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6:00AM One customer calls in. Switched him from Chrome to IE. Had him configure his corporate proxy details. Everything works. “Your system is now ready for class. It will be a good one – the instructor [not me] is excellent. … Continue reading
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The trip is on! After five months of effort by myself, the customer in Sao Jose dos Campos, two legal firms, the Brazilian Ministry of something or other and the Brazilian Consulate in Houston Texas, I finally have approval to … Continue reading
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You win some, you lose some. This week had both. The free upgrade from Hertz was decidedly nice but the customer’s insistence on writing his ISR handler in C++ wasn’t. For the non-geek types, you probably know that computer programs … Continue reading
“Qui docet, discet.”
He who teaches, learns.
Ed Rasimus is a retired Air Force jet jock who now teaches history in public schools. And he writes a blog. In the article linked below, Ed answers a request I made to explain the difference between a democracy, a … Continue reading
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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
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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
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Curiosity is on it’s way this morning to Mars for the next eight months. Launched this morning atop an Atlas V vehicle, Curiosity is the size of a small car, several times the weight, and carries many times the scientific … Continue reading
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I just love engineers. I’m teaching a “remote” class through the web and by telephone this week. I can “see” the computers on which the attendees are working the lab instructions we provide. Over the phone I hear a strong … Continue reading
Those who can teach, should. Those who can’t, should sit down and stop embarrassing themselves.