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Hurray for the Honeywell Heater
Now that the cold (and wet) weather has arrived, we figured the time had come to address the useless thermostat that has a mind of its own, randomly changing the temperature set to its liking. Honeywell advertised a simple and accessible, non-digital thermostat however you never know if an appliance is usable in the desired…
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The Computer Daemons Strike in Force
Today the forces seem to aligned to bring out the computer daemons. The morning started with Visual Studio locking up in an endless test run, withoug giving any indication of where it was stuck. Despite all the debug log messages included for such a bug, only quail chirped. That was fine because the code debugger…
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We did it!
MMM#3 is complete! More to come from the Cloud Striders on CloudBear.com.
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SLED Wednesday and the Newbies
November’s “support the children” coincides with orientation week and the return of the huntress from Fox Hill. So rather than a dinner we decided to rally up a lunch. The destination was CreAsian Bistro. It may be too far to walk however the bistro is perfect for groups. The garlic green beans, cauliflower in oyster…
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The Peace of Saints Day
May the spirits rejoyce this Saint’s Day. A hush of quiet peace fills the halls and streets today. It is a fitting mood after the festivities of Halloween.
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Sustainability Circle Convenes
Sustainability Circle 2012 The next of the Fall Sustainability Circle series was hosted by OSI today. Businesses from around the bay gathered to continue discussion on strategies for implementing sustainable business practices. Renewable energy and green waste management were naturally discussed. Most interesting was a presentation on innovation, which proposed that innovative solutions to sustainability…
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TED Talk Friday brings the rea…
TED Talk Friday brings the realities of product design – Timothy Prestero: Design for people, not awards http://t.co/TWZErgZ5 #TED
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Mentoring Guidance: How To Rate Your Job
The first meeting of the mentoring minds today gave perspectives on how to foster a good working environment. What every employee needs, whether new or seasoned, is a stimulating environment that offers challenges and encourages growth appropriate for the individual. Assessing one’s goals, achievements and obstacles is a starting point. The following is some good…
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Welcome to the Newbies
Today we welcomed in another full class of newbies into the mix. Only mis D was familiar. Fortunately with no regular 1pm meeting, there was time to meet a third of them. Philadelphia was most represented between the coders and CSE’s. Blue Dish sure knows how to bring folks out of the woodwork. Unfortunately this…
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The Cloud Bears have completed Their 2nd Marathon Mission
Today The Cloud Striders have completed their 2nd Marathon Mission: to each walk 365 miles in 2012! See My Marathon Mission for all the details. We’ll continue updating it with our MMM log, trail tails and walk talk as time permits. Onward we go for the next of our marathon missions and charitable causes!,