North American Honey Bee Expo 2024 (NAHBE) - Conference Notes
Over the last two years I had read about previous Hive Life conferences and how they were focused on hobbyist and sideliner beekeepers and encouraged a lot of social interaction. My experience at the…
Halloween 2023
Halloween 2023
I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves. This can sometimes lead to a prolonged choosing process and debate. The moments of “OMG” and “wow” are wonderful as they realize the candies are…
My Years as a Metaverse Warlord
My Years as a Metaverse Warlord
For the last few years, I had several thousand people at my disposal, part of a global group, operating 24/7 that would do my bidding. A simple post on Slack or a brief voice chat was enough to hurl…
Halloween 2022
Halloween 2022
I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves. This can sometimes lead to a prolonged choosing process and debate. The moments of “OMG” and “wow” are wonderful as they realize the candies are…
Year Two in the empty offices
Year Two in the empty offices
It’s been almost two years since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I wrote a short piece…
Halloween 2021
Halloween 2021
I let the kids choose their favorite candy themselves. This can sometimes lead to a prolonged choosing process and debate. The moments of “OMG” and “wow” are wonderful as they realize the candies are…
Silicon Valley has no idea about the ‘metaverse’
Silicon Valley has no idea about the ‘metaverse’
Silicon Valley denizens are making the rounds bloviating on their ideas about the ‘metaverse’ which basically are nonsense vehicles for selling more eyeballs. The truth is the metaverse already…
A year in the empty offices
A year in the empty offices
It’s been a year since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I manage technology for part of a…
Two months with a Tesla Model Y
Two months with a Tesla Model Y
Two months ago, I bought a Tesla Model Y. The purchasing process was simple, all done online. The Model Y is our 4th EV car, so we are quite used to the charging life.
3 Years with a Chevy Bolt
3 years with a Chevy Bolt
The Bolt was a good car, but not a great experience. The Bolt was our third EV car, but we won’t be getting another one from GM. The only real failure was about 6 months in where the car basically…