Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, LEGO products of various kinds, and a Volkswagen Bug were all mile markers along the way toward computer engineering, wherein one knows computers by building computers… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoTinker Toys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinkertoyLincoln Logs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_LogsLEGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LegoFischertechnik https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FischertechnikVW Beetle (Bug) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_BeetleSLiRP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slirp

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: If you are familiar with The Hunt for Red October, you know that a possible aspect change may indicate what they called a Crazy Ivan, a sudden change in direction to see who is behind, be it a submarine or perhaps something else. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoThis (Medium Members Only) https://medium.com/moments-of-passion/i-wish-someone-told-me-to-disengage-whenever-this-happened-d15e41ab6ea3Crazy Ivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffles_(submarine)Dunbar´s Number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_numberMokusatsu: One Word, Two Lessons https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/tech-journals/mokusatsu.pdfMokusatsu Mistranslation Analysis https://esnbu.org/data/files/2021/esnbu.21.1.6.pdf

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: It has been a few months now since I really got away from Social Media (the big corp platforms everybody knows about), though actually years for Facebook. How did I get into all of this so many years ago and what lead me to want to get back to the old ways? It´s not me, it´s you… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoMy Bio.link https://danhugo.bio.link/Doctorow on Enpoopification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/POSSE https://indieweb.org/POSSESemantic Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_WebThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/171681821-the-anxious-generation

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: As a fan of Magnum PI and Simon & Simon in the 80s, and one with a tinkering bent, it should go without saying that I obtained some lock picks and that I learned how to use them… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoPhoenix Spy Shop http://www.phxspyshop.com/Lock Picking Lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LockPickingLawyerLock Bumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: My very first role as an actual programmer, after my first year away at college, during which the Phoenix area had its hottest high temperature ever while I worked in an office with computers kept as cool as possible… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHottest Days in Phoenix https://www.weather.gov/psr/ExtremeTempsK & R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: No, not moving. But moving is certainly something I have done, and I absolutely do not care for it. Should I? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Always fascinated with flight, where did it get me? Always back to the same place, even with hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles, but some adventures Up in the Air… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoBeechcraft T-34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_MentorUS Air Force Academy https://www.usafa.edu/Skydive Hollister ( http://www.skydivehollister.com/ now Silicon Valley Skydiving) https://siliconvalleyskydiving.com/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Just like the movie, though not quite so much, I put in a lot of travel time and distance whilst working for Intel Corporation, and I look forward to returning to the friendly skies, ideally via Airbus air frames… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoUp in the Air https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/Big Fish https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/Cafe Frei https://www.cafefrei.com/Carton House Maynooth https://www.cartonhouse.com/Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley https://www.claytonhotelliffeyvalley.com/Trinity Lodge (now Trinity Townhouse) https://www.trinitytownhouse.ie/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Just about four years ago we in the US began to experience the pandemic lock down and all that ensued during and after, though all of the chaos actually began some time before. A retrospective is often valuable, let´s have one. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoJohns Hopkins Map https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.htmlThis Week in Virology https://www.microbe.tv/twivCoronavirus (WIkipedia Starting Point) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoronavirusImmune by Philipp Dettmer https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57423646-immuneWe have reached the end at long last https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/19/1239276507/nih-covid-treatment-guidelines

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Some will remember, some were not there, but there was a time when our little modem would dial a phone number, negotiate a transfer protocol, and leave us online to wander and surf. Then one day, the modem was always connected, at substantially higher speeds… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoModem Handshake Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvr9AMWEU-cDial-up Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ModemISDN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Services_Digital_NetworkDSL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subscriber_lineCable Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_modemMobile Cellular Data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_networkWiFi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-FiFiber Optics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber-optic_communicationAll Qwest Commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRX4s8C9518

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: There are probably two types of people in the world; those who appreciate Woz, and those who appreciate Jobs. I am in the Woz camp 100%, how about you? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoTinkertoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinkertoyLEGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LegoErector Set https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_SetWoz on Jobs https://tech.co/news/steve-wozniak-steve-jobs-did-not-know-technology-2015-09Apple II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIVW Bug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_BeetleAmerica´s Greatest Makers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Greatest_MakersFab Lab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_labMy Alma Mater https://www.hmc.edu/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: The big three, nowhere more effective at causing trouble than in the Dot Com days in Silicon Valley. But, they do there work anywhere and everywhere, and at any time. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoWhat is Marketing? https://www.ama.org/the-definition-of-marketing-what-is-marketing/Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SalesEngineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EngineeringMarketing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarketingTriumvirate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TriumvirateIs That an Elephant? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Quite often people will attack a problem in a sequential, predictable way based on their previous successes. Some problems do not lend themselves to linear thinking, and sometimes thinking outside the box can lead to novel ideas with no problem necessary… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoLateral Thinking on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinkingVertical Thinking on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_thinkingLorenzo´s Oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_oil

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: There are people who visit food trucks now and then, there are people who are big fans, and then there are people who go overboard. That would be me. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Coffee is a real thing, arguably the most popular drug anywhere, on which fortunes are made and work is accomplished. When you are locked down, there are few better hobbies to develop… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoJames Hoffmann https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmannLance Hedrick https://www.youtube.com/@LanceHedrickMorgan Eckroth https://www.youtube.com/@morgandrinkscoffeeBaratza Encore https://www.baratza.com/product/encoretm-zcg485Cafe Frei https://www.cafefrei.com/Nicaraguan Tobacco Coffee https://shop.cafefrei.hu/nicaraguai-dohany-kave-almaval-125-g

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Returning to Silicon Valley after a four year hiatus in the Phoenix area, losing most of my work network to the winds of time and chaos had a rather dramatic impact on my experience this time around. But begin anew I did. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoSalon https://www.salon.com/Wikipedia on Salon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon.comCover Art Image Source https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~324879~90093955:Silicon-Valley-?sort=date&qvq=q:silicon%20valley;sort:date;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=80&trs=89

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: It seems like only yesterday, graduated from Harvey Mudd College and, after two months looking around for a place to get started with my shiny new career, my trip to Silicon Valley was where it began… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoSuperMac Technology https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/SuperMac_TechnologyCover Art Image Source https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~329480~90097924:Silicon-Valley?sort=date&qvq=q:silicon%20valley;sort:date;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=45&trs=89How the Internet Happened by Brian McCullough https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212134-how-the-internet-happened

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Everyone should work in a fast food restaurant at least once in their life. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoLong-time Nevada Burger King Employee buys house with donations https://abc7.com/burger-king-employee-buys-home-donations/14323829/Adam Carolla and Mark Geragos on Minimum Wage Increase (circa 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pui8U071mcoThe Food Theorist on McDonald´s real business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYx3gyS-pAgMcDonald´s CFO and Architect of Real Estate business model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Sonneborn

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Do you recall a time when you might actually put pen to paper and send a friend a letter, or maybe even venture out into the world to meet up with people in person? Not necessarily at a coffee shop down the street, but maybe a coffee shop around the world… there were such times. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: I learned how to drive a red Toyota Corolla in Florida when I was 10 years old. Since then, having a car was always a strong desire, until a few years ago it was not. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoVegas Automobile Theft 2023 https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/its-just-insanity-as-vehicle-theft-spikes-in-valley-victims-suffer-2966930/My take on no-car Vegas one year in https://danhugo.medium.com/living-in-vegas-sans-vehicle-a-year-later-fddc5fa15704Fatal Car Crash in Ireland (just a witness) https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/breaking-innocent-woman-killed-in-road-crash-during-high-speed-garda-chase/30688839.htmlThe 15-minute City https://www.15minutecity.com/