🏷️ work

It's an amazing setup that's kind of hard to appreciate not being there but this 360 image does it some justice. Sitting at my desk there are two hi res monitors on either side of me and a 55 in led panel TV running 4k at 60hz on a high top solid oak conference table about 8 feet away.

The conference table also has a video conferencing unit setup for WebEx and has a secondary mouse/keyboard on it which can be used to control the desktop displayed on the TV and used as a standing desk as it's about 5 ft high.

The table has 6 chairs that I use for people when we are meeting.

From my chair if I drag a window from the monitor in the left toward the right monitor it goes all the way across the TV, which is amazing for demoing stuff. The TV is also great for coding both from my desk as the display sits directly in front of my field of vision.

Now I just need some sort of starscape back drop for behind my desk for when we video conference lol.

Last weekend we went to a gay techno camp out in very rural West Virginia. It was interesting to see people from big city gay culture as there were attendees there from Toronto, Pittsburg. Chicago, San Francisco, Berlin, New York Altanta etc. I felt like a country mouse. That had terms I really didn't know and a lot of outfit changes. I think some people changed more times in one day than I do in a week. The best outfit was neon trimmed tightly whities or a guy who was actually dressed as a merman with a unileg.

The nature itself was pretty awesome. It was very secluded in the mountains and had a a combination of all the amenities plus 10 miles of scenic hiking trails.

The place and event was male only, which as you can imagine would lead to a lot of craziness. There was some controversy concern the exclusivity but I find it so interesting to see how a huge number of gay guys behave with no females around to keep them in check. It's pretty much exactly what you would expect.

They had non stop DJs. All day by the pool, all evening at the Saloon and then from 12 am to around 6am out at a giant dance setup in the forest.

There was even a sex barn. I'll just leave it at that. Wait I won't just leave it at that, lol, no there were no animals involved.

At one point I was watching a naked drag queen in eight inch heels and an full back size upside cross tattoo dancing in the sun by the pool smoking and I thought this is exactly what all the Christian conservatives thing gay life is like.

I will go back next year and bring more people.

It's exciting to work at a place that is growing. I hope that someday my office is on top of that.

I feel like every building I have been in for the last ten years has some sort of almost non stop asbestos removal going on.

This time it's the windows in my cube. They are going to board them up from the inside and suck the windows out and then put in new ones from the outside.

The thing is the caulk etc that supposedly has the asbestos is so crumbly and falls apart when the windows rattle during storms etc.

I am documenting this here in case I ever has asbestos exposure issues.

It was Sameer's last day at Roswell. I was so sad to see him go but he got a better job. Can't blame him.

It must be exciting to just wake up the next day and have none of your work problems be your problem anymore.

The ceiling at work fell down the other day. Don't worry though, they put it back together all nice.

Seriously, this is the worst attempt at repair I have ever seen in a professional environment. I am embarrassed when people come to see my work area.

This article is so on point. It's about IT in government but it applies to healthcare just as well.

"Unintended consequences of outsourcing for government

Outsourcing software means outsourcing knowledge. This may not be obvious, because the people doing the human portion of the service provided are still employed by the agency, yet that's only a superficial assurance. When no true software specialists are available in government IT procurement, gullible career bureaucrats will go with the most charming vendor. Too many hugely consequential technical decisions are made by administrators with superficial knowledge. Even if one refrains from the cynical position that government employees operate under loose financial restrictions, how could one expect them to accurately assess the potential or monetary value of a piece of software?

When a big company comes to a real software professional with an estimate of $200,000 for what is otherwise conservatively estimated as two weeks of work, they will get called on it. When they do that to a glorified Excel clerk promoted to decision-maker as a reward for their dedication, critical assessment cannot be expected. Because all technical expertise and a substantial portion of the business knowledge is essentially deferred to the outsourcing entity, they act as the ultimate authority on the subject matter. This is not about demonizing the private, profit-oriented enterprises. There is nothing inherently ill-intentioned in vendors' behavior. However, the dynamics in this public vs. private relationship are skewed."

I feel like there is constantly asbestos in my building needing to be remediated. considering how much everything else seems to get messed up, it terrifies me.

Its a perfect end to a perfect day.

It's amazing how much people exaggerate on their LinkedIn.