I officially joined Toastmasters International back in December. I first heard about the speech-giving organization seventeen years ago and it was recommended to me again a few years ago to improve my speaking ability. My natural approach ranges from silence to curt-monotone to brief-direct-scowl, so I am embracing this opportunity to learn some vocal and…
Author: Jordan Atkins
Networking from home
As many other people around the country are experiencing, I am teleworking and my kids are teleschooling. This means that in between Microsoft Teams calls and teleconferences I get to play IT helpdesk and system administrator. Unfortunately my home only has one operating coaxial connection (no thank you splitters!) so I purchased the TP Link…
Touchpad
If you have a touchpad on your laptop and use Ubuntu, this is how you can disable the device. I keep bumping the trackpad and moving my cursor or paging up or down. No longer.
Work
I recently had a discussion with another officer about the value of work and the hours we spend in the office. This is relevant now as we spend most of our time working from home and finding balance between the activities done at work, those done at home, and the driving in between The main…
WFH
Since most if not all of us have been working from home, here are several more working from home resources you might find helpful. Stimulus check calculator: Washington Post & Go Curry CrackerPlex Live TVPlex coloring book (it's fun for adults too!)MITRE updates and a white paperNPR Kids comicFrugalwoods reader suggestionsSal Khan on CBS NewsLevar…
Computers vs. COVID-19
Donate your extra CPU cycles to computing the COVID-19 problem. The folding-at-home software works for Windows, Mac, or Linux.
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COVID-19
I am not expert on the coronavirus, but below is a list of articles and interviews I have found about this epidemic organized by category. I began this post on Sunday, 15 March and have continued to update as I find relevant news articles or blog posts, for the two people that read this. News…
Gear I use every day
I know this type of post has been done ad infinitum, ad nauseum, and ad myriadium, but here goes nonetheless. Coffee: I've been using my Aeropress almost daily for just under two years. The labels have worn off and sometimes I wonder if pouring boiling hot water in a plastic tube is the best for…
Python
My first exposure to programming was, of course, using BASIC on my DOS 6.22 machine in 1995. Then I played around with C from a book my friend bought me. My last two years of high school found me learning the fundamentals of C++, but I didn't get much further than simple if-else functions. This…
