I used to be very active with small electronic computing devices produced by Parallax. One was the “Basic Stamp”. A small microcomputer that was programmed with “micro-BASIC” programming language. These computers are not what we now call “personal computers” but rather hardware control computers. I.E. Control system or embedded application computers. Their control application use is only limited by human imagination. But these computers are used to control hardware. Not send emails in social media....
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Deep in thought; contemplative.
Zeitmeister
While I was employed by Schneider Electric (an energy conservation business) one of my many tasks was to collect “timecards” or “hours worked” by our large group of field project management people. All these people including myself were salaried employees but the accounting department wanted reports on actual hours worked and especially where. They said “for job costing” to apply hours as a job cost factor. Salaried employees are suppose to be exempt from reporting...
Continue reading...Of Mice and Men
I have forever heard reference to John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel “Of Mice and Men”. I knew or thought it had something to do with the plans and dreams of mice and men of great things that never come true. I have never read the novel or seen any of the many movies and plays it created. I just saw a movie clip of when George kills Lennie. It blew my mind on what was going...
Continue reading...Meta Platforms – FaceBook
I closed my FaceBook (FB) account a few months ago <LINK> Unfortunately, FB has become the BBS/Forum location preference for many commercial business information systems. Most have a standard WWW (web) site but get more traffic with FB. I needed some customer service information for a product I own and was informed that FB was best place to get in contact with Customer Service. I had, over a weeks time, sent 5 emails to the...
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