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Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Don't anthropomorphize AI.
It hates that.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
How to dress for spring in Ontario:
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Agile would work much better if people stopped involving deadlines and other stakeholders
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
I miss when software came in boxes thick enough to stop a small-calibre round.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Window shopping for a computer - then vs now:
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
The top Linux admins in your company:
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
The fire alarm went off? I'm good, I think I'll just stay inside...
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
This is what peak nerd urbanism looks like...
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
One ring to hold them
One ring to fold them
One ring to walk away
And one ring to run
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
My vacuum cleaner stopped working yesterday.
So, today I put an Azure sticker on it that I got a while back from a tech conference, and boom - it started sucking again.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
I have decided from now on to avoid saying "WTF?"
Instead, I'm going to say "By what ungodly sequence of events hath this calamity transpired?"
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Pro tip: Instead of using "Agenda TBD", you could use "Agenda TBGLBA" (to be generated later by AI).
That way, you can say that your meetings are "fully aligned with our organizational AI directives."
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Well, there goes my productivity this week...
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
The modern version of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy":
https://triosdevelopers.com/jason.eckert/stuff/no_it_did_not.mp4
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Reactions when you get from people when you say their OS is trash:
- macOS users: “You just don’t appreciate design.”
- Linux users: “You just don’t understand it.”
- Windows users: "Hmmm.... "trash" is almost a compliment."
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
"Ask Jeeves" debuted 30 years ago this month, in case anyone needs to feel old today.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Fun fact: Light bulbs were such a good idea, that they became the symbol for a good idea
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Reminder: tomorrow is April Fools’ Day. As always, don’t believe anything you read.
Unfortunately, thanks to the US, that policy has been extended indefinitely.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
Field trips are wasted on kids.
Imagine getting a whole day off work AND learning how a grist mill works.
Dean of Technology @ triOS College, author, hiker, father, grandfather, arcade machine collector, vintage computer enthusiast, Cult of Mac survivor. Carpin' all them diems!
I love how some people think those little cheese knives are for serving cheese, when they're actually for defending your cheese. Trust no one.