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Yet, most of the advice out there on how to deal with this suggests hard-coding these escape sequences directly into your prompt. This is great, and probably will work just fine, but I find it to be painful....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2021-11-19 04:21:00.001 -0500 -0500">19 Nov 2021</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Linux Command Prompt in Color" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2021/11/linux-command-prompt-in-color/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>[Book] Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Book cover I usually don't do the comparative thing, but this one stuck me pretty directly. Imagine the movie Crazy Rich Asians, but teenagers at a boarding school in the mountains outside of Aspen, with a broadly international cast. Main point: pretty much everybody is insanely rich.
The main character, Jaya Rao, is a princess from an old kingdom of India who is literally there to break someone's heart....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2020-01-22 12:00:00 -0500 -0500">22 Jan 2020</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to [Book] Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2020/01/of-curses-and-kisses/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Stopping Regular Book Blog</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>For over a year, I have published a book review every other week, on Wednesday, at noon. Every week in the middle of both summers.
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My wife is a librarian, and when I started this blog, it was partly a way for me to share something about the numerous pre-release books that she and I would get when we went to book events. Also, when I started, doing this was fun, and I figured that if I were any good at it, maybe I would reach other readers....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2019-10-06 00:00:00 -0400 -0400">6 Oct 2019</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Stopping Regular Book Blog" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2019/10/stopping-regular-book-blog/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>[Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Title Illustration I read somewhere that the story of Disney's Frozen was based on this book, so I decided to read and review it for this blog. I want to be clear that there is almost nothing that the story of Frozen has left in common with this original fairytale, except for a talking reindeer. This is a short read, and I've linked to the full text via Project Gutenberg in the book information block below....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2019-10-03 01:36:00 -0400 -0400">3 Oct 2019</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to [Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2019/10/the-snow-queen/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/>« Prev</a>
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My wife is a librarian, and when I started this blog, it was partly a way for me to share something about the numerous pre-release books that she and I would get when we went to book events. Also, when I started, doing this was fun, and I figured that if I were any good at it, maybe I would reach other readers....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2019-10-06 00:00:00 -0400 -0400">6 Oct 2019</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Stopping Regular Book Blog" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/10/stopping-regular-book-blog/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>[Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Title Illustration I read somewhere that the story of Disney's Frozen was based on this book, so I decided to read and review it for this blog. I want to be clear that there is almost nothing that the story of Frozen has left in common with this original fairytale, except for a talking reindeer. This is a short read, and I've linked to the full text via Project Gutenberg in the book information block below....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2019-10-03 01:36:00 -0400 -0400">3 Oct 2019</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to [Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2019/10/the-snow-queen/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/>« Prev</a>
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Source: Wikipedia Neither of us had been there before, so had no idea what to expect. First, I have to say that I was a little confused at first, then impressed. Walking up to the building, I'm staring at this strange ultra-modern entrance where in any other museum, I'd expect to see a grand stairway....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2015-01-26 15:05:00.003 -0500 -0500">26 Jan 2015</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Brooklyn Museum" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2015/01/brooklyn-museum/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Electronics Mod: Ensoniq KS-32</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>A long, long time ago, I obtained a Midi Workstation, called an Ensoniq KS-32. I'm still thankful for the great deal I got on it. I'm also greatful that the guy I bought it from didn't break my leg, since I didn't finish paying that really good price for 3 years. Despite some harrowing times (orange juice dumped into it), it still functions to this day.
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Just got off a meeting, kicking off the third phase of a project that I've been working on for 22 months....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2015-01-28 00:26:00 -0500 -0500">28 Jan 2015</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;5 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Late Night Meeting ... Restless" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2015/01/late-night-meeting-restless/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Brooklyn Museum</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Yesterday, Jen and I went to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Killer Heels exhibition. But also to see some of the rest of the Museum.
Source: Wikipedia Neither of us had been there before, so had no idea what to expect. First, I have to say that I was a little confused at first, then impressed. Walking up to the building, I'm staring at this strange ultra-modern entrance where in any other museum, I'd expect to see a grand stairway....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2015-01-26 15:05:00.003 -0500 -0500">26 Jan 2015</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Brooklyn Museum" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2015/01/brooklyn-museum/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Electronics Mod: Ensoniq KS-32</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>A long, long time ago, I obtained a Midi Workstation, called an Ensoniq KS-32. I'm still thankful for the great deal I got on it. I'm also greatful that the guy I bought it from didn't break my leg, since I didn't finish paying that really good price for 3 years. Despite some harrowing times (orange juice dumped into it), it still functions to this day.
One note about the KS-32, is that the settings are stored on-board in RAM, or Random Access Memory....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-10-23 00:47:00.001 -0400 -0400">23 Oct 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;5 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Electronics Mod: Ensoniq KS-32" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2014/10/electronics-mod-ensoniq-ks-32/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/19/>« Prev</a>
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For most of my professional life, I've been a computer programmer or computer administrator. This is my story....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-07-21 18:35:00.002 -0400 -0400">21 Jul 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;11 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Professional Autobiography" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2014/07/professional-autobiography/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Team Building Tips for Managers from Agile</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I wrote the following, originally, for an ideas post at work. Then I cleaned it up a little to take out some "my company" specific examples and posted it on Linked-In.
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For most of my professional life, I've been a computer programmer or computer administrator. This is my story....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-07-21 18:35:00.002 -0400 -0400">21 Jul 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;11 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Professional Autobiography" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2014/07/professional-autobiography/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Team Building Tips for Managers from Agile</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I wrote the following, originally, for an ideas post at work. Then I cleaned it up a little to take out some "my company" specific examples and posted it on Linked-In.
Then I remembered that I don't post enough content to my blog anymore, so here's a post with a link to a post.
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140701163145-41328787-team-building-tips-for-managers-from-agile?trk=mp-reader-card</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-07-03 16:38:00.002 -0400 -0400">3 Jul 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Team Building Tips for Managers from Agile" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2014/07/team-building-tips-for-managers-from-agile/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Goodbye to Jenn Gabriel-Powell</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I'm in a hotel in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. I'm in the UK on a four week business trip. I have exactly one friend in Devon who is not from work, and I had plans to hang out with her, and meet her husband today.
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140701163145-41328787-team-building-tips-for-managers-from-agile?trk=mp-reader-card</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-07-03 16:38:00.002 -0400 -0400">3 Jul 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Team Building Tips for Managers from Agile" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2014/07/team-building-tips-for-managers-from-agile/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Goodbye to Jenn Gabriel-Powell</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I'm in a hotel in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. I'm in the UK on a four week business trip. I have exactly one friend in Devon who is not from work, and I had plans to hang out with her, and meet her husband today.
I guess I should say that I had one friend in Devon who is not from work.
Jenn Gabriel-Powell had an accident yesterday, suffered a subdural hematoma, and never recovered....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2014-03-30 14:56:00.002 -0400 -0400">30 Mar 2014</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Goodbye to Jenn Gabriel-Powell" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2014/03/goodbye-to-jenn-gabriel-powell/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Stone, Surgery and Recovery</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This tale starts in late June with extreme abdominal pain that, for at least four hours, I was convinced was just severe gas pain. I was sweating and shaking and curled up in a ball, and eventually asked Jen to get me to the emergency room. Well, x-rays, urine samples, and a contrast CAT scan later, and I was told that I had a Kidney stone descending into my bladder. That was 4mmx2mm, and too small for them to try to do anything specifically for....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2013-10-21 18:00:00 -0400 -0400">21 Oct 2013</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;6 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Stone, Surgery and Recovery" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2013/10/stone-surgery-and-recovery/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/20/>« Prev</a>
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I have, since at least 1999, worked with companies that are internationally distributed. This means, I regularly have correspondence with people in Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Poland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Some of these folks, I have become friends with, so I have had personal correspondence with people in these countries, both paper and electronic....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2013-07-03 21:13:00.001 -0400 -0400">3 Jul 2013</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to NSA and Security, Again" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2013/07/nsa-and-security-again/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2013-07-02 13:18:00 -0400 -0400">2 Jul 2013</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2013/07/fourth-amendment-to-the-united-states-constitution/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>No Project Without A Tweet</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>You should be able to describe your business project in 140 characters or less. I don't have more time than that. -- @GAVollink I've been following along with a pilot training program that was recently launched where I work. One section of it is on a project definition framework. I have never liked this framework, and only today - while responding to the trainer on another inquiry, did I finally understand why....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2013-02-22 13:25:00.003 -0500 -0500">22 Feb 2013</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to No Project Without A Tweet" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2013/02/no-project-without-a-tweet/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Syntaur Doing It Right</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I have an Ensoniq KS-32 keyboard that was released 20 years ago. I think that mine is only 17 years old, though (I'm the third owner, but I have owned it since 1998). Anyway, it's a great board, and it has treated me very well for a very long time.
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I have, since at least 1999, worked with companies that are internationally distributed. This means, I regularly have correspondence with people in Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Poland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Some of these folks, I have become friends with, so I have had personal correspondence with people in these countries, both paper and electronic....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2013-07-03 21:13:00.001 -0400 -0400">3 Jul 2013</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to NSA and Security, Again" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2013/07/nsa-and-security-again/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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There had been a low battery warning for, probably the last 10 years or so. My response was to just never turn it off, which worked until I had to turn it off for a while....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2012-10-13 01:52:00.001 -0400 -0400">13 Oct 2012</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Syntaur Doing It Right" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2012/10/syntaur-doing-it-right/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/21/>« Prev</a>
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Times Square is one of the street level places that is recognizable as obviously being in New York, and not some other city. As such, people who come to visit New York, at least for the first few times, feel that they must visit this space.
To someone who needs to go through Times Square multiple times per day, tourists are painful, literally....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-08-28 15:15:00.001 -0400 -0400">28 Aug 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to About Times Square" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2011/08/about-times-square/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Earthquake</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>New York City - Midtown
To someone who needs to go through Times Square multiple times per day, tourists are painful, literally....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-08-28 15:15:00.001 -0400 -0400">28 Aug 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to About Times Square" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/08/about-times-square/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Earthquake</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>New York City - Midtown
On Tuesday morning, Jen and I were both in the office and something seemed strange.
If you've ever been in the upper floors of a tall building during sustained winds, you can feel the building swaying. It felt just like that. Jen says, "Is the building moving?" "Yes," as I realize that I shouldn't feel wind movement from the third floor. Still not really sure what's going on, I say, "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-08-24 08:41:00 -0400 -0400">24 Aug 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Earthquake" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2011/08/earthquake/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Google+ or Not</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Thanks for the invites. I have a small collection now.
If you've ever been in the upper floors of a tall building during sustained winds, you can feel the building swaying. It felt just like that. Jen says, "Is the building moving?" "Yes," as I realize that I shouldn't feel wind movement from the third floor. Still not really sure what's going on, I say, "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-08-24 08:41:00 -0400 -0400">24 Aug 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Earthquake" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/08/earthquake/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Google+ or Not</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Thanks for the invites. I have a small collection now.
I can't use Google+, and here's why.
I use Google Apps for Domains. This allows me to do all sorts of things with vollink.com. However, Google hasn't opened Google+ up for domains accounts yet.
I /could/ use a Google account that isn't already associated with my domains account. However, with a domains account, Google tracks my login across the browser, which means to use a different Google account, I either have to use a different browser for the other account, or I would have to log out of all Google services first....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-07-23 18:08:00 -0400 -0400">23 Jul 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Google+ or Not" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2011/07/google-or-not/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Government Bail Out vs. Shut Down</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>It looks like we're going to have a Newt Gingrich style government shut-down this weekend. A friend of mine, who will be affected by this if it happens, mentioned that it seems like this is fall-out for the bail-outs.
I've heard various things about the Government bail-outs of banks, auto makers and mortgages. So, I did a quick search, and found a really great article over at ProPublica. This is a list of who still has money, and who paid money back already....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-04-08 11:05:00 -0400 -0400">8 Apr 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Government Bail Out vs. Shut Down" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2011/04/government-bail-out-vs-shut-down/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/23/>« Prev</a>
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I /could/ use a Google account that isn't already associated with my domains account. However, with a domains account, Google tracks my login across the browser, which means to use a different Google account, I either have to use a different browser for the other account, or I would have to log out of all Google services first....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-07-23 18:08:00 -0400 -0400">23 Jul 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Google+ or Not" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/07/google-or-not/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Government Bail Out vs. Shut Down</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>It looks like we're going to have a Newt Gingrich style government shut-down this weekend. A friend of mine, who will be affected by this if it happens, mentioned that it seems like this is fall-out for the bail-outs.
I've heard various things about the Government bail-outs of banks, auto makers and mortgages. So, I did a quick search, and found a really great article over at ProPublica. This is a list of who still has money, and who paid money back already....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-04-08 11:05:00 -0400 -0400">8 Apr 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Government Bail Out vs. Shut Down" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/04/government-bail-out-vs-shut-down/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/23/>« Prev</a>
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You know all those e-mails that get sent around with some heart-felt story about some child who is in dire need, and if you just forward the e-mail, you could help save that child's life? Well, the overwhelming majority of those e-mails don't actually have a link that they want you to send along with that e-mail. A link where people who actually have the means can drop a dollar, or twenty....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-01-06 10:53:00 -0500 -0500">6 Jan 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Spreading the Word For Simon" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/01/spreading-the-word-for-simon/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/24/>« Prev</a>
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Gone are the days when Apple could just tell people to use their phone and the difference in quality would be obvious. These days, even the new Windows phones are better than iPhones, so to try to save it's market share, Apple has decided to sue instead of compete....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-01-03 10:04:00 -0500 -0500">3 Jan 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Apple Admits iPhone Can't Compete, Targets Android with Patent Suits" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2011/01/apple-admits-iphone-can-t-compete-targets-android-with-patent-suits/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Facebook 101</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Collected from recent FaceBook 101 updates of a friend of mine.
Keep your personal drama problems off of Facebook. Do not write an ambiguous post just so the first commenter will have to ask, "What do you mean?" Learn how to use the privacy features of Facebook and DO NOT leave your profile open to the public. Do not post or comment if it will get you in trouble with your significant other; Offending others is OK, if you are really prepared for the backlash....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-12-22 22:14:00.001 -0500 -0500">22 Dec 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;4 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Facebook 101" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/12/facebook-101/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>What Crime Was Committed?</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>It appears that the politicians who are supposed to represent me are trying to convince me that a website, WikiLeaks, run primarily by a group of Australian citizens has, itself, done something illegal.
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Gone are the days when Apple could just tell people to use their phone and the difference in quality would be obvious. These days, even the new Windows phones are better than iPhones, so to try to save it's market share, Apple has decided to sue instead of compete....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2011-01-03 10:04:00 -0500 -0500">3 Jan 2011</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Apple Admits iPhone Can't Compete, Targets Android with Patent Suits" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2011/01/apple-admits-iphone-can-t-compete-targets-android-with-patent-suits/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Facebook 101</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Collected from recent FaceBook 101 updates of a friend of mine.
Keep your personal drama problems off of Facebook. Do not write an ambiguous post just so the first commenter will have to ask, "What do you mean?" Learn how to use the privacy features of Facebook and DO NOT leave your profile open to the public. Do not post or comment if it will get you in trouble with your significant other; Offending others is OK, if you are really prepared for the backlash....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-12-22 22:14:00.001 -0500 -0500">22 Dec 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;4 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Facebook 101" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/12/facebook-101/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>What Crime Was Committed?</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>It appears that the politicians who are supposed to represent me are trying to convince me that a website, WikiLeaks, run primarily by a group of Australian citizens has, itself, done something illegal.
I'm usually not one to go out of my way to question things my representatives are saying, but in this case, I feel I have to.
Let me explore this a little bit (with the help of The Telegraph Timeline Reference)....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-12-09 18:48:00.024 -0500 -0500">9 Dec 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to What Crime Was Committed?" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/12/what-crime-was-committed/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Christmas Time Is Nigh</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Just a quick note to say a few minor things.
Let me explore this a little bit (with the help of The Telegraph Timeline Reference)....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-12-09 18:48:00.024 -0500 -0500">9 Dec 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to What Crime Was Committed?" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/12/what-crime-was-committed/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Christmas Time Is Nigh</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Just a quick note to say a few minor things.
I'm back from Bangalore. I had a great trip. Saw some cool things, met many cool people. I will, eventually, get around to posting photos.
Christmas time is nigh...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-12-07 21:33:00 -0500 -0500">7 Dec 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Christmas Time Is Nigh" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/12/christmas-time-is-nigh/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/25/>« Prev</a>
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My job title is Technical Team Leader, but up to now, I've been dealing primarily with projects. During this project work, I've had between 1 and 5 people who are working on those projects. The guy I work for directly managed the people, while I just gave technical direction (leadership?...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-14 20:22:00 -0400 -0400">14 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Another Big Change; At Work" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/another-big-change-at-work/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Watch Out! Child Playing in the Street! No, A Speed Device</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Via PhysOrg.com [0], The City of West Vancouver, Canada, has unveiled the latest technology to get drivers to slow down. A photo-realistic image of a little girl grabbing a ball, that is stretched long and flat to give the optical illusion that she is real, when viewed from a distance. (Image from CTV, after the break.)
This particular experiment has been installed near a primary school, and only be in place for a week, and there are special signs and extra patrols in the area during this period....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-11 10:00:00.001 -0400 -0400">11 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Watch Out! Child Playing in the Street! No, A Speed Device" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/watch-out-child-playing-in-the-street-no-a-speed-device/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Getting Rid Of Old Technology</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Today, I gave away a second phonograph player that I own. I've owned two phonograph players for at least 15 years. Neither of them are "DJ units", just standard home units manufactured in '87 and '91. The one I gave away isn't as good as the other one, but I had bought it myself. The better one, that I still use, was given to me. But one day, maybe I would need the other unit....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-10 09:00:00.002 -0400 -0400">10 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Getting Rid Of Old Technology" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/getting-rid-of-old-technology/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Video: Cruise Ship In Heavy Seas</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>From the folks at BoingBoing, this is awe inspiring in a really, really scary way.
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/07/cruise-ship-chaos-vi.html
Shorter YouTube version too...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-09 18:40:00 -0400 -0400">9 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Video: Cruise Ship In Heavy Seas" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/09/video-cruise-ship-in-heavy-seas/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/27/>« Prev</a>
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Ever since I heard this story about a woman who fell through a grate in Manhattan, I've been worried about sidewalk grates. I just can't function if I have to worry about whole sidewalks, too!
Someone I know sent me a PDF file that had some pictures. This is a really huge hole. When I first heard about it, I was thinking man-hole cover size, not SUV size....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-07 18:26:00.001 -0400 -0400">7 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to St. Paul Sink Hole" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/09/st-paul-sink-hole/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Big Change</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I just got off the phone with my girlfriend, J. It was one of those marathon chats that go on and on, but we didn't really say much. It's Labor day today, so we chatted about that. I mentioned that I saw a tree on Friday that had half it's leaves brown already. Fall is closing in early. She mentioned some of the things she is doing where she is....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-06 17:58:00 -0400 -0400">6 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Big Change" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/09/big-change/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>New Start</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This is my new blog space. My old blog is still available, but due to some account changes with Google, I chose to move my blog around to a new Google user-id.
Someone I know sent me a PDF file that had some pictures. This is a really huge hole. When I first heard about it, I was thinking man-hole cover size, not SUV size....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-07 18:26:00.001 -0400 -0400">7 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to St. Paul Sink Hole" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/st-paul-sink-hole/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Big Change</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I just got off the phone with my girlfriend, J. It was one of those marathon chats that go on and on, but we didn't really say much. It's Labor day today, so we chatted about that. I mentioned that I saw a tree on Friday that had half it's leaves brown already. Fall is closing in early. She mentioned some of the things she is doing where she is....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-06 17:58:00 -0400 -0400">6 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Big Change" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/big-change/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>New Start</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This is my new blog space. My old blog is still available, but due to some account changes with Google, I chose to move my blog around to a new Google user-id.
[Update]:
Ha! Technically, I just figured out how to import my old blog into this one. So, now everything is all in one place.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-03 15:49:00.001 -0400 -0400">3 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to New Start" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/09/new-start/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Tea Party : The Republican Green?</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2003079,00.html
I read the article above*, and couldn't help but notice that this was the very same analysis that so many had about the Green Party during the G.W.Bush years. The whole idea, then, was that the Green party, by both attracting Democrats, and then also endorsing occasional bat-shit-crazy candidates basically imploded the realistic chances of either party. *The Headline is different in the print edition: Mark Halperin's Take: How the Tea Party Is a Mixed Blessing</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-07-19 12:35:00.001 -0400 -0400">19 Jul 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Tea Party : The Republican Green?" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2010/07/tea-party-the-republican-green/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/28/>« Prev</a>
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Ha! Technically, I just figured out how to import my old blog into this one. So, now everything is all in one place.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-09-03 15:49:00.001 -0400 -0400">3 Sep 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to New Start" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/09/new-start/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Tea Party : The Republican Green?</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2003079,00.html
I read the article above*, and couldn't help but notice that this was the very same analysis that so many had about the Green Party during the G.W.Bush years. The whole idea, then, was that the Green party, by both attracting Democrats, and then also endorsing occasional bat-shit-crazy candidates basically imploded the realistic chances of either party. *The Headline is different in the print edition: Mark Halperin's Take: How the Tea Party Is a Mixed Blessing</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2010-07-19 12:35:00.001 -0400 -0400">19 Jul 2010</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Tea Party : The Republican Green?" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2010/07/tea-party-the-republican-green/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/28/>« Prev</a>
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Every time I hear about one of those laptops stolen with secrets, but "no secure password", I believe that corporate password retention policies are to blame.
I have now come to the point, where I work, that the various password systems, with their vastly different password policies, have collided to make it impossible for me to keep up anymore. I will now be one of the countless hoardes that puts my passwords on a sticky note above my notebook's keyboard....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2009-05-02 16:40:00 -0400 -0400">2 May 2009</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Password Retention Policies" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2009/05/password-retention-policies/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>[dev] CHAIR Programming Platform 3.0</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>What is CHAIR?
CHAIR is an offset platform for programming, which is specifically made to support a programmer's approach to offset horizontal surface interfacing to tables. It does not qualify as a fully integrated development environment, but instead is a purpose built platform for supporting a programmer without getting in the way of what the programmer does best! As a programming platform CHAIR is already proven to lead to greatly reduced project timelines when compared to similar projects done without the CHAIR Platform....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2009-03-31 19:31:00 -0400 -0400">31 Mar 2009</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to [dev] CHAIR Programming Platform 3.0" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2009/03/dev-chair-programming-platform-3-0/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Spring and It's Been a While</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Hello everyone.
I have now come to the point, where I work, that the various password systems, with their vastly different password policies, have collided to make it impossible for me to keep up anymore. I will now be one of the countless hoardes that puts my passwords on a sticky note above my notebook's keyboard....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2009-05-02 16:40:00 -0400 -0400">2 May 2009</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Password Retention Policies" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2009/05/password-retention-policies/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>[dev] CHAIR Programming Platform 3.0</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>What is CHAIR?
CHAIR is an offset platform for programming, which is specifically made to support a programmer's approach to offset horizontal surface interfacing to tables. It does not qualify as a fully integrated development environment, but instead is a purpose built platform for supporting a programmer without getting in the way of what the programmer does best! As a programming platform CHAIR is already proven to lead to greatly reduced project timelines when compared to similar projects done without the CHAIR Platform....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2009-03-31 19:31:00 -0400 -0400">31 Mar 2009</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to [dev] CHAIR Programming Platform 3.0" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2009/03/dev-chair-programming-platform-3-0/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Spring and It's Been a While</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Hello everyone.
I've been very busy with work and friends lately. I also don't have an internet connection at home, so I've been neglecting this blog. It's not that I haven't seen anything of interest lately, and it's not that I've had nothing to say. I've just been busy.
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I received a comment on that story that I deeply hope is true, but ... partly because it was anonymous (see update), and mostly because there have been no further news reports that I've been able to find, I have no way of being sure. Here is a copy of that comment:...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-12-08 11:19:00 -0500 -0500">8 Dec 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Revisit: 'Attack and Muder at the Drum Tower' [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/12/revisit-attack-and-muder-at-the-drum-tower-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Christmas Meme</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So my mother sent me this set of questions in e-mail. Like all internet memes, the idea is to copy the questions, and fill in your own answers, and send that out to all the people you know. I don't often do these, but it's Christmas time, so I figured it's good enough to go up on my blog (and, by extension, Facebook). So, here are the questions with my answers:...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-12-02 15:16:00 -0500 -0500">2 Dec 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Christmas Meme" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/12/christmas-meme/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>China Memories</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This was continuously one of my favorite spots on the road in China... It's not easy to see the street painted arrows below, but it mirrors the sign above.
I never saw anybody attempt to turn left at this point, and I'm glad for that.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-11-21 18:31:00 -0500 -0500">21 Nov 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to China Memories" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/11/china-memories/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>New Address</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I have a new place. I now live in Downtown St. Paul, MN at an apartment that is skyway connected. I have a 12 minute walk to work through the skyway, and I don't really need to drive much anymore.
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I received a comment on that story that I deeply hope is true, but ... partly because it was anonymous (see update), and mostly because there have been no further news reports that I've been able to find, I have no way of being sure. Here is a copy of that comment:...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-12-08 11:19:00 -0500 -0500">8 Dec 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Revisit: 'Attack and Muder at the Drum Tower' [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/12/revisit-attack-and-muder-at-the-drum-tower-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Christmas Meme</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So my mother sent me this set of questions in e-mail. Like all internet memes, the idea is to copy the questions, and fill in your own answers, and send that out to all the people you know. I don't often do these, but it's Christmas time, so I figured it's good enough to go up on my blog (and, by extension, Facebook). So, here are the questions with my answers:...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-12-02 15:16:00 -0500 -0500">2 Dec 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Christmas Meme" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/12/christmas-meme/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>China Memories</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This was continuously one of my favorite spots on the road in China... It's not easy to see the street painted arrows below, but it mirrors the sign above.
I never saw anybody attempt to turn left at this point, and I'm glad for that.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-11-21 18:31:00 -0500 -0500">21 Nov 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to China Memories" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/11/china-memories/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>New Address</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I have a new place. I now live in Downtown St. Paul, MN at an apartment that is skyway connected. I have a 12 minute walk to work through the skyway, and I don't really need to drive much anymore.
This will be convenient in the winter, and even more when there's a snow storm.
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I spotted it up ahead, and grabbed my camera. It's just an unusual thing to see...
I was traveling across the Minnesota River's Bloomington Ferry Bridge, and decided to take pictures while I could. He was going pretty slow....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-10-25 22:40:00 -0400 -0400">25 Oct 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Driving Aircraft (part 2) [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/10/driving-aircraft-part-2-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Saturday's Day Trip</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I couldn't have asked for better weather. Sure, it's Minnesota and it's getting cool, but there was barely a cloud in the sky...
Darwin and Ray are some co-workers who are in town for a month, and this is their last full weekend in Minnesota. I had offered earlier to take them to see Lake Superior. Darwin, in particular, had mentioned how much he wanted to see the great lakes... so I figured I'd do the best I could, and show him the big one that's only a few hours drive from here....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-10-05 19:05:00 -0400 -0400">5 Oct 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Saturday's Day Trip" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/10/saturday-s-day-trip/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Eight Percent Lost</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Washington DC
I was traveling across the Minnesota River's Bloomington Ferry Bridge, and decided to take pictures while I could. He was going pretty slow....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-10-25 22:40:00 -0400 -0400">25 Oct 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Driving Aircraft (part 2) [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/10/driving-aircraft-part-2-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Saturday's Day Trip</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I couldn't have asked for better weather. Sure, it's Minnesota and it's getting cool, but there was barely a cloud in the sky...
Darwin and Ray are some co-workers who are in town for a month, and this is their last full weekend in Minnesota. I had offered earlier to take them to see Lake Superior. Darwin, in particular, had mentioned how much he wanted to see the great lakes... so I figured I'd do the best I could, and show him the big one that's only a few hours drive from here....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-10-05 19:05:00 -0400 -0400">5 Oct 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Saturday's Day Trip" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/10/saturday-s-day-trip/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Eight Percent Lost</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Washington DC
As the House of Representatives are pandering to the most resentful and least educated of their respective constituents, the economists on Wall Street started another sell off.
The results, about 8% loss. Of course, this depends on what index you are looking at, but 8% seems to be right about in the middle. The Dow is down 777 points or 6.98%. The Russel 1000 is down 8.69%. Nasdaq Composite is down 199 points or 9....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-29 18:30:00 -0400 -0400">29 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Eight Percent Lost" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/eight-percent-lost/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Micheal Moore - Slacker Uprising</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>The movie is available for free download. The download is, supposedly, US only - - yet the movie also has an official bittorrent tracker. Last I checked, torrent doesn't care about what country you are in.
The results, about 8% loss. Of course, this depends on what index you are looking at, but 8% seems to be right about in the middle. The Dow is down 777 points or 6.98%. The Russel 1000 is down 8.69%. Nasdaq Composite is down 199 points or 9....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-29 18:30:00 -0400 -0400">29 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Eight Percent Lost" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/09/eight-percent-lost/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Micheal Moore - Slacker Uprising</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>The movie is available for free download. The download is, supposedly, US only - - yet the movie also has an official bittorrent tracker. Last I checked, torrent doesn't care about what country you are in.
I made a copy of the tracker, here.
Bittorrent is available for free download, too.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-23 09:53:00 -0400 -0400">23 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Micheal Moore - Slacker Uprising" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/micheal-moore-slacker-uprising/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/31/>« Prev</a>
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Why, Talk Like a Pirate day, you prey ask!?
Well, Because the markets are crashin' around us, the gov'ment is in turmoil, the 'lections are about change - but not the kind that jingles, and because, well, It's September 19th, yet again.
So, "Argh!", "Argh!", I say!
Also, a Happy Birthday to Dede. Tell her so, if ya see her.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-19 11:55:00 -0400 -0400">19 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Argh Matey!" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/argh-matey/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Pink Floyd Keyboardist, Richard Wright...</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSLF23668220080915
Also, a Happy Birthday to Dede. Tell her so, if ya see her.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-19 11:55:00 -0400 -0400">19 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Argh Matey!" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/09/argh-matey/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Pink Floyd Keyboardist, Richard Wright...</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSLF23668220080915
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The Great Gig in the Sky</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-15 18:23:00 -0400 -0400">15 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Pink Floyd Keyboardist, Richard Wright..." href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/pink-floyd-keyboardist-richard-wright/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>This Day in Gary's History...</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>September 11, 2001 I was on a consulting assignment to help install and configure a web based software product at Caterpillar in Pontiac, Illinois. I arrived at the Bloomington, IL airport on the morning of September 10th, and was asked to visit the headquarters in East Peoria on September 11th. To save the customer money, another consultant agreed to lend me his pickup truck for the drive to East Peoria (on the other end of the state)....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-11 19:36:00 -0400 -0400">11 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to This Day in Gary's History..." href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/this-day-in-gary-s-history/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Back From New York</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I've posted a few pictures online from the trip. Mostly business, didn't really get to see anything too exciting on such a short weekday only trip.
http://picasaweb.google.com/gary.vollink/NewYorkTrip</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-10 00:43:00 -0400 -0400">10 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Back From New York" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/09/back-from-new-york/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/32/>« Prev</a>
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http://picasaweb.google.com/gary.vollink/NewYorkTrip</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-09-10 00:43:00 -0400 -0400">10 Sep 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Back From New York" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/09/back-from-new-york/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/32/>« Prev</a>
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Spelling "truely atrosious," says academic (sic)
I've been mulling this over for weeks, and I've heard a few people make the argument that standardized spelling is a relatively new construct from a historic perspective....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-25 20:15:00 -0400 -0400">25 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Bad Speling Iz Ok Now?" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/08/bad-speling-iz-ok-now/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Beijing : Attack and Murder at the Drum Tower</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I feel that I should begin by expressing how safe I felt while I was in Beijing. I felt safer in every part of Beijing than I do in downtown Minneapolis. The news outlets don't really say that enough while sharing this bit of news. Actual physical attacks on foreigners are very unusual in Beijing. Like any large city, crimes of opportunity are common, but confrontational attacks against foreigners are incredibly rare....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-09 21:01:00 -0400 -0400">9 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Beijing : Attack and Murder at the Drum Tower" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/08/beijing-attack-and-murder-at-the-drum-tower/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Javascript Toolkits; Web Programming</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So I've started working with the Dojo Toolkit -- mostly because I ran the demo for it, and I was impressed by what it could do out of the box. It does have a very nicely featured demonstration set.
I've mentioned this to some friends and colleagues, and instead of thoughts or experiences with this toolkit, I got back a whole bunch of comments about why I chose to work with Dojo and not "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-06 22:00:00 -0400 -0400">6 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Javascript Toolkits; Web Programming" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/08/javascript-toolkits-web-programming/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Florida Bird Photos from Today.</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Someone I know in Florida sent me some pictures of birds -- the pictures were taken today.
I've been mulling this over for weeks, and I've heard a few people make the argument that standardized spelling is a relatively new construct from a historic perspective....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-25 20:15:00 -0400 -0400">25 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Bad Speling Iz Ok Now?" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/08/bad-speling-iz-ok-now/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Beijing : Attack and Murder at the Drum Tower</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I feel that I should begin by expressing how safe I felt while I was in Beijing. I felt safer in every part of Beijing than I do in downtown Minneapolis. The news outlets don't really say that enough while sharing this bit of news. Actual physical attacks on foreigners are very unusual in Beijing. Like any large city, crimes of opportunity are common, but confrontational attacks against foreigners are incredibly rare....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-09 21:01:00 -0400 -0400">9 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;3 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Beijing : Attack and Murder at the Drum Tower" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/08/beijing-attack-and-murder-at-the-drum-tower/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Javascript Toolkits; Web Programming</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So I've started working with the Dojo Toolkit -- mostly because I ran the demo for it, and I was impressed by what it could do out of the box. It does have a very nicely featured demonstration set.
I've mentioned this to some friends and colleagues, and instead of thoughts or experiences with this toolkit, I got back a whole bunch of comments about why I chose to work with Dojo and not "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-06 22:00:00 -0400 -0400">6 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Javascript Toolkits; Web Programming" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/08/javascript-toolkits-web-programming/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Florida Bird Photos from Today.</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Someone I know in Florida sent me some pictures of birds -- the pictures were taken today.
Black Bellied Whistling Duck
Green Heron
Little Blue Heron
Roseate Spoonbill
Snowy Egret
Woodstork w Roseate Spoonbill</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-08-02 20:46:00 -0400 -0400">2 Aug 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Florida Bird Photos from Today." href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/08/florida-bird-photos-from-today/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/33/>« Prev</a>
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A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-30 19:30:00 -0400 -0400">30 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Just a Joke" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/just-a-joke/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Beijing 2008 - Olympics In The Air</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Last October, during the beginning of my time in Beijing, I wrote this blog post that mentioned air quality with two comparative photos.
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A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-30 19:30:00 -0400 -0400">30 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Just a Joke" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/just-a-joke/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Beijing 2008 - Olympics In The Air</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>Last October, during the beginning of my time in Beijing, I wrote this blog post that mentioned air quality with two comparative photos.
Since then, I've been following the blog of James Fallows who also has been posting photos for comparison.
In the last several days -- China has done several things to try to improve the air quality for the Olympics.
Temporarily shutting down most factories East of Beijing Even-Odd car restrictions...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-28 10:45:00 -0400 -0400">28 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Beijing 2008 - Olympics In The Air" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/beijing-2008-olympics-in-the-air/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Strange Helicopter Transportation (photo)</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I was driving into work this-morning, and I saw a helicopter driving down the road. Weirdest thing ever, so I absolutely had to take some photos out my window.
Quite unexpected. That's all I'm saying.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-24 21:39:00 -0400 -0400">24 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Strange Helicopter Transportation (photo)" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/strange-helicopter-transportation-photo/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/34/>« Prev</a>
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Quite unexpected. That's all I'm saying.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-24 21:39:00 -0400 -0400">24 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Strange Helicopter Transportation (photo)" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/strange-helicopter-transportation-photo/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/34/>« Prev</a>
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Upcoming Hurricanes The XKCD web comic is one of my favorites.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-23 20:03:00 -0400 -0400">23 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to For My Floridian Friends" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/for-my-floridian-friends/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Me and My Enneagram [Updated]</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This is a bit of a meme that's been going around one of my circles of friends. It's this Enneagram test. So, after putting it off for a week, I finally decided to take the first (and longer) of the two tests presented at the link above.
I will not pretend that I've actually read through what this means or what it might mean, but - generally - I have a tendency of being very central on most personality tests, so -- I've linked the whole result set, with all of the scores, so that you can see the whole picture....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-23 10:27:00 -0400 -0400">23 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Me and My Enneagram [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/me-and-my-enneagram-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Song In My Head</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>First, it's a really good song. Musically complex, and very heart-felt. I would link to it here, but I didn't find a source that has a copy.
However, for two days I've had this same song going through my head. I've LISTENED to the song at least 12 times trying to satisfy whatever is making this song run through my head. It hasn't helped. So, I figure I'll try to give it to someone else, maybe the song will leave me alone for a while....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-19 01:56:00 -0400 -0400">19 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Song In My Head" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/song-in-my-head/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>First Life</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So, you've heard of "Second Life"...
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I will not pretend that I've actually read through what this means or what it might mean, but - generally - I have a tendency of being very central on most personality tests, so -- I've linked the whole result set, with all of the scores, so that you can see the whole picture....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-23 10:27:00 -0400 -0400">23 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Me and My Enneagram [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/me-and-my-enneagram-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Song In My Head</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>First, it's a really good song. Musically complex, and very heart-felt. I would link to it here, but I didn't find a source that has a copy.
However, for two days I've had this same song going through my head. I've LISTENED to the song at least 12 times trying to satisfy whatever is making this song run through my head. It hasn't helped. So, I figure I'll try to give it to someone else, maybe the song will leave me alone for a while....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-19 01:56:00 -0400 -0400">19 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Song In My Head" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/song-in-my-head/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>First Life</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So, you've heard of "Second Life"...
Clark Boyd over at "The World" (BBC / WGBH) posted a blog entry with a link to a REALLY funny site, so without further introduction
Get a First Life</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-17 19:30:00 -0400 -0400">17 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to First Life" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/first-life/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/35/>« Prev</a>
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Things I like.
Virtual Hardware v. 7 with USB 2.0 support. Tomcat based VM monitoring, is pretty responsive. Does NOT request or attempt to "require" IIS. The Server interface, while different, remains similar.Technical -- I've loaded VMWare-Server beta on two separate Windows XP host systems (I have an Ubuntu as well, but I've had problems in the past loading both "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-17 10:20:00 -0400 -0400">17 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Opinion: VMWare Server 2.0 Beta [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/opinion-vmware-server-2-0-beta-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Flamingo Hand</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This came from one of those e-mails that people send around. It was a collection of "hand art". One that I'm sure has an online source somewhere, and if I find it, I'll link to that ... but, I thought this was interesting enough, so .. check it out.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-16 00:50:00 -0400 -0400">16 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Flamingo Hand" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/flamingo-hand/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Twitter by Proxy</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So, I'm done with twitview.
Virtual Hardware v. 7 with USB 2.0 support. Tomcat based VM monitoring, is pretty responsive. Does NOT request or attempt to "require" IIS. The Server interface, while different, remains similar.Technical -- I've loaded VMWare-Server beta on two separate Windows XP host systems (I have an Ubuntu as well, but I've had problems in the past loading both "...</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-17 10:20:00 -0400 -0400">17 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;2 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Opinion: VMWare Server 2.0 Beta [Updated]" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/opinion-vmware-server-2-0-beta-updated/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Flamingo Hand</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>This came from one of those e-mails that people send around. It was a collection of "hand art". One that I'm sure has an online source somewhere, and if I find it, I'll link to that ... but, I thought this was interesting enough, so .. check it out.</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-16 00:50:00 -0400 -0400">16 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Flamingo Hand" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/flamingo-hand/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Twitter by Proxy</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>So, I'm done with twitview.
Twitview uses the web server (vollink.com) to pull my twitter data feed. Once pulled, I turn links into links.
The twittering view at the right side of this blog now uses twitview, as does the open-social app that I wrote for my iGoogle. I also added twitview to my main homepage.
Another advantage of this, is that my twitter feed is now also proxied, so will be visible in places where twitter may become blocked or banned....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-13 03:04:00 -0400 -0400">13 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Twitter by Proxy" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/twitter-by-proxy/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Google Apps, iGoogle and Facebook</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I've added Google Apps to my domain. I had already started handing pieces of my domain to Google when I started letting them host my blog. At the same time, I'm starting to take pieces back. More on that later...
I started playing with the Open Social API today. Really simple thing -- I realized that I wanted to put some basic, static HTML in a box on both my Facebook page and to my iGoogle page....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-12 19:35:00 -0400 -0400">12 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Google Apps, iGoogle and Facebook" href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/post/2008/07/google-apps-igoogle-and-facebook/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.nyc/page/36/>« Prev</a>
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Another advantage of this, is that my twitter feed is now also proxied, so will be visible in places where twitter may become blocked or banned....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-13 03:04:00 -0400 -0400">13 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Twitter by Proxy" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/twitter-by-proxy/></a></article><article class=post-entry><header class=entry-header><h2>Google Apps, iGoogle and Facebook</h2></header><div class=entry-content><p>I've added Google Apps to my domain. I had already started handing pieces of my domain to Google when I started letting them host my blog. At the same time, I'm starting to take pieces back. More on that later...
I started playing with the Open Social API today. Really simple thing -- I realized that I wanted to put some basic, static HTML in a box on both my Facebook page and to my iGoogle page....</p></div><footer class=entry-footer><span title="2008-07-12 19:35:00 -0400 -0400">12 Jul 2008</span>&nbsp;·&nbsp;1 min&nbsp;·&nbsp;Gary Allen Vollink</footer><a class=entry-link aria-label="post link to Google Apps, iGoogle and Facebook" href=https://blog.vollink.com/post/2008/07/google-apps-igoogle-and-facebook/></a></article><footer class=page-footer><nav class=pagination><a class=prev href=https://blog.vollink.com/page/36/>« Prev</a>
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