They say it is spring?

April 4, 2016

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This is outside my window the morning on 4/4/2016.  The calendar says spring but outside looks like winter.  We hit a cold snap and it got me thinking of a Time magazine article I read back in 2000.  Says the melting ice caps will cause an ice age.  You’re going to ask how would that happen?  The article says that the melting enters cold fresh water in the oceans in the higher latitudes causing the currents from the equator to prevent the warm temps getting that high and causing an ice age.  Here is a link that talks about my point: How Global Warming will Cause the Next Ice Age

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Not an April Fools Joke

April 1, 2016

On 4/1/2004 I was doing tech support for Gateway Computers.  This old guy calls me with an issue with the Hard Drive.  He wanted to buy a replacement.  He only had 1 day left in the warranty for support.  He tells me he smashed it with a ball peon hammer.  I asked the question of why.  The guy got paranoid and said there was data like financial data on it that he wants to protect.  Informed him that we provide a utility that can write 0s to the HDD destroying all data.  He didn’t believe me.  Informed him what he did wasn’t covered under the warranty so I sold him a new one.

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Segway Racing?

March 25, 2016

I first learned about Segwag Polo from show My Life on the D List.  This got me to thinking if anyone ever tried Segwag Racing?  I have played with the idea, but what kind of regulation would the race have?  How long will the race be and what shape the track will be.  Also rules for crashes and infractions like if a driver punches another.  It was a crazy idea and Segwags aren’t that popular.

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Return of the R.U.D.I. project.

March 11, 2016 3 Comments

A few years ago I was helping out with a scifi convention and wanted to make a robot as a mascot.  I tried to learn programming arduino boards to do it.  Tried as hard as I could but couldn’t get the board programmed to work.  I scraped the project and gave some of the parts away.  Years later I was looking on Instructables and found out about the EZ-Robot Developer Kit.  So I ordered the kit and am going back to creating R.U.D.I. again.  Bring him to EerieCon
in Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY area to entertain the guests.  Will keep you posted.

P.S. R.U.D.I. stands for Rudimentary Utility Droid Intelligence.

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Bigger and Better Things?

February 20, 2016

On Friday February 19, 2016 I quit my job at Paychex and am going to start a new job on Monday February 22, 2016.  I am excited to start a new job and nervous also.  Paychex was a good company to work for and I had a job doing support for an online time tracking program called Time and Labor Online.  The problem with that was it wasn’t in Information Technology and more of account management with billing and cancellation we had to perform.

I am going into a I.T. position where I will be supporting network print services.  The position is a step up from my former one and the pay is 21% better.  This is the kind of job I was looking to get when I graduated college and that has me nervous.  The reason why is back in 1999 a year after I graduated from RIT with a BS in I.T.  I had this nice paying job starting out in a company’s IT department.  I had hopes and dreams of a future, but after 6 weeks I was fired.  I was a poor performer at my job because of my A.D.D. and my inexperience.   I now have good meds, experience and maturity, but it still a nagging feeling that I might not have it after 6 weeks.  I hope for the best and preparing for the worst.  I will keep you posted.

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#BernieHasAPosse

February 2, 2016

I was watching the Iowa Caucus and it was a nail biter.  I am a Bernie Sanders support and he had no superpac support or rich donors and trailed behind Hillary Clinton by 4/10 of a percent.  I would love if he won, but the presidential race isn’t a sprint but a marathon, and Bernie and Hillary broke from the pack.  He is on her heels and may over take the lead during Super Tuesday.  Only concern is accusation of Hillary changing the vote to her favor.  Bernie is a fighter and so is his posse and we will make sure this election is fair.  Because if it goes unchallenged then it is Florida in 2000 all over again where Al Gore decided to concede the election then staying in for the end and could of won.  The corruption in the US is getting worse.  This has to stop.  That’s why Bernie Has a Posse.

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Star Wars

December 29, 2015

I finally seen Star Wars: The Force Awakened, and it was better then the prequels and the holiday specials combined.  Back in the Empire Strikes Back, Harrison Ford wanted to have Han Solo character killed off because his story was done.  He was frozen in Carbonite and brought back in Return of the Jedi.  In Force Awakened he got his wish.

The character Fin in the movie I thought was an interesting to have it from a perspective of a stormtrooper of the First Order.  He goes to his first battle and freezes; having a crisis of conscience of what he is doing and who his allegiance is with.

The character of Rey is good because she wasn’t a Mary Sue.  We only see a glimpse of the character that I hope will be expanded in the next movies.

I enjoyed the new movie and look forward to the next 2.

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Festivus

December 13, 2015

I am a member of Interlock Rochester, which is a local hacker space.  People there are working on projects and I though that I make something that is fun.  So I made a Festivus pole like mentioned in an episode of Seinfeld.  The pole is supposed to be unadorned.  I started with a aluminum shower curtain rod with a flange and some 1/2 inch thick MDF.IMG_20151208_191548748

Then I cut the MDF to an 8 inch square as the base.IMG_20151208_192737682

Attached the flange to the center of the board.IMG_20151208_202034630

Put some electrical tape to the end in the flange so it will stay in and pole for Festivus for the rest of us.

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Gambling

December 1, 2015

One of my vices is gambling.  Back in March of 2000 was the first time I was unemployed and I was depressed.  I started playing scratch off and won $500 on one ticket.  That fueled my obsession to play more.  I would spend hoping that I hit the jackpot and not have to work anymore.  That lasted for awhile, but I stopped for awhile.  Then I started working and didn’t spend on lottery tickets.  Then I went back to playing just so I don’t have to work.  Wishfully thinking because I know the odds are designed against the player.  I tried casinos but lottery tickets are more convenience and don’t cost as much.

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ADHD and Dyslexia

November 10, 2015

One of the symptoms of ADHD is Dyslexia.  Because your mind can’t focus on just one thing it will try to short cut it by putting in words that aren’t written or see different letters.  One of the variations is called Dysgraphia which is issues with putting thoughts in writing.  I remember when I had to write something for school I would stare at the page or screen for a long trying to put something down.  Word processors and computers with grammar and spell check has helped.  Writing down notes from someone speaking I couldn’t do because it wouldn’t be able to listen and write at the same time.  Part of the reason I went into I.T. is so I wouldn’t have to write long reports.  I would also try to avoid putting myself in positions of more responsibility for the same reason.

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