&T from T-Mobile when I purchased my iPhone. I wasn't terribly pleased at this, but I had some months to prepare myself. I especially liked T-Mobile because in the several years that I was a customer, I almost never had to

The Escalator Standers

At my present job I have to take two escalators and a set of stairs to get to my desk. I make this trip several times a day. Unless I'm busily typing something into my shiny iPhone, and sometimes even when I am, I always continue walking while

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