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cmhardage.bsky.social
Software engineer/architect running on the hamster wheel of work in healthcare IT. Avid reader of speculative fiction, some time computer gamer, and inveterate technology tinkerer. Former "conservative/libertarian" turned progressive by age and faith.
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Fair. When the Avro Arrow project was shuttered in 1959, 32 engineers and technicians ended up moving to NASA and making great contributions to our aerospace community. Turnabout is indeed fair play.
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I once watched a colleague carry her open laptop around the office by the screen. Once they’re out of your care there’s no telling what abuse they suffer!
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Wow, what a stroll down memory lane. The TRS-80 was the system I learned to code on in middle school. We didn’t have the disk drives (cassette tape for us), but I have fond memories of that system!
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Has he ever *met* a Texan?!
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Sadly, the remaining posts in the thread don’t seem to have made it to my repost. Head over to OP’s original for the full story!