RAW 2006 (summary)

Although I wrote down pages of personal observations after each day’s ride, I’m at a loss for what to write about the entire Ride Around Washington. The word “Wow” comes to mind. After resting, showering and doing laundry Saturday, I feel great. If reality wasn’t a factor, I could have easily gotten back on the […]

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Platform support whack-a-mole

When I first started my current position, I noticed our QA team struggling to find hardware obsolete enough to test on Windows 95. Everyone’s busy, and the question hadn’t come up. Part of my job is to ask that question: “does this make sense to support?” I’ve put some thought into it…

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Blackberry Cobbler

Blackberries grow wild in the greenbelt behind my house.. and everywhere else, it seems. The plants are nasty, with thorns on everything. Blackberry tentacles ensnare other plants, sometimes growing straight up, then over anything in their path. Along roads, it’s common to see the shoots sticking out well into the pedestrian lane/shoulder. This leaves the

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T-minus eight days

With only eight days left until Ride Around Washington, I’m about as physically ready/pumped as I’m going to get. I still plan to bike commute next week to keep loose, and so the other major player in our fantasy bike commuting league still has to work to win this month 🙂 Later this morning, need

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Marketing Partnership Applications

Sigh. A particuarly large company approached us about having my software run on their technology. Actually, it already does with zero effort on my part. (Is that pleasant background music I’m hearing?) However, I really ought to know more about their offering. After a month of back and forth with their marketing person, they’ve arranged

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Stop making (ad)sense?

(Guess which Talking Heads album I’m listening to? 🙂 Since setting up Adsense on my site two years ago, I’ve hit the magical minimum about every nine months. The cool hundred United States Dollars partially offsets my web hosting fees. The real amusement has been what kind of organizations would pay for keywords pointing here.

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