Anecdote

Space Bank
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October 28, 2023
Heavy computer equipment nearly breaks elevator cable.
First Real Job
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September 11, 2023
The most valuable education in my professional life.

WarGames

In the movie WarGames, the programmer of the WOPR computer left a backdoor login. When the main character guesses it, all Hell breaks loose.

pSOS+ at Westinghouse

Somewhere between 1995 and 2000, I was sent to teach a pSOS+ class to Westinghouse engineers in Savannah, Georgia.

Home for spring break, her “let’s go to the range” request coincided with the Tuesday evening Nighthawks so I said, “Yes, if you’ll shoot your first competition.”

Twelve Minutes
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February 15, 2015

This evening, I came home to what was supposed to be an empty house.

The first time I visited this east coast Florida bar, I thought it ideal at first. It had an outdoor deck that faced the ocean on the second floor and I had a couple of beers and some onion rings to pass the time before dinner.

The Rock
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November 23, 2013

The Rock began in a tool room in the back of Bebop’s garage. It was three backyards and two fences from mine.

History

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