norwayjose

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by norwayjose 4mo ago
I've been wearing progressives for around 30 years. The only time I haven't had a good experience was once when my optometrist at the time retired and I foolishly tried a few of the chain optical stores. It's hard to say wh
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by norwayjose 2y ago
On my Mac I accomplish email backups using the Mail app and Chronosync. I have filtering rules to automatically file messages into multiple IMAP mailboxes based on sender or subject. I periodically manually move messages older than a week
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by norwayjose 2y ago
I started my career as a field engineer (basically a computer mechanic) on mainframes and minicomputers 47 years ago. For the first 13 years, almost every computer I worked on had front panel switches and lights which was great for writing
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by norwayjose 2y ago
Here's what I term my "flypaper" movies. If I happen to glance at the satellite TV guide and notice one of these coming up, there's a good change I'll be watching it. Lawrence of Arabia The Maltese Falcon M
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by norwayjose 2y ago
I've been in the industry for 47 years - first 5 in hardware followed by 42 in software/firmware. Most of my past 32 years have been spent doing system level code in C which I still enjoy. I've had a few short stints as an
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by norwayjose 2y ago
In roughly the frequency of usage - Kindle, Inoreader, Octal, Audible, Libby, Hoopla, Overcast.
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by norwayjose 2y ago
Aeron chair - I bought this in 1999 and it's been much more comfortable than any chair I've used at any office I've ever worked in. 4k monitor - Picked this up on a Black Friday sale 1.5 years ago. It's much easier on m
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by norwayjose 3y ago
I tried but the survey kicked me out because my schedule is unusual. I typically work from home 4 days per week with only 1 day in the office.
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by norwayjose 3y ago
In the late 1970s, we used dial up modems (the kind with the klunky acoustic coupler) to dial into Honeywell's response center to close out repair calls. I also discovered they had games on the response center computer and was able to
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by norwayjose 3y ago
Thanks. That's interesting. I've only seen the outside of IBM mainframes in the few computer rooms which had both types of machines.
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by norwayjose 3y ago
For Honeywell mainframes, the maintenance contract required an onsite office for field engineers. In those offices were stored spare parts (mostly for peripheral devices), larger tools such as oscilloscopes, and the repair documentation wh
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by norwayjose 3y ago
I worked in the northern VA district. On weekends we also had to cover DC and parts of MD which was a wide area to cover. Once I was at a site in VA and got a call at the Naval Academy which was over 100 miles away. I wasn't able to
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by norwayjose 3y ago
I worked as a field engineer on Honeywell mainframes in the late 1970s and later moved into programming so I'm always keen on hearing about the good old days when computers looked impressive. I'd be interested in hearing about th
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by norwayjose 3y ago
That sucks. Almost 4 years ago I got hit by a layoff for the first time. When it happened I'd been in the industry 42 years. I spent 4 months on unemployment searching job sites and having mostly frustrating interactions with headhu
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by norwayjose 4y ago
I've been programming professionally for 40 years but don't consider myself a master. I think the term is overused and applies best to people such as Ken Thompson, John Carmack, and Michael Abrash. I'd also use it for a hand
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by norwayjose 17y ago
Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight by David A. Mindell Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers by Justin Seitz