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Jan

Happy Birthday, Keira

Posted by craig Published in Birthdays

Happy (slightly belated) Birthday, Keira! Hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

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Jan

What matters is Detroit

Posted by craig Published in Rants

What matters is Detroit (Metro Times Detroit)
A scathing commentary on the current scandal-du-jour in the City of Detroit. I could not agree more with Jack Lessenberry’s conclusion.
(Updated with a link to what the scandal-du-jour is about for those who aren’t currently keeping up-to-date with Detroit politics).

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Jan

Testing Trumps Design

Posted by craig Published in Computers

Making it stick.: Testing Trumps Design
I’ve been stuck in a position where we’ve been forced to use a RUP process (with Big Design Up Front), so I have lots of anecdotal evidence where having all of the design done up front is not conducive to making software. Good to see some evidence of what I’ve [...]

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Jan

From Rush to R30 – A listening retrospective: Moving Pictures

Posted by craig Published in Rush Retrospective

I can think of no other Rush album that has more tracks in rotation on the local radio stations. Ask a Rush fan to name their top five Rush albums, and they’ll likely list Moving Pictures somewhere in that list, often with the disclaimer that it’s way overplayed. But, to deny that this album is [...]

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Jan

MTV – We played music (honestly)

Posted by craig Published in Music

JoDee and I watched a tape of MTV from 1983. (Part 1, 2). My parents have never had any pay-TV service (cable, dish, or otherwise), and JoDee didn’t have cable until later, so it wasn’t quite a nostalgic “oh, I remember MTV back then”, as much a “oh wow! I haven’t seen that video in [...]

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Jan

Whew!

Posted by craig Published in A day in the life

JoDee and I spent most of the day with my parents moving my grandma’s furniture to her new place, as well as to my uncle and cousin’s respective places. Whew! Lots of cleaning being done to move my grandma. Funny thing is her place is smaller than our current apartment, and she barely has much [...]

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Jan

Should I get out the Barry White?

Posted by craig Published in A day in the life, Fish

Just a quick update on the Spooky Fish situation. Apparently, the thermometer is now taking up residence inside the log, and all attempts to remove said thermometer are being thwarted by the thermometer’s return under the log (here’s a visual for all of you playing at home).
And, just so you know, all attempts to try [...]

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Jan

Happy Birthday, Jamie!

Posted by craig Published in Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Jamie! Hope you have a very Happy Birthday!

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Jan

Charter Accidentally Wipes 14K Email Accounts

Posted by craig Published in A day in the life, Computers

Slashdot | Charter Accidentally Wipes 14K Email Accounts
Whoops.
Alan, let me know if you still have e-mail. :)

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Jan

Developers are not hot-swappable

Posted by craig Published in Computers

DeliveryFocus.net – Developers are not hot-swappable
I wish more people would realize that just because people have similar skill-sets doesn’t mean they’re interchangeable. It seems to be a common problem amongst senior management where I work.

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