Reading a pretty cool and short (text)book (yawn), called “A gentle introduction to the art of object-oriented programming in Java. (yes, a truly exciting two volume set) Uses as an example, the programming of a robot. Reading this book, and also reading the recent news posted by my former colleague Charles Rader, about the first […]
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Homeless people
Humans of MPLS – Homeless interview A sad situation, and a catch-22: need a job to get away from being homeless, but being homeless prevents them from getting a job. Homeless people should be a number one priority for our help (both via our government, and our selves). ==================================================== “How did you end up homeless?” […]
Recruiters – faux pas
Had a very awkward realization just now. One of the two recruiters I spoke with on the phone yesterday, sent me a LinkedIn invite a few minutes ago. The person I was saying “no mam”, “yes mam” to, is male. In my defense, their name is Abhinav, and seemed to have a high pitch accent. […]
Model Railroading and “Collecting”
So. Most all Model Railroader hobbyists are also “collectors”. They (read: “we”) either collect engines (locomotives), passenger cars, freight cars, or even things called “structure kits” (various types of buildings you put together). We usually do our collecting via eBay, or at the local model railroading flea markets, etc. Sometimes, we even collect “track”. (to […]
Maps – Houston, and Appleton
I love maps. I really do. I can stare at them for hours. I absolutely love looking at them. But, sometimes, even when I look at these things for hours, some stuff doesn’t “sink in”. Like, I know, the Twin Cites is way, way north of Detroit (where I grew up). Way, way, north, meaning, […]
