http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas. Fri, 11 May 2012 11:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2012/05/how-much-are-you-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-20855 How Much Are You Worth? | Use Your Words, another blog by J. K. Hoffman Fri, 11 May 2012 11:38:12 +0000 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/?p=3783#comment-20855 [...] Have you ever wondered just how much you’re worth?  And, I don’t mean that old thing about how much the various chemicals that make up a human body are worth, but how much are we worth, as assembled?  You know, on the basis of our individual parts.  I’ve often joked about paying off debt by selling a kidney, but, sometimes, I honestly wonder just how much I would get if I could actually… Read More [...] [...] Have you ever wondered just how much you’re worth?  And, I don’t mean that old thing about how much the various chemicals that make up a human body are worth, but how much are we worth, as assembled?  You know, on the basis of our individual parts.  I’ve often joked about paying off debt by selling a kidney, but, sometimes, I honestly wonder just how much I would get if I could actually… Read More [...]

]]> http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2012/05/rc-dragon/comment-page-1/#comment-20850 RC Dragon | Use Your Words, another blog by J. K. Hoffman Fri, 04 May 2012 11:10:38 +0000 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/?p=3780#comment-20850 [...] And, clearly, I’m a “gadget guy”.  I mean, who in IT isn’t obsessed with gadgets, at least to some degree, right?  And, you may not realize it, but, well, I sometimes like to play with fire.  Nothing too huge, but, well, boys will be boys, I guess, right?  And, what boy hasn’t played with a campfire before, eh? So, taking all that into consideration, you can imagine how cool I… Read More [...] [...] And, clearly, I’m a “gadget guy”.  I mean, who in IT isn’t obsessed with gadgets, at least to some degree, right?  And, you may not realize it, but, well, I sometimes like to play with fire.  Nothing too huge, but, well, boys will be boys, I guess, right?  And, what boy hasn’t played with a campfire before, eh? So, taking all that into consideration, you can imagine how cool I… Read More [...]

]]> http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2012/04/under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-20843 Under Construction | Use Your Words, another blog by J. K. Hoffman Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:23:06 +0000 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/?p=3777#comment-20843 [...] No, not this blog or website. Do you remember the days when we were building websites so fast that we couldn’t keep up?  Back when it was actually sort of pricey to buy a domain name?  Do you remember the days when as soon as anyone bought a domain they threw up a quick “Under Construction” page?  Ah, those were the days…. Honestly, I don’t know what we were thinking. No one had a plan to actually make money from the web,…Read More [...] [...] No, not this blog or website. Do you remember the days when we were building websites so fast that we couldn’t keep up?  Back when it was actually sort of pricey to buy a domain name?  Do you remember the days when as soon as anyone bought a domain they threw up a quick “Under Construction” page?  Ah, those were the days…. Honestly, I don’t know what we were thinking. No one had a plan to actually make money from the web,…Read More [...]

]]> http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2012/04/short-fiction-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-20836 Short Fiction Friday | Use Your Words, another blog by J. K. Hoffman Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:59:36 +0000 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/?p=3772#comment-20836 [...] It’s no secret that I love science-fiction and fantasy.  In fact, once upon a time, I used to write it.  Quite a bit of it, actually.  In fact, at one time, I was writing at what might be considered a professional level.  At least, I would have been published, if the magazine I submitted to hadn’t folded a few days after they received my story.  But, then life intervened and I more or less stopped writing.  All… Read More [...] [...] It’s no secret that I love science-fiction and fantasy.  In fact, once upon a time, I used to write it.  Quite a bit of it, actually.  In fact, at one time, I was writing at what might be considered a professional level.  At least, I would have been published, if the magazine I submitted to hadn’t folded a few days after they received my story.  But, then life intervened and I more or less stopped writing.  All… Read More [...]

]]> http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/2012/04/another-sunny-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-20822 Another Sunny Friday | Use Your Words, another blog by J. K. Hoffman Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:27:27 +0000 http://www.ryumaou.com/hoffman/netgeek/?p=3769#comment-20822 [...] My day started with a phone call from someone at the office who told me that the power was out.  It was out because a transformer literally exploded.  Then, when the fine folks from the power company came out to fix it, they managed to blow at least one more transformer.  When we left the office this morning, we were told it might be back up sometime after 2:00pm, but, no one really knows for… Read More [...] [...] My day started with a phone call from someone at the office who told me that the power was out.  It was out because a transformer literally exploded.  Then, when the fine folks from the power company came out to fix it, they managed to blow at least one more transformer.  When we left the office this morning, we were told it might be back up sometime after 2:00pm, but, no one really knows for… Read More [...]

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