Tales from the Technoverse

  • My Father-in-Law and the MG

    I have been very fortunate not only in whom I married but also with the parents that are part of the deal. Both my father-in-law, David Elow, and mother-in-law, Barbara Elow, are very special people. Both of my daughters have had many valuable moments with both of them, especially as the daughters have become young…

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  • Interesting Column on Global Trade

    I enjoy reading a blog called the Conversable Economist. Yesterday, the blog entry was about Global Trade, http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2013/09/shifting-patterns-of-global-trade.html.

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  • Defining Genius

    There is an interesting article in the current issue of Commentary Magazine, about the definition of genius, noting that the term is used pretty widely these days about many people, http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/i-dream-of-genius/. There was on particular quote I liked from Schopenhauer defining the different between genius and talent: “Talent is like the marksman who hits a target,…

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  • GSA Planning to End Its HR Shared Services

    An interesting article by Jason Miller from Federal News Radio, http://www.federalnewsradio.com/145/3451148/GSA-plans-to-stop-providing-HR-shared-services. GSA provides HR services to 40 agencies, per the article, covering approximately 30,000 employees, of which 18,000 are GSA employees. Private companies have, in some cases, outsourced capabilities that were not ‘core’ to their value-add in the marketplace. They do so because it allows their…

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  • Genesis

    This week, we celebrated Rosh Hashanah, which is sort of the Jewish New Year, though to me at least is more significant as it begins a ten day period of reflection. This period culminates with Yom Kippur, where we ask God to forgive us for our sins (past for some Jews, future for others) and…

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  • Iran’s President Wished All Jews a Happy Rosh Hashanah on Twitter (from the Washington Post)

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s English-language Twitter account sent out this message just before sunset, Tehran time, wishing Jews a happy Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish new year and begins at sundown: Hassan Rouhani @HassanRouhani As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.…

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  • Mobile Technology Is Impacting the Impact of War

    From the Financial Times: As violence linked to the crisis in neighbouring Syria increasingly slips over the border, the Lebanese have come up with a novel way of coping: advance-warning apps. Smartphone applications that map gun battles and differentiate between fireworks and gunfire, offer paths around roadblocks and even contact the army in the event…

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  • Updates From The War of the Nationals

    I coordinate a season ticket group for Nationals games. Each year we have a draft where the games are allocated, Ellen and I get 27 home games (of the 81) plus we pick up perhaps 5 or 6 additional games for one reason or another. Because of other conflicts and our general rule of not…

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  • As Usual A Sports Team I Root For Is Toying With Me – Go Nationals

    So after last year’s magical baseball carpet ride with the Nationals which ended when Drew Storen pulled on that thread hanging out of the carpet and unraveled the whole thing, THIS YEAR has been a tough go of it. Terrible fielding, slumps by almost everyone not injured and not named Werth, and the off-season free…

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  • Big Telephony Changes at Home

    We have a blended family. My daughters and wife have Macs and I have a PC. In fact, if you recall the Mac/PC ads, compiled here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZSBWbnmGrE, you will recall how cool the Mac guy was and how uncool the PC guy was, that basically describes us.

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