Growing up follows a bell curve; it’s best when you’re over the hump!
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Mandarin
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In my work as a teacher of software engineering where several computer languages are needed to solve a problem, I occasionally encounter a high school or college Computer Science undergraduate who will ask, “What [computer] language should I learn so … Continue reading
Solitary Rights
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The most fundamental rights do not require others; they are solitary rights. We exercise them without assistance. I will call these our solitary or primary rights. The freedom to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is, perhaps, the most … Continue reading
Two Days of Mentoring
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Two routes to get here, via Los Angeles or on secondaries, and two choices for the mode of transportation, flying or driving. It’s five hours flying from Phoenix an hour away. That’s a 1/2 hour to the airport arriving 90 … Continue reading
OKC
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Five day class in Oklahoma City this week at the FAA for the group responsible for WAAS. (I’ll let you Google it.) Random comments: + The Walmart sells Sushi. This is not a good sign. + The famous, 100 year … Continue reading
Tool Band-it Open Carry
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The “Tool Band-it” I got in my Christmas Stocking is taking “Open Carry” to a whole new level. It’s a strap-on bunch of magnets, originally intended to hang on to nuts and bolts but here you can see it does … Continue reading
What is Human?
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As I’ve been writing up the details of different individuals for our genealogy website, there are times when the question of censorship comes up. For example, the comment, “He was an alcoholic and womanizer,” may have been stated by someone … Continue reading
Family Genealogy Website is Up
The family genealogy website (http://www.downofathistle.org) contains any/all individuals connected to our family.
Visitors (the general public) will be able to view only some of our details. The displayed information will be restricted to the dearly departed. Information about living family members is available only to registered users, and registration is strictly limited to family members.
If you are connected in any way to those in the family tree, then you are “family” and can register. Go to http://www.downofathistle.org and click “Login” in the upper-right corner to begin the process.
Open Source Isn’t Cheap
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The GNU Project, whose mascot appears here, started something commonly known as the “GPL” (GNU Public License) that you may have come across. Basically it says that the licensed item, commonly a piece of software, is available in source code … Continue reading
History Lesson
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What triggered the hostilities at this otherwise serene place on the edge of Concord was when the government took arms against its citizens. The “shot heard around the world” was fired when British troops marched into Massachusetts to seize the … Continue reading