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What If You Really Do Get What You Pay For?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by SusanG

Originally I had planned on writing about another passing of an era. With Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple it would be appropriate. And then we went to lunch. By we, I mean, most of my department at … Continue reading →

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Time to Read or Re-Read Orwell

Posted on August 26, 2011 by SusanG

I’ve seen a few things in the news lately that have me a little disturbed. I don’t get the arrests of people for flash-mobs. As the headlines have read, people have been arrested for organizing flash-mobs. To be fair, I … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Have to Re-evaluate

Posted on August 22, 2011 by SusanG

Sometimes we take a position or point of view about something based on a reaction. That reaction might be positive or negative, mild or violent. Usually it doesn’t include any investigation or logic. It’s a reaction. It is a good … Continue reading →

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Understanding One Thing Leads to Understanding Another

Posted on August 20, 2011 by SusanG

I am reasonably smart and fairly good at math. I can plug numbers into formulas and solve for x, and I’m pretty good at estimating. Over the years the one thing that just hasn’t stuck has had to do with … Continue reading →

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Observations of the Space Race (if you can call it that)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by SusanG

Years ago I read a short science fiction story that took place on a space station. I’m sorry I don’t remember the name of the story or the author. The story stuck with me though. The gist of it is … Continue reading →

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