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okay, forget anything i said previously — it’s amazing how things can change in a matter of a couple weeks. anyways, my employment is not changing — one thing is staying the same in these crazy times at least.
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As many of you may (or may not) know, I am currently engaged. We are in the process of preparing for the wedding — which is an ordeal in and of itself. Part of our preperation was to create a website where we could post information pertaining to the wedding. So, I’m just setting up the link right now — here it is.
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Well, it’s been made official, so I can talk about it freely — I have accepted the MDS software engineering lead / system engineer position out here at EROS. Basically, I’ve taken a step up from where I was. Previously, I was a code monkey (software engineer) — I was writing PERL and PLSQL code — now I will be doing project management-type work and very little coding. Essentially, I will now I will be in my boss’s position (ironically, she’s moving up a step, so she will continue to be my boss). I will now have 4 people that I’m responsible for.
When I decided to apply for the job, my main concern was how it would be perceived if I moved (further) away from coding. In my mind, I am going to make a conscious effort to continue coding at home. This is and will continue to be tough for me (not coding any more at work), but this decision was a strategic move to get a leg up in the world.
I guess that only time will tell to see how this is going to work out, but I’m really looking forward to another huge shift of gears and to see things in a new light. I really enjoy the people I work with, and will be working with now more, so that’s a plus. I am also looking forward to using my speaking skills more — that is one of the things that I hate about programming — I rarely ever get to speak to people!
Anyway — that’s my big news of the week.
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The rule of thumb is — use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols — this article will explain why.
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An interesting article on the speed at which passwords can by cracked. Comparing types of passwords.
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By stimulating your brain with binaural frequencies, you can simulate the effects of coffee and sleep among others (including a dentist’s drill). For the best listening experience record it and drop it onto your Ipod.
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The Lightning Project is a redesign of the Calendar component. Its goal is to tightly integrate calendar functionality (scheduling, tasks, etc.) into Mozilla Thunderbird.
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I’m smelling one of my next projects here!
So here is the little project that grew to 12 feet. We added a GPS receiver so now we have a 12′ clock that sets itself, displays hours/minutes/seconds, and is accurate to 100ns. Beat that bed side alarm!
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Congress is now considering the Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act (DMCRA, HR 1201), a bill that would amend the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow circumvention of copy protection for non-copyright-infringing uses. This would finally allow us to legally backup our DVDs and DRM’d music. Follow the link and contact your local representative!
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Here’s an awesome detailed “how-to” on creating RFID access for your front door!
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Today for lunch, I decided to go the “cheap” route and get a chicken salad sandwich and a small bag of cheetos. The sandwich was really good, and the cheetos taste really good, but the damn things won’t stay in my mouth! They insist on dropping onto my black sweatshirt. So, now my black and orange sweatshirt is making me look like a slob! Oh well.
In other news, we got like 8 inches of snow last nite. It was enough to have them set work back 2 hours. Niiiiiice…I got to sleep another couple hours! It was well-needed because I was up playing black and white 2 til late last nite. I just started playing the other day and I’m not completely sure if I’m playing correctly, but it seems pretty fun.
That’s all for now…
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