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Lunch break activism
ByDerek
I did make it out to the presentation of the pro-net neutrality petitions to Senator Schumer’s office today. Jen has a wrapup on her site. I have more to say on the issue, but I’m still adjusting to Amanda’s new schedule, so it’ll have to wait for another day.
Ford developing HAL 9000 nav system
ByDerek
Yes, it’s true. According to Autoblog… In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System (EAS) that simulates emotions when interacting with occupants, and may also…
Extra busy week
ByDerek
This is like a super extra busy week for me. My supervisor is out of town for training, and that leaves me in charge of our team of two. That in itself wouldn’t be a big deal, except that this week marks the start of our benefits enrollment period, the single busiest time of year…
Airline crappery
ByDerek
Having had the privilege of logging quite a few airline miles on rarely the same airline in the last year, I’ve seen the extremely wide range of customer service offerings from both U.S. and foreign carriers. I’ve flown domestic carriers that offered nothing more than a 6oz soft drink on a 5 hour flight, to…
Many years ago I requested that a new key be added to every developer’s keyboard – the EXP, or “Execute Programmer” key – which would send 5,000 volts through any programmer needing to be removed from the world’s programming pool.
I think it would have saved many of us considerable grief in the long run.
BBD