Tech in the Trenches

Good morning,

Breakfast was late after the morning scrum. I needed some time to think and process before hurling myself headlong back into technical work.

The morning was cooler and the sun was bright and warm. A perfect combination.

https://notes.jeddacp.com/the-beauty-of-the-everyday/“>Jedda talks about the Beauty of the Everyday and that’s precisely what I look for in my day. The days all run together. Working from home most of the time, looking for beauty and something different adds some flavor and texture to the day.

I love the pigeon picnic spot in Pershing Square in Los Angeles. Passed it by chance and had to stop and admire it.

How old are you?

I am the first computer I remember my dad bringing home is in a MUSEUM years old. 

I don’t know if it was this exact model but it was a Kaypro and it’s keyboard clipped on the front so you could carry it. 
I remember the dual 5.25” floppy drives. One for the operating system and one for the program you wanted to run.
 
From the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. 

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I picked up the oven mitt I used to remove the thermometer from the ribs and found a bee underneath it. So I let him finish inspecting and fly off.

300 day reading streak. 183 week reading streak.   
 
I have read a lot of good books this year. 

My Friends by Fredrik Backman destroyed me with its storytelling and writing. So painfully beautiful. 

He Who Fights Monsters 12 by Shirtaloon, a 12 book LitRPG series that I’ve fallen in love with. I binged through the series after reading…

Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman. The most fun I’ve had in years. Another LitRPG series with a fantastical cast of characters. I’ve laughed and cried through the 7 book series. (With more in the way.)

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky a wonderful tale of a robot just trying to do its job and take care of the house. 

I Who Have Never Known Men by 
Jacqueline Harpman a stark tale or curiosity and survival. 

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck where a simple task can be infinite. 

Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor, the most recent entry into the Bobiverse series. Where human consciousness is replicated and explores the galaxy.