17 Apr 2000 roguemtl   » (Master)

Yesterday (Sunday) was a decent day; I posted my first article on Advogato and it received a few responses.

Chatted a bit with my wife and her classmate Anne (Portuguese) regarding Palm, Handspring, etc. Doctor types certainly seem to have an understanding of technology in general, but do not always see the extremely simple ways it can be meshed into their lives, enhancing patient care and reducing the amount of time they must invest in certain repetitive tasks.

Spent a bit of time reviewing the work of others; made a few comments and posted their materials where they can be downloaded. Some people continue to impress me as they pick up new skills and start to farm their own ideas more directly.

Worked with khemicals on the Free Software Directory documentation; initial internal revisions are now complete and the materials have been directed to the sponsoring body... all is well.

I am ever amazed at the number of sight-unseen work-unseen job offers people receive when they resign from their volunteer projects ;) If one knows nothing about your company, what would make them want to work there if they can tell you have no idea what they have done in the past, what skills they have, or how they would fit into your company? ;) Headhunters can be humorous in their vast generalizations and classifications.

Have a bit more e-mail to respond to today from the weekend mailbox.

Tinkered a bit with Spruce; more testing of Spruce slated for today. Excellent mail client.

Monday is a holiday in two states in the United States; Maine and Massachusetts. The holiday is "Patriots Day", which marks the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 (the beginning of the US war for independence).

Since I am in Maine, this will likely be a day of free software work :)

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