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Category Archives: Philosophical ramblings
Are You Really Looking for a SENIOR Software Engineer?
What exactly is meant when a company is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer? Is it really what a Senior Software Engineer would imagine it to be or is it something else? Continue reading
Church Body Democracy (or Not)?
I am finally getting some words down on a subject that I have prayerfully mused over for quite a while. Recently several events have brought it to a point and have forced it to the center of my thoughts and … Continue reading
Burdens of an (Introverted) Solo Practitioner
While I may be alone in my pursuits, I know that I am not alone in my state of anguish. Surely, of all of the billions of people in this world, there must be others out there who struggle with … Continue reading
Don’t “Go Your Own Way”
What does the 1988 Clapham Junction railway accident have to teach software developers and testers? Continue reading
Poor Engineering Decision-Making
On June 3, 1998 a Deutsche Bahn high-speed train derailed and caused the worst high-speed train accident to date. What can we software engineers learn from the mistakes made by the engineering team that designed that train? Continue reading
Keeping Notebooks in a Digital Age?
Successful people keep notebooks even in this digital age. This is a small musing about Chris’ personal thoughts about notebooking. Continue reading
Engineers Must Learn From History
In my recent encounters with newly minted software developers (and by “recent,” I mean within the last decade or so), I have been shocked by the fact that most do not have a solid grounding in the work of the … Continue reading
Working from Home and Unfair Tax Rules?!
Another Covid year is beginning to wind down with all of the trauma and changes that this disease has brought into the lives of the world’s population. It has definitely taken a toll in the deaths of loved ones and … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical ramblings, Rants
Tagged Home Office Costs, Increased costs for wfh, no tax relief, wfh, Working from home
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Future Challenges Facing Historians
The digital age ushers in several problems for future historical researchers. This article explores some of them. Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, Philosophical ramblings, Process, Video
Tagged archiving, historians, Historical challenges, Research
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“And the Winner is…”
Some observations on how Democrats and Republicans differ in their general election voting strategies. Continue reading
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