Working in a warehouse….
A firsthand take on working in an ecommerce shipping warehouse | The Verge: The balance of power between employees and managers is tipped from the beginning by extensive use of temp agencies, and of...
View ArticleDitching AIM (and Yahoo chat)
Mitch Wagner – Google+ – RIP AIM: For me at least. I’ve been getting spam messages…: I’ve been getting spam messages on AIM lately, which made me realize that’s all I ever get on AIM. So I’ve decided...
View ArticleInfoblox Surges on First Day of Trading After IPO
Infoblox Surges on First Day of Trading After IPO – Bloomberg: Infoblox Inc. (BLOX), a network and data- services provider, surged on its first day of trading after pricing its shares above the...
View ArticleIn search of…. Sunbeams.
I hear the best way to drive traffic to your blog is with cat pictures. So, we have a cat picture. It is amusing to watch Manon wander the house during the day, because she has every location of every...
View ArticleJury Duty!
Yes, the letter of doom has appeared. Okay, not really. Unlike some, I understand jury duty as part of my responsibility as a citizen. I don’t exactly jump for joy when they call, but I don’t play the...
View ArticleIf you’re at work and you’re reading the site at 10:35 am then I question...
Rands In Repose: One Job: I want to be busy. Not “I’ve got a bunch of stuff to do” busy, but “The weight of the important work I need to do is literally crushing me” busy. This state is not for...
View Article“Has anyone talked to you about your ACLs?”
So there I am, lying on my back on the table, and this very nice doctor has a death grip on my leg and is wobbling my knee. Then she says “Has anyone ever talked to you about your ACLs?” And I laugh....
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The state of me….
This is as much as a anything a status report I’m writing to my future self, so the rest of you are welcome to go look at kitten pictures or something if you want and come back later… One of the...
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Steve Jobs one year later
This article was posted on Chuq Von Rospach, Photographer and Author at Steve Jobs one year later. This article is copyright 2013 by Chuq Von Rospach under a Creative Commons license for...
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The Insanely Great Chart of Apple’s History
Mashable: The Insanely Great Chart of Apple’s History: This comprehensive chart, created by Pop Chart Lab shows every Apple computer ever released, from the original Mac to the most recent MacBook Air....
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New!Improved! updated photo galleries….
Last night I pushed some nice updates to my photo gallery site, photos.chuqui.com. Even as I was finishing up the first generation of the site, I knew I wanted to make some changes when I had time....
View ArticleAmazing Stories Seeks Bloggers
Amazing Stories Seeks Bloggers « File 770: Steve Davidson, preparing to resume publication of Amazing Stories, is looking for experienced bloggers with interests in science fiction, fantasy and horror,...
View ArticleGetting back on the horse. Um, blog….
It’s been almost exactly a month since I’ve last done any blog writing — except for three quick pieces on the hockey lockout, it’s been mostly on autopilot. I’d apologize to you, loyal readers (both of...
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Visiting Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Yesterday was Laurie’s birthday, and so we headed out to Merced NWR and spent the day taking photos, watching the birds, and generally hanging out together and relaxing. Did we have a good time? Well,...
View Articleapologies for the blog silence….
I wanted to dash out a quick apology for the continuing radio silence on the blog. I have not, as rumored, been taken hostage by a gang of angry denizens of net.wobegon and being held for ransom....
View ArticleLooking back at 2012: the blog in review
I’m doing some end of year evaluation and taking stock of what worked and what didn’t this year, so I can finalize plans for 2013. Despite my recent “blog vacation” (and I thank you all for your...
View ArticleLooking forward into 2013
For various reasons, 2012 turned into a waiting game. We got involved in refinancing the house, and instead of closing out in August as expected, it dragged on into December, a truly painful process...
View ArticleYou blink and it’s February….
I’d expected to be back on the blog around the first of the year after taking a bit of time off. And I look around, and I’m headed towards mid-February. But as it’s turned out, the year’s started...
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The new beast
One of the things that has happened while I was off the blog was that I traded in the Subaru for a new beast. The Subaru was the best car I’ve owned in a long time, but at 120,000 miles, it was clear...
View ArticleOn the road….
I am on the road for a few days… Friday saw me head out towards Orange County to spend some time with mom. On the way, I did a side trip off to Merced National Wildlife Refuge, because I wanted to hit...
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