I am lucky to have a world class researcher and analyst in my personal network – Jim Scheibmeir.
Jim contributes to areas such as software testing for DevOps, continuous quality, and application test automation services.
Jim is also pursuing his PhD and has multiple works published. I found his work on testing augmented reality particularly insightful. I’m still working through his work on digital twins.
If you are looking to connect with him, I would suggest Jim Scheibmeir’s LinkedIn page.
Not long ago the old PC started crapping out. It appeared to be power and/or thermal related. I had tried replacing mother board but after awhile it started again. At that point decided to build a new computer.
I ended up using these components and am writing this post from new machine:
I re-used the video card from the old PC. Believe it was Nvidia 1050. The biggest splurge might have been on the NVMe. With Covid, getting motherboard was not easy. I had planned on re-using prior case and power supply but as I started building I realized the prior case was micro-ATX and new mother board wouldn’t fit.
So far, pretty pleased with results. Not the most interesting benchmark but I’ve never seen a Windows machine boot faster.
I’ve been working remotely for five years or so. With Covid-19, many folks are now finding themselves similarly working from home.
Making the transition from office to home is not as easy as it sounds. Well, it starts off easy but I think it eventually gets hard for most people.
Here are my ten tips for working from home:
Latest addition. It is Staedtler Mars Technico in 2mm.
There is a lead sharpener in the cap.
Its weight/balance didn’t impress me and writing was labored with the lead size.
I suspects decent pencil for shading or where you can get away with a light touch.
Another personal collection – pencils and pens well suited for technical writing.
I had to re-arrange things this morning to make room for the Partagas I got the other day. I managed to get everything in the humidor.
In a separate plastic jar I keep my other, non-Cuban, cigars. I made the move to Cubans awhile back and pretty much just smoke them now.
I generally like a smaller smoke vs the big boys. At this point I don’t have any room for more which is fine as I can pause the spending.
These Partagas Shorts showed up in mail today from ihavanas.com.
Sort of mild-medium flavor with toasted notes. Nice.
Back in April I ordered a box of these from Cigars Of Habanos. They showed up in mail today.
First smoke is solid. It is mild and nutty. Burns fine. The box is dated April 2019.
Incidentally I’m pairing with Deschutes Neon Daydrem Hazy Ale. Works together nicely.
Happy Father’s Day Weekend!
I got this a while back. It is a Spyderco Delica sprint run for Fradon Lock.
It has carbon fiber scales and a laminated blade with SUS410 sandwiching HAP40.
Nice knife – light, sharp, and unique.
Back in December it was my 40th birthday.
Being a watch fan, I picked out a nice example and suggested to wife as a great gift idea. Fast forward several months the watch never came to fruition. There was much wasted time but at least all money was recovered.
So in early June, I started looking for a different watch gift idea. I found it in the Sinn 856 UTC. Hopefully next week or the week after I will receive and begin to enjoy it.
The image above shows a rubber bracelet. Mine is coming in the steel bracelet. I additionally ordered a Sinn Black Leather band to go with it. I don’t like normal buckle-style clasps but instead prefer deployment-style clasps.
In the U.S.A., Sinn’s only authorized dealer is WatchBuys. Unfortunately, the Sinn deployment clasp that matches the watch’s style is out of stock. I found a nice alternative on eBay for $18. The Sinn clasp is $90 for no reason I can imagine. WatchBuys does give you “points” for purchases so if I chose to get the Sinn clasp when it’s back in stock I’ll have a $40 credit to leverage.
I’m excited. Hopefully I’ll have a follow-up post soon with some images of my watch.
Update. Check out my baby!
