I have been working on a upgrade for one of our customers for nearly a month. Last week we spent about two hours focused on one specific problem that had been rearing its ugly head on an exceedingly-frequent basis: one of the components of the application was routinely pitching OutOfMemory errors from the Java Virtual …
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new job
Today I started a new job, which will hopefully involve a bit less travel than my last one did. I enjoyed working with my team at my last employer, and wish them the best in their future ventures. Now off to find out where my first customer will be 🙂
upgrades
I fly quite frequently – last year I re-met Delta‘s Gold Medallion status, and made it all the way to Platinum (go me!). One of the perks is that I frequently get upgraded from the coach tickets I book to First/Business seats instead – for free (and free == better). I was about 23k miles …
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jersey city
This week I have the pleasure of working in Jersey City. No, that’s not sarcasm. Getting the PATH from my hotel in Manhattan to work is a cinch, and cheaper than taking the subway anywhere (fares on the subway are $2.25; the PATH is $1.75). It would’ve been nice to be at the hotel across …
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i’m a s.w.a.t. member
I thought I was a helicopter parent, but I’m not. What I do for a living, currently, is like being a SWAT team member – except instead of it being a team, it tends towards the commando. I provide onsite installation, support, and extension of the server management suite my company offers. That means that …
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retirement party
My goal is to retire by the end of the year. To make sure I reach that goal, I’m requesting donations from friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, and outright strangers. If you’d like to contribute to my retirement fund, please send me an email: retire@warrenmyers.com. Donations of any size are accepted, but I don’t give tax …
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i love traveling
I hate not being home. I travel for a living now, performing site installations, upgrades, customizations, and on-site support for our customers. The travel’s a blast – see new places, try new food, drive different car. But not being home except weekends does kinda cut into one’s social activities. At this point, I wouldn’t trade …
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queuing the next generation
Like many people, I work for an under-staffed segment of a remarkably under-staffed company. Before transitioning to professional services, I worked for support, and they are even more under-staffed. I see a simple solution to this problem, but the company is too short-sighted to implement anything like this, sadly. Problem: We need new people. Desperately. …
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