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No one better for the job!
ByDerekA huge congratulations goes out to our good friend, and Central Terminal Restoration Corporation President, Mike Miller, for being appointed Executive Director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara. Mike is leaving his job at M&T Bank to take on this new role, one that in his own words is “truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me!” Read the…
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Friday Five – February 4, 2011
ByDerekThis week… a little bit of IT in the world of politics and a little bit of politics in the world of IT… #1 – How Egypt Turned Off the Internet [Gizmodo] “Under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it,” Vodafone Egypt…
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Governmental gouging
ByDerekTake a very close look at this graphic prepared by the Department of Energy: Now tell me… who is gouging the consumer? Only 18% of the cost of a gallon of gas is even related to the refiner… and it includes their profit AND cost. The government, which has no part in the acquiring, refining,…
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Blah, day 2
ByDerekI almost never take a day off from work, but today marks the second day in a row I’ve been home. I should have seen it coming, with the high rate of coworker absences and coughing. Tuesday afternoon, I started to get that funny [bad] feeling in my throat. Wednesday morning, it was full on…
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Just call me Mr. Derp
ByDerekMondays are why they invented coffee, and sometimes I should have multiple cups before laying hands on the keyboard. My supervisor is on vacation this week, so it is a particularly good time to NOT cause any major catastrophes. As I eased into the morning, I needed to take a glance at our agent log…
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On the Surface
ByDerekRevolutionary technology comes around only once in a great while. I’m not sure I would quite classify Microsoft Surface as revolutionary, but at a minimum it’s the biggest leap forward in computer-human interface design in a long time. As I sit here massaging my sore wrist, my mind says that anything that gets us a…
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