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August, 2004

These are the August, 2004 entries, biatch.

WSAD

Tuesday, August 24th, 2004

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We are about 3 days from a complete technology move. Holy shit has this been a struggle. By the end of next week everything should be all wrapped up and tidy. The entire client base will be humming on my new engine/database and the importers will be handing out data like they were condoms at [...]

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Thereminvoxulation

Friday, August 20th, 2004

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So much for that 3 day weekend. The technology shift at work required, still requires in fact, each and every one of my spare minutes. There are those who would say, and a younger more ideological me would agree, that the opportunity to spend a day in self revilation never be considered ‘spare time’. I [...]

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Limits

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

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My UE has a limit of a few hundred thousand text lines. At least it has a perceived limit, as that is about when the CPU decides it’s seen better days and tells you so by setting it’s squeaker to ‘beep’. I have a limit of about 44 consecutive work hours before I pass the [...]

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BBQ & Who Are You?

Sunday, August 8th, 2004

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I dropped in on Langel’s BBQ bash a number of hours back. The experience is one I could only justify myself describing as profoundly odd and uncomfortable in the most interesting fashion. To say that I didn’t fit in would be an understatement of monumental proportion. The gentleman to my two-o-clock described an encounter with [...]

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TMI? STFU!!!!11!1!eleven

Friday, August 6th, 2004

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In honor of Rick James’ passing, I would like to discuss with you my unbelievable disdain regarding your flitty grammatical catch-phrases, needlessly complicated abbreviations, unnerving verbal stops and the brethren of such lingual aberrations. Remember as you read this that I am writing directly to you. Take as much offense as possible, because it is [...]

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