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Bears!
Yes George, bears. They would rummage through folks garbage cans if they left them outside, and we even had them come up on our deck right outside the living...
October 2, 2020 at 3:19 pm
I never worked full-time full-time at home, only selected days when fuel for commuting got very expensive. After growing up on an Illinois farm, I spent the first parts of...
October 2, 2020 at 1:37 pm
5 developers (actually more, but 5 was a typical number of SQL developers on roster at the same time) developed a system with weekly -partitioned transaction tables. It was...
September 25, 2020 at 12:38 pm
The greatest danger of a '10x programmer' or a 'superstar programmer' is WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUCH.
September 24, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Ten centuries, I never knew where that advice came from but I told my sons that: "You don't need to know all the answers. You just need to know how...
September 21, 2020 at 12:05 pm
Wingenious, love your handle. It's very creative. And congratulations on your 40+ years in IT. I quit at 42 years myself. Hope you can retire soon if you aren't already, ...
September 20, 2020 at 5:49 pm
Two things regarding this article:
First, yes, I have dealt with 'imposters' in the disguise of 'consultants'. My take on consultants advice is: "I can't do it myself but I can...
September 19, 2020 at 2:53 pm
You should all be happy that I have moved for a job instead of going on the dole.
September 18, 2020 at 12:54 pm
I'm pretty sure I've used every version of Windows since Windows 286 . I even have the 286 version install saved on 3.5" disks. The oldest version I am using...
September 2, 2020 at 3:12 pm
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Agreed and true, Eric. Just be sure to keep up the original skill sets in case some new job opportunity should require them. When things become too easy,...
July 29, 2020 at 8:11 pm
What's that one saying? A great way to understand someone's character is to see how they treat people who can do nothing for them...?
I was never very good a...
July 29, 2020 at 6:50 pm
Steve, you got me on that one. Wheaton (College) is my alma mater, many years ago for my undergrad degree. I just had to see what law Wheaton had some...
July 29, 2020 at 6:17 pm
From my admittedly aging perspective, I think sometimes the best 'revolution' is to go back and rethink and simplify things and make sure we are doing this the...
July 28, 2020 at 2:50 am
Rick, what NAS are you using. I've been reviewing them lately and haven't been able to make a definitive decision.
I decided on a D-Link DNS-343, thought it was a...
July 28, 2020 at 2:20 am
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