cqwatkin.bsky.social
NC. Deaf, Rubber Ducks collector
Interested in getting back into tech/IT
Looking for Mainframe/COBOL QA or dev/programmer or Web Dev, SQL/database.
Also collect 'rainbow mugs' from US states... Countries next- Peru is the first!
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Not thrilled.... Will be even less thrilled if Rubella (aka 'German measles') rears its head -signed, Congenital Rubella survivor (1960s epidemic).
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I could stand to use it too. Apparently I either still have the same cold or I have a brand new on complete with snotty nose. So far 2025 is the pits!!
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Yikes. Well I first got sick around Jan 18... Bad enough to call out from work (later found out 10 people called off sick). A month later I still have some residual coughing. Did COVID, Strep A, RSV last Tues all negative. Get well soon!
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My heart goes out to you Drago. She sounds like someone that my aunt would love to chat with. she raised awesome children and taught them well the lessons of life ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Ahh forgot about key indexes. I was a Mainframe QA for about 10 years - different contractor jobs..
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And JCL. Not sure on DB2 since SQL is used there...
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Does anyone know what programming language is used for the Treasury (or wherever those kids are). If they are still on Mainframe & COBOL(I
I think yes) the kidlets wouldn't know much Mainframe, judging from their resumes. Once worked at DoD DFAS in Denver- mainframe QA. I miss it.
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Well hell I'm still in the throes of a nasty cold (a week yesterday). The cough is still hanging on.... Could use this Rx 🤣
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I had cataract surgeries as a baby between 6 mos to 1.5 yrs old-ish- 4 different procedures on each eye (and 1 repeat surgery) so can't say I remember anything. When I got lens implants as an adult, had to hold eye stead while awake; same w/ glaucoma surgery. Hard to do even w/ sedation.
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I think this is Maude, spin off from All in the Family. Bea is definitely a 'Golden Girl' in any decade. Loved her wit. 1st time seeing this clip 😂
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Thank you for reminder! 😎 I really need to do that as I have a few thoughts (just my QA past peeking out... Still looking for QA jobs). Right now dealing with a nasty cold (half my work place was sick Monday).
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Up with my nasty cold/headache again
. Ah- I see it as 30, after starting to type the bar expands & the number disappears. Oddly no matter what I do with Bluesky and/or phone font size settings it disappears anyway. Even on the teeniest size font 😂. I'll do screen shots later 🤧. TY Drago!
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300? Now I know. That other platform is 240 I think? Still it's always "fun" to try to be creative writing a past. Doesn't help that I can't really tell when the REPLY button grays out when char limit is passed; just the inability to type as there's no character counter.
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My hearing aids are not blue tooth compatible (they're 10 years old and can't afford new ones) was happy to get my hands on an android with a headphone jack for a DAI cord. Now to find a device that plays music & has a headphone jack, can't have phone in work area, camera/recording are nonos.
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Yep I just looked at mine (after having to change my usual larger font size to tinier to see that '8 posts' but after Followers and Following (didn't even know the post counts was there until now). 3 original posts and 5 replies to others.
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Psst. Maybe in a future update remove the ^ arrow on the left side when in a feed (like Following) or relocate it. I accidentally touch it frequently and it puts me back at the top in the middle of me reading my feed..
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Hi Magnus! Sorry to say I love the rain ! (It's snow I dislike!). Say hi to your Dad and Mom for me. I need to visit with him and a few other of our friends... 🤔. Been too long. Come to NC you can play with Molly (auntie's 11 year old pooch, in my pic). ❤️
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Thank you! There were no captions so had no idea what was being said. I'd interpret the ASL but screen too small to see (for me at least). Wonder if this is on YouTube.
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I worry about Rubella... If that vaccine disappears pregnant women who catch it will pass the virus on to the unborn causing disabilities- I'm one of the 'Rubie Babies' during the Rubella baby bulge period in the 1960s.
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Had chicken pox as kid, in 1996 or so (age early 30)got what seemed like shingles middle of abdomen. Extreme itch caused me to rip off one blister (still have scar). Got the vac when I hit 50.