Rod, I hear you on the old furnace.  We bought a home right across the street from my youngest son who owns an HVAC company.  He had earlier done some...

I've never really been much into tech gadgets, but I would like to have something like a 50" wide-screen display with a wrap-around screen for multi-tasking - or playing...

My Christmas shopping for my wife is done.  We are just making the move of all her 'stuff' from a 14-year-old Dell desktop to a brand new custom-built Win 11...

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I'm consciously going to make myself very unpopular but feel I must comment on this whole idea of 'working too hard' and the effects on 'mental health'.  I seriously doubt...

I can't believe you folks are stewing over this.  Use freaking alias and move on.

Now for my next cup of java before I get up.  It's past 9:00.

It depends on whether it's Monday morning or Friday afternoon.

I would guess trust in science is at an all-time low, not because there is anything wrong with the scientific method, but rather because it has become so...

Can data save the world?  Well, maybe

Can data destroy the world?  Well, maybe.

WILL data save the world?  I'm not very optimistic.

I have related to you all earlier a situation where...

As someone who has a degree, I agree that a degree is not necessary. I've lost out on even being considered for some jobs because my GPA was not...

One of the affects of the gig economy you all should be aware of is what I hear is a current trend.

I've been retired now for 13 years and living...

When I got my start the main way you could get formal IT training was by going to a major universisty, like a Big 10 school, that was large enough...

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I think I was probably unusual in that while I held a AB degree plus, the degree was entirely unrelated to IT or even business.  I expect possibly the main...

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Back to this older thread of "Can data save the world" and seeing what has been going on with the "climate change discussions" (and I hate to call it...

One of the most rewarding times in my 42 years in IT was when I was asked to help break in a young man fresh out of school who was...

Grant, I can't fail to notice the ironic contrast of your article to your Roosevelt quote.  I 100% heartily agree with the idea of giving credit where credit is due,...

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