Category Archives: personal

Teaching Follow-Up

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

This post is long overdue. It is also overlong, so my apologies in advance. It’s taken a little while to get my evaluations and I didn’t receive a lot of actual comments. Three, in fact. Student Feedback Since I am … Continue reading →

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Playing Nicely With Subject Matter Experts

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

I gave this talk today at the 2013 STC Rocket City Technical Communication Conference. Perhaps it will be of some use to you. When Working with SMEs Goes Badly I began my talk with a couple of Subject Matter Expert … Continue reading →

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Speaking Upper-Level Geek

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

As I noted earlier this week, I was rapporteur at the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop (TVIW), taking notes for the benefit of the organizers and (as a nice side-benefit) myself, as I find the idea of deep-space travel fascinating. Did … Continue reading →

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The Cool Kids of the Future

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of helping judge the FIRST Tech Challenge, a Lego-sponsored competition for high school students to develop robots. These robots had to move a bunch of plastic rings from one set of hooks … Continue reading →

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I See the Future and It Will Be…

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

I’ve seen the future and it will be…I’ve seen the future and it works. If there’s life after we will see… –Prince, The Future So I’m a little shy of four months into my sojourn with Zero Point Frontiers. There’s … Continue reading →

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Whirlwind Semester

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Apologies again for a long absence. Between the new job, a new apartment, and finishing my semester, I haven’t had a lot of time to devote to my extracurricular writing. Well, as I told my students, this was my first … Continue reading →

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Pulse Check: Zero Point + One Month

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

This seemed like a good time to provide a sanity check on the new job at Zero Point Frontiers. The good news is that I’m quite happy where I am. I made a good choice, which was not always a … Continue reading →

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Technology User Challenges

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

Awhile back, a good friend described me as “a Luddite in techie’s clothing.” She might have a point. My biggest challenge at the new job continues to be adjusting to all the new machines required for my job, especially the … Continue reading →

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Silly Season Politics

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

I am usually of the sort who avoids politics in polite company. I’ve even made strenuous efforts to avoid it on Facebook, which is not easy these days. I know which side I favor, and I know that I have … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Apologies for the long gap since the last posting. While I accepted the red envelope to exit “the Matrix,” there are still some tasks to complete for my current employer, and I am doing them. In addition to that, I’ve … Continue reading →

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