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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Family tech support
I’m preparing a list of things to do tomorrow, when it occurs to me:
I wonder if Larry or Sergei ever have to fix their family members’ computers?
If so, that’s got to be the World’s Most Expensive Tech Support.
I wonder how … Continue reading
Posted in about me, business and economics, computers
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Consultants
(I am sitting in a presentation on a web framework in our office conference room given by a former employee who is now a consultant. One of my engineers asks the consultant to give an example from experience where he … Continue reading
Posted in PHP, Tagged, web development
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Never ask a nerd for directions
“The front office is to your back that way and to your left,” someone says.
The delivery man walks a bit, gets confused, and looks at me across the floor, “Which way from here?” he points.
“It’s right of that.” I shout … Continue reading
Posted in about me, wordplay
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GPS everywhere and in everything
My computer has a GPS in it using the same SIRFstar III chipset as my hiking handheld, which also doubles as my cycling GPS.
On the Mac, it appears as a “USB-serial” device whose driver is made by Prolific Technology which, … Continue reading
Posted in about me, cycling, Macintosh, photography
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