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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 th…

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 subjec…

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 …

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 A…

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 stil…

In roughly the frequency of usage - Kindle, Inoreader, Octal, Audible, Libby, Hoopla, Overcast.

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 sa…

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.

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…

Thanks. That's interesting. I've only seen the outside of IBM mainframes in the few computer rooms which had both types of machines.

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 t…

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 Aca…

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 …

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 an…

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, an…

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