Nyquist didn’t just invent—he amplified others. At Bell Labs, proximity bred brilliance. Remote can’t match that. #ReturnToInnovation

SMART goals are less appropriate when applied to situations that aren’t about execution! Clip from episode of my podcast.

Check out episode 10 of my podcast where I discuss the government shutdown, ACA subsidies, and the filibuster.
www.retiredpdx.com/p/episode-01...

Just returned from a Bay Area trip visiting old friends. What strikes me is how work became the foundation for decades-long relationships spanning multiple life phases. I don't envy young people starting careers in fully remote environments. www.retiredpdx.com/p/a-long-dri...

Google Search AI gives balanced summaries about Biden's decline and Reagan's Alzheimer's. But search Trump and dementia? No AI overview—just raw results.
Google has the data, but withholds it due to "political sensitivity."
www.retiredpdx.com/p/e006-polit...

We had our 40th high school reunion over the weekend, and I shared a “top 10” list of reflections on my podcast. The common conversation topics was #5 on the list. #40YearReunion #BellevueWA #NewportKnights www.retiredpdx.com/p/e003-old-f...

Excerpt from my first Retired Techie podcast episode where I discuss how “eat your own dog food” was a success pattern for tech companies.
www.retiredpdx.com/p/episode-00...

My Oracle Data Browser V1.0 demo disk from 1992 still works! The seeds of what we did back then are still relevant today! End user access / SQL abstraction / interactive data exploration! My take: www.retiredpdx.com/p/before-ai-...
#Oracle #SQL #DSS #EIS #BI #DataIntelligence #TechHistory

I tested AI video creation with Microsoft CoPilot + ClipChamp using the same blog post I used to test Google Vids. One was fast and slick. The other (with some wrestling) could do even better.
www.retiredpdx.com/p/from-blog-...
#AItools #ContentCreation #MicrosoftCopilot #GoogleVids

I turned my metrics Substack post into a video using Google Vids. AI handled the script, storyboard, and voiceover—but it felt too impersonal. To try to personalize it a bit, I added an intro, my own voice track, and replaced a clip. #AItools #GoogleVids. www.retiredpdx.com/p/from-blog-...

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - good point here to "Never let anyone run you off your block." I support @repbonamici.bsky.social and @jeff-merkley.bsky.social inviting fired federal workers to the event tonight. I will personally be skipping and going to @wyden.senate.gov Town Hall tonight.