Friday, April 26, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

20 years, done & dusted

Does anyone throw a party to celebrate the end of term for a Term Life Insurance Policy? 

Or do we just say, "Congratulations on losing the bet you are most happy to have lost."

I think at least a cake, or a pie, or perhaps a healthy celebratory hike.


Twenty years went by, and I didn't die.

Raise your glass to the sky for the guy who didn't die!

Thursday, February 29, 2024

talkin' 'bout my generation

  • When the William Tell Overture comes on the radio, it must be blasted, especially if there are others in the house who are sleeping too late.
  • In my brain, the Beatles are the original rock group.
  • When I was a small child I thought I'd be taking casual trips to the moon when I grew up.
  • I knew what a googol was long before there was a Google. (Mrs Bloom taught us in elementary school.)
  • The word "ansible" makes makes me think first of Ursula K LeGuin, and possibly of 'tesseract'. After that I think of ansible software, which must be very cool to be deserving of such a name.
  • My fear of nuclear catastrophe was replaced by fear of catastrophic global-warming. There may have been a bit of a break in between.
  • Washington National Airport already had a President's name; why add Reagan's?
  • When we studied U.S. History in school, we were taught to admire politicians who made compromises.
  • I used to think Apple was on our side.
  • I use my index fingers to text.
  • Friday, February 16, 2024

    Software Testing Paradigm Shift!

    In today's email:

    Software Testing from the End User Perspective – A Paradigm Shift."

    What will you learn?

    • Redefining Quality: Explore the multifaceted concept beyond traditional metrics.
    • End User Adoption: Understand the crucial link between testing success and user satisfaction.
    • New Testing Approaches: Learn how a paradigm shift can enhance user experiences.

    My thoughts:

    • Redefining Quality: Explore the multifaceted concept beyond traditional metrics.   <== how about: "It's good enough." 
    • End User Adoption: Understand the crucial link between testing success and user satisfaction. <== If the thing breaks, the user is not happy. 
    • New Testing Approaches: Learn how a paradigm shift can enhance user experiences. <== Paradigm shifts enhance everyone's experiences!! 



      Should this have gone on my Tech blog?

    Wednesday, January 03, 2024

    Love

    The thing about love is: they don't have to do anything. They just have to be.

    Of course, you want them to do, lots of stuff. Yet love is not conditional, never conditional. 

    That's love.