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Career Path – I am “here”
I’m a member of a career-discussion mailing list (The WednesdayJobGroup). I enjoy the list; as a member recently commented to the moderator (who posted to the group): … this list is a very Socratic community which is better than being a leads and job posting list in my opinion. Someone asks a questions and the issue… Continue reading
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Hooray for Peanut Butter
I've always liked peanut butter; lately I've discovered it's actually good for me (Unfortunately, I don't think Reeses cups count 🙂 Eating low glycemic index foods such as peanut butter, yogurt, beans and broccoli along with a diet high in cereal fiber can significantly reduce the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes in women, according to a… Continue reading
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Rabbits? or Powder Puffs?
A friend sent me a link to Betty Chu's English Angora Rabbits pages, specifically the 2003 All Breed Best In Show & Reserve In Show winners. They are adorable… but are they rabbits? Or giant powder puffs? Or something else again? (stuffy toys? slippers? footstools??) I sent the link to several friends. Here's one reply:… Continue reading
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School Daze
The Friday 5 for this week concerns… school. Given that Tuesday will be the First Day of School for many kids across the country; this seems like an appropriate topic. Continue reading
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The last time you…
The Friday 5 for this week is really lame. I haven’t decided yet if I’ll bother to answer. Fee free to provide your own answers in the comments. Continue reading
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Extremists in Power
Egad. We’re a country run by fools… The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was convinced by Jamie Love and others to hold a meeting about “open collaborative models to develop public goods.” One of those models is, of course, open source and free software. Lobbyists for Microsoft and others apparently (according to this extraordinary story… Continue reading
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Stupid virus
The latest Micro$oft Outlook whatever virus / worm / invasion is a royal pain. I keep getting email claiming that I’m infected and that a piece of mail I (never) sent was infected. The mail was probably infected, but I didn’t send it. I know I didn’t send it and I’m very sure I’m not… Continue reading
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Restructuring… Death Spiral?
A company I used to work for is restructuring. When I started working for them (in late 1997) they’d been in business for several years doing genetic sequencing – human, plant, animal. They had a huge lab full of sequencing machines that ran 24×7. They created sequence databases and sold them (for what seemed to… Continue reading
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Arrant, Unprofessional Nonsense
Now that the tide has turned, and SCO is facing the dissolution of its legal position, claiming to “enforce its intellectual property rights” while actually massively infringing the rights of others, the company and its lawyers have jettisoned even the appearance of legal responsibility. Read Eben Moglen’s nicely put essay, SCO Scuttles Sense, Claiming GPL… Continue reading
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