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So much depends

December 9, 2017January 5, 2022 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

so much depends upon a big excel workbook saved with linked data beside the sad analysts.   Thanks to Mr. Robot, finance pros, and Not So Standard Deviations.

C&O Potatoes

November 25, 2017 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

For about a year after college I worked as a dishwasher in the nicest restaurant in Charlottesville, VA, the C&O. I was a pretty bad dishwasher, honestly, because I was too detail-oriented and therefore slow. I had to make sure each dish was perfect! Generally a bad plan for a busy kitchen. I mostly worked … Continue reading C&O Potatoes

One Month With Windows

November 4, 2017January 5, 2022 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

I've just spent four weeks using Windows at work, for the first time in about 6 years. Recently I've been working almost exclusively on Macs, with Linux for any deployed server processing. However, before that I spent about 10 years on Windows, mostly as a SQL database engineer and occasional .NET programmer. Before that, however, I … Continue reading One Month With Windows

Fighting the Proxy

October 22, 2017January 5, 2022 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

Like many companies, mine uses an HTTP proxy to protect us from various security risks, such as malware, unintended data leaks, and the like. In general this is a great thing. I heard from one of our risk engineers that malware incidents went down substantially when they implemented this proxy. However, as a developer trying … Continue reading Fighting the Proxy

First Week

October 15, 2017January 5, 2022 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

I just started a new job, and finished my first week. I'm working with people I've worked with before. However it's been about 6 years since we worked together, so it's a interesting mix of familiar and new, both culturally and technically. Culturally, processes are very open and there are lots of discussions, both hallway … Continue reading First Week

Just Write

October 8, 2017October 15, 2017 ~ jeffsternberg ~ Leave a comment

Let's get this thing going.

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