Category Archives: Business

Rules for a great career (even if it is accidental) Part 1 of 3 – Stay in touch

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2013 by Dad

Day 620 of 1000 This is the first in a series of three posts about things that have helped me develop and sustain a career I love.  The first post is about how to stay in close touch with people … Continue reading →

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Do I need a “smart watch?” The Pebble, Samsung, and Apple

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Dad

Day 577 of 1000 My buddy, Brad, at Bioptigen signed up to get one of the first E-Paper smart watches on Kickstarter. He wears it all the time, probably to the make the rest of us envious, but mostly because … Continue reading →

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Why NCSU is a great school to study Statistics

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Dad

Day 569 of 1000 It is tough to get a job these days.  I feel sorry for kids in University who need a summer internship or a job when they graduate.  Christian plans to go to grad school and has … Continue reading →

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License plate reading progress

Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 by Dad

I thought I would put up a brief update on the license plate reading project.  The first thing we have to do is gather a bunch of images of the backs of cars in the right setting.  I have made … Continue reading →

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New license plate reading project

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 by Dad

Day 294 of 1000 I talked about a new project on which I am about to embark.  There will be a part of this project that is not so technical, but more business/touchy-feely/people oriented, but we have to start with … Continue reading →

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Finals week and Economic Animation

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 by Dad

Day 112 of 1000 This week is finals week at Wake Technical Community College.  Everyone in the house except me studied for finals.  I worked on a project for my new job which involved mostly study about a new product.  … Continue reading →

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They give away YOUR money and act like it is a good thing

Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 by Dad

Day 108 of 1000 (212.9 lbs.) I heard a Subaru promotion on the radio during my morning commute this morning.  They have a promotion where they pay $250 to one of five charities, two of which are liberal wacko charities … Continue reading →

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Stepan’s theories on the space shuttle

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 by Dad

Stepan, my Russian, chemist friend and I got into one of those discussions common to rooms full of engineers: the relative benefits of the different ways to go into space.  He has a very interesting theory.  The mundane part is … Continue reading →

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New job

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Dad

Day 100 of 1000 Ten percent of our 1000 days is now complete.  It is an auspicious day for that reason alone, but also because I turned in my resignation at my current wonderful job so that I could accept … Continue reading →

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Life is good during this cultural decline even if we do not understand it properly

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 by Dad

Day 88 of 1000 I subscribe to Hillsdale College‘s free monthly speech digest, Imprimis.  It is a pamphlet size publication that advocates for conservative principles.  I think I must have signed up for a periodic email titled “In the News” … Continue reading →

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Math and Engineering degrees are great even if you want to do something else

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Dad

Day 80 of 1000 I found a great article in the Wall Street Journal this morning titled Generation Jobless:  Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay.  It had some startling statistics: Workers who majored in psychology have median earnings that … Continue reading →

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Gates: Statistics before Calculus, Geometry, and Computer Science

Posted on Friday, October 28, 2011 by Dad

Day 67 of 1000 Andrew does it again. Here is a quote from an article for which Andrew sent me a link this morning: Asked whether he thought computer science should start being introduced very early in kids’ educations, Gates … Continue reading →

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