Anything and everything I write that has something to do with tech. Maybe it’s a post about the time I blew up that server in 2003 because I didn’t know what bridged networking really meant. Sorry Roger!
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All of these examples are moments I’ve experienced since working as a mobility engineer. If it’s not the OS changing, it’s the OEM, or the carrier, or the app.
And what is with Apps asking you to rate it before you’ve used it!?!
I find myself getting incredibly nostalgic. I opened up the first DVD I created for the Swaziland Computer Society and started browsing the menu.
We distributed over 300 copies of this bootable DVD within the first 6 months. This put over 3 GB of tools, documentation, and educational videos in the hands of possibly thousands of people. This was one of the best projects I did in Swaziland, and I’m still really proud of it.
I am going to generate the hash for the disc and find a place to publish it online. Long live Swaziland Computer Society!
Thank you for getting this disc! This disc was designed for you! It contains many of the resources necessary to operate a smooth running computer without needing to access the Internet. The disc can’t hold everything we want but the disc contains many of the most useful programs for computers in the country.
This disc has two major functions! The first is to distribute really useful applications and utilities to use on any computer across the country. The second is to use it as a “bootable recovery disc”. This means that if you restart your computer with the DVD inside the drive, a special program will run that helps you repair common problems with Windows computers.
The disc is sold for only E10 to cover the costs of purchasing blanks, a bit of electricity, and a small sum to go towards purchasing a new DVD burner. Please copy this for anyone that needs a copy! We want all our computers running well.
We seriously want you to join Swaziland Computer Society and help make technology one of the driving forces in developing the country. Find us online http://www.swazicomputers.org or join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/swazi.computers
We hope you enjoy the disc, look for a new one every 2-3 months. If you have any questions regarding the disc, applications, or the bootable recovery environment, please post on the website http://www.swazicomputers.org.
Dilbert: I’m concerned that my personal goals do not align with our corporate strategy. For example, I would like to be happy. What does the company want? Boss: Well, nothing along those lines.
Wow… how much more true-to-life can a comic get? It’s not that the company doesn’t want you to be happy, but it’s simply not what they are paying you for. This reminds me of one of my favorite Despair posters:
Ouch. Thanks Dilbert.
Really this should be taken as all other things that remind you
$WORK != LIFE
I had a work friend recently pass away. He might have been in his mid to late forties, not much older. Left three kids and a loving wife. Absolute tragedy and an absolute terrible thing for everyone affected by it. The world is worse off without him.
His passing is a terrible tragedy for the people most close to him, but for the people on the periphery of his life, it’s a good reminder that
$LIFE == SHORT
This guy would answer emails at 7pm at night, he would be on the phone with his customers all day and all night. He manually trawled through giant Excel sheets trying to help pick out discrepancies for his customers. All WAY above and beyond what could be expected from any employee.
I miss him, but I can thank him one last time for his help. This time he helped me recognize those things I put off in life, talking more to my Mom, forgiving my sister, playing with my kid. That previous time is worth more than all the money in the world.
Source: Dilbert Aligns His Goals
