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Quoggling SandEpisode 0089: MapsShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I was always fine with folding maps, the Thomas Guide, and even less-formal, sometimes less-precise maps to get around, but GPS and our mobile devices have been a bit of a game changer for me… LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsKoFi Solo via Spotify for CreatorsBuy Me an Update via Spotify for Creators
2025-07-2450 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0088: LayoffsShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I have been laid off a couple of times in my career, usually it is an opportunity, lately as I see this happening to others, it may not be. LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-07-1733 min
Buy Me an UpdateEpisode 0017: MoreShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: All of my media programming thus far is audio-only and non-political about 99% of the time, but the re-launch of Hugo Floss is rapidly approaching to add some video, maybe some live streams at some point, and to open the possibilities all the way. LinksMy other coffee https://ko-fi.com/danhugoLet´s Innovate for Vegas audio program via Spotify for CreatorsCaffe Genius Impressarios audio program via Spotify for CreatorsQuoggling Sand audio program via Spotify for CreatorsFFS Talk audio program via Spotify for Creators
2025-07-1404 min
Buy Me an UpdateEpisode 0004: Adding AnotherShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Despite Spotify completely deleting the old channel for some odd reason (show archive safe and sound, for now), the Hugo Floss audio program is destined to return! But what went on last week? LinksMy other coffee https://ko-fi.com/danhugoLet´s Innovate for Vegas audio program via Spotify for CreatorsCaffe Genius Impressarios audio program via Spotify for CreatorsQuoggling Sand audio program via Spotify for CreatorsFFS Talk audio program via Spotify for CreatorsNOT an affiliate link https://nasalfreshmd.com/products/nasalfresh-md
2025-07-1404 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0087: Lotus Notes at PhilipsShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The nice thing about global technology companies, they have so many layers of middle management spread around the world that each require convincing that the other layers are broken… LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsOld Email Addressing Schemes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Internet_email_address
2025-07-0935 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0085: BirthdaysShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I just had another one over the weekend, why not reflect on some of the more memorable anniversaries before none of them are… LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-06-2526 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0084: Stairs and MeShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I have had a few tangles with stairs, the stairs often win, particularly in these two scenarios. LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-06-1831 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0083: The CakeShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: This is a story of an incident that actually occurred while I was an employee with Intel Corporation, and takes place in Turin, Italy; Rio Rancho, New Mexico; Queens, New York; Rome, Italy; and Santa Clara, California, and there is indeed, Cake. LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsThe Torta Novecento https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torta_900
2025-06-1125 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0080: AI Tech SlopShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: We can spot generated content, we know when it is probably fake, maybe, right? What happens when AI is doing things you cannot see for yourself, doing things you may not understand yourself? Fingers crossed.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsMachine Learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learningAI Slop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slopAI Hallucination https://en.wikipedia.or...
2025-06-0538 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0082: Outsourcing and AIShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: As a software engineer, among other things, I have been watching the changes to the marketplace, with more and more announcements that layoffs in favor of artificial intelligence tools are replacing human programmers, or now, that the jobs themselves are simply going away as AI becomes the latest shiny toy. I have seen this before.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-06-0445 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0079: Media DietShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: In a world where a great many of us can consume almost anything from a vast menu of written word, imagery, audio, and video, produced by a diverse population of people, companies, and now artificial sources, we find ourselves in a time when we could choose from this tremendous collection of possibilities, but are we not more often chosen instead?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi ht...
2025-05-2932 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0081: IdeasShow Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: For as long as I can remember, I have really enjoyed the challenge of solving problems, for however one might define Solving and Problems. I know, a lot of people would say this, but I am talking about me now.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-05-2941 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0078: InitiativeShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: You know this person, the one who always seems to be involved, to step up, to be the bridge between plan and action, the person who takes the initiative. If you do not know this person, hopefully you are this person.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsThe Importance of Taking the Initiative https://www.skillfindergroup.com/blog/2022/08/the-importance-of-taking-initiative-and-being-proactive
2025-05-2232 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0080: Learning StylesShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: There is no such thing as learning styles, it is all a myth, so sit down and get back to your, what is the current teaching style, Common Core? You may already be sensing my disagreement with this notion.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan’s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsBloom’s Taxonomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomyFlipped Classroom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipped_classroomCommon Core https://en.wiki...
2025-05-211h 06
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0077: Bug Fixes and Performance ImprovementsShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: How many times has this happened to you, where you receive a notification of some kind to update your software, your computer, your phone, and all you know is that you will receive Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements by going through the update process. Does that work out every time?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsOTA Update https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-air_update
2025-05-1537 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0079: CalendarsShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: In a world only more and more busy and even more noisy, the humble calendar seems like one of the most, if not the most useful tools ever created, to keep track of when. Do you use one, and if not, why not?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-05-1428 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0076: Customer ExperienceShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: We live in a consumption world, obviously, and as consumers we will encounter issues when placing an order, completing a purchase, receiving a delivery, using the thing whatever it might be, and dealing with warranties or returns in general. Is it me, or is all of this getting worse?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-05-0936 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0078: FriendsShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Have you ever found yourself describing someone, with a mention that you have known this person, perhaps you have been friends with this person, for decades, since you met in the third grade, or some other backstory? How many friends do you have whom you have known for so long, and so well?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsAI Friends https://www.axios.com/2025/05/02/meta-zuckerberg-ai-bots-friends-companions
2025-05-0830 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0075: FragilityShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: I think we all get comfortable with stuff that seems to be working, if it isn´t broken we should not try fixing it, or maybe we should just not mess with it, but then when things go off the rails we learn just how fragile the thing is, or was.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-05-0126 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0077: About TimeShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Once upon a time I was all about time. Current time, that is. I set my watch every day not to some atomic clock somewhere, but the bell system in use at my high school. Luckily I got over that, but what a time that was.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts
2025-04-3036 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0074: SensemakingShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: We live in a twilight world, and there are no friends at dusk.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo - Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsSensemaking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SensemakingMovie Quote https://www.youtube.com/shorts/je7TwpL-rDUCommunity of Practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice
2025-04-2533 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0076: The Idiot BoxShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Broadcast Television, so often consumed via the so-called Idiot Box, was for quite some time a substantial driver of US Culture. We all watched the same things at the same time, thrown off a bit by cable, the VCR, and eventually time-shifted viewing in general. What a ride.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoKoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsDream On https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_On_(TV_series)
2025-04-2336 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0075: Keeping in TouchShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: It has never been easier to keep in touch with most, if not all of the people you know, with instant and nearly-instant video, audio, or plain old text flying around the globe through the internet or over the air. So do you?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
2025-04-1735 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0074: That One Reality ShowShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: I may have mentioned before, my participation in a reality show called America´s Greatest Makers, produced by Intel Corporation and Mark Burnett and focused somewhat on Makers, but really on Entrepreneurs. It was an interesting experience.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoAmerica´s Greatest Makers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Greatest_MakersTechShop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechShopArduino 101 (long retired) https://docs.arduino.cc/retired/boards/arduino-101-619/
2025-04-0959 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0073: Happy Liberation DayShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: For as interesting as everything has been up until today, things will probably become yet more interesting as of today, and into some ever-less-clear future. This is not politics, this is civics, and it is something we should all be taking more seriously than we have been, more seriously than ever before.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoCivics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CivicsThe One Real Issue Always https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
2025-04-0246 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0072: Comedy and ComediansShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Somewhere early on I became a fan of Stand-up Comedy and the people who do that, whether they were hosting Saturday Night Live or appearing in a Comedy Special compilation or sometimes, more over the years, I had an opportunity to attend a stand-up show live. And then, I try it out myself from time to time.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoComedian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComedianComedian vs Comic https://f...
2025-03-2656 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0071: WalkingShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Cars are very convenient and very problematic, and over the years I have come to rely on not having one, choosing instead to go all in on public transit and, more than that, the up and downsides of being a pedestrian. I would say more up than down.LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBuy Me An Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo15 minute city https://www.15minutecity.com/CityNerd Carless in Vegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZhmclhGMj8
2025-03-1941 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0070: Car v Car FreeShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Before I went car free and care free in 2019 or so, I was always ready to jump in whatever car I had at any given time and hit the road to wherever, usually driving for many hours to get where I was headed. Work travel probably changed my mind once and for all about all of this…LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
2025-03-1345 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0069: Bad ManagersShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Some years ago I came up with a truism that may or may not work for you, it is this: “Manager and Leader, one is a title, the other a skill, why can´t I find both?” with regard to the various people I have worked for over the years. Not saying it´s easy, but maybe we are all where we are because of…LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
2025-03-0647 min
FFS Talk podcastEpisode 0066: Knowing How Stuff WorksShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Way back in Episode 15 we went into the notion that there are connections that we know about and that we do not know about, between people and systems and things in general that we all interact with, maybe depend upon, on a daily basis. Should we have some idea how these things work?LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugodhugo@tokamac:~/MediaProduction/FFS/AudioEpisode/Episode_0066_20250227$ cat desc.htm Show NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Way back in Episode 15 we went into t...
2025-02-2731 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0068: Newton v PilotShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: A long time ago, the idea of a Personal Digital Assistant was novel and appealing, and so the Advanced Technology Group at Apple turned out the Newton, and it was amazing, except that it did not quite work when it came to its ambitious attempt at handwriting recognition. Along came Graffiti which had us re-learn how to draw letters, and then came the Palm Pilot to make it all work better. I worked in the Newton Group and at Palm (many years after the Pilot)…LinksBuy Dan A Coffee https://ww...
2025-02-271h 27
Quoggling SandEpisode 0067: Bad CoffeeShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: If you have ever watched someone, or been someone, who requires a curious amount of cream or sugar or both in order to consume a cup of coffee, you must know that this is due to a complete lack of attention paid to the preparation of that coffee, and to the effort required to learn how to prepare good coffee.LinksBuy 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/@LanceHedrick
2025-02-1942 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0066: Public SpeakingShow NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Getting up in front of a crowd is often alleged to be in the top three activities that scare people the most. Snakes and Spiders are often in that part of the list, and there was a time when I would have agreed, but then I realized something important.LinksBuy Dan A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fihttps://ko-fi.com/danhugoGlossophobiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlossophobiaGlossophobiahttps://www.mentalhealth.com/library/what-we-fear-more-than-death
2025-02-1242 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0065: CrappleShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Once upon a time I was a huge Apple Fan, eagerly waiting to get that Apple //e, hoping some day to get a Macintosh, and eventually working as a contractor in different parts of the company as I hoped to get a full time job. Looking back, and around, I am glad it never went that far…
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2025-02-0642 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0064: The Two challengesShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I described my general motivation for pursuing a career in Engineering, which itself is rather broad. While I have focused on technology, mostly computers, there were two general problems I always felt should be solved, that I have always had on a list somewhere…
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2025-01-3043 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0063: Keto AdventuresShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Back in 2018 I decided to try out some different dietary schemes to see if I would feel better, more healthy, have more energy, become rich and famous, and so on. I settled on the keto diet, and I discovered that that is something of a loaded term, especially getting started, because nobody seems to know what a keto diet actually is.
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2025-01-231h 04
Quoggling SandEpisode 0062: Phones Phones PhonesShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: We have all had mobile devices in our pockets for a while now, have you ever pondered just how many phones you´ve gone through in your travels, and how much, or how little, phones have changed since your first one?
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2025-01-151h 12
Quoggling SandEpisode 0061: Why EngineeringShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I have always been interested in just about everything, and while there was a long period of time during which I really wanted to be a pilot in the US Air Force, the underlying an unifying theme of my path into my own future was always going to be something nerdy. And so this has been the case…
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2025-01-0854 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0060: Another YearShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Another week, another year, the first of all of my audio programs published in the new year in fact, how about a random collection of things to kick off 2025…
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2025-01-0253 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0059: HypocognitionShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Do you know what hypocognition is and have you ever experienced it? Well, if you don´t, you are, and if you do, you aren´t. Actually, whether you know what it is or not, you have surely experienced it, what is more interesting is what you did about it.
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2024-12-2528 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0058: A Day in DublinShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: My first trip to Ireland on behalf of my employer was a one-way ticket and a five week stay across three hotels and three modes of transportation. Oh, and Dublin is the next city if I have another house fire. Good times, here is one day there.
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2024-12-1937 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0057: Imaging TechnologyShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Modern technology is amazing, is it not? This is always true, so far, such that what we have today seems to be so far beyond the imagination we may have had yesterday or a decade ago or whenever, that we cannot possibly imagine will come tomorrow or a decade from now. I almost don´t want to.
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2024-12-111h 05
Quoggling SandEpisode 0056: GamingShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Some people love computer gaming in these modern times, such that tremendous amount of money are spent on the development of products, and the eventual purchase of products, to elevate the gaming experience to ever-higher levels of realism. That type of gaming is not for me, but games are still fun…
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2024-12-0523 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0055: Hermitic HolidaysShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Holidays are, with many exceptions, dates on calendars. Some time ago there was something of an epiphany, wherein holidays could be celebrated, even with family and other groups of people, any time, so long as a consensus might be reached on when and probably where. This makes the standard holidays into…
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2024-11-2736 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0054: SocializingShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Anyone who knows me out in public would likely believe that I am a super-socializer, in addition to being a super-connector. In fact, the former is untrue, and the latter is less and less true with time.
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2024-11-2140 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0053: Another Season AlreadyShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Welcome Season 1, a nice time to transition from the old to the new, along with the future of our beloved country perhaps. Still not going into politics so much here, not to worry, so what will this next season have in store?
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2024-11-1337 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0052: Dubai 2016Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: This is the final episode of Season 0 of the Quoggling Sand audio program, perfect time and perfect timing to recall my journey to Dubai in 2016, on November 8 in fact, landing just as the winner of the Presidential race that year was called, for the world to hear.
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2024-11-0639 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0051: My PoliticsShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Election season 2024 is about to come to an end—of the beginning—but is it the beginning of the end? We may all know soon enough, this time around, in the mean time it is worthwhile I think for each of us to ponder how we got here, and why, by taking a look at our own politics. I´ll go first.
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2024-10-301h 17
Quoggling SandEpisode 0050: Being OnlineShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: There was a time when being online was some ethereal notion, like a physical journey to a mysterious land, requiring a noisy modem and a second phone line, not to mention a phone number to call. Such a journey to reach our always-on present.
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BBS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system
2024-10-231h 14
Quoggling SandEpisode 0049: CarmenShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Another college story, sort of. Harvey Mudd College was many things, some good, some bad, most an academic challenge unexpected but not insurmountable. For some reason I had not for a moment considered, on selecting HMC and living on campus in West Dorm, that there would be an entire staff of people to do this…
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2024-10-1642 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0048: Still Car Free Care FreeShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I have been Car Free for about eight years now, and at this point I cannot imagine purchasing a vehicle simply to have a vehicle. Awful ride share business models, rentals, public transit, bicycles and bike-share if you can get it, and walking are all there for me, and for you to whatever degree where you are, so here is my occasional update on why I remain free of car.
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2024-10-0955 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0047: My Only Dot ComShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The Dot Com Boom was a big thing, and I happened to have been in Silicon Valley for it. For better or worse, though, I only worked at one actual Dot Com during my time, and it was during my Second Tour! An interesting time at Salon.com…
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Salon Today https://www.salon.com/
Salon and Abu Ghraib https://www.salon.com/2006/03/14/introduction_2/
Open Salon Announcement https://www.salon.com/2008/08/11/open_salon/
2024-10-021h 14
Quoggling SandEpisode 0046: Hammer and NotecardShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Harvey Mudd College is where I went to college. A very small school, with my graduating year sizing up at 151 in, 118 out. Famous for a few things including these two for today, the Honor Code, and E-54. The latter faded away to some different engineering class, the former
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2024-09-2543 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0045: NZT Not RequiredShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: If you saw the Movie, or perhaps watched the series, Limitless, you may have heard of this fictitious nootropic substance, NZT-48, which brings about substantial cognitive powers. This is how I describe the way I think, when asked…
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NZT-48 https://limitlesscbs.fandom.com/wiki/NZT-48
2024-09-181h 00
Quoggling SandEpisode 0044: 23Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Some twenty three years ago, a wildly impactful event took place that we all probably remember, if we were around back then.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum https://www.911memorial.org/
The 9/11 Commission Report https://dpcld.defense.gov/Portals/49/Documents/Civil/911Report.pdf
John O´Neill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._O%27Neill
Operation Northwoods (1962) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
2024-09-1147 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0043: What is Up with Food TrucksShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Food Trucks are cool and fun and often quite tasty, but they are also often a single, fingers-cross small business taking a chance sometimes in an environment where they are not always loved nor appreciated by their competitors stuck in the ground. Let us speak of Mobile Vendors and Vegas!
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Las Vegas city news about a Food Truck park https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/News/Blog/Detail/the-rise-of-las-vegas-18b-arts-district-a-hub-of-culture-and-innovation
Famous Burger King Employee opening F...
2024-09-051h 39
Quoggling SandEpisode 0042: SleepShow notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: They say we spend 30% of our lives asleep, more or less, but I don´t know if I have had that same experience just yet.
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Polyphasic Sleep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic_sleep
2024-08-291h 15
Quoggling SandEpisode 0041: Chasing Incentive Stock OptionsShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I arrived in Silicon Valley in July 1993 and caught the beginning of a truly chaotic culture shift where money was handed out for bad ideas on napkins and the best people were tucked into crowds of opportunists and actors. Ultimately it was a bad idea, but a good learning experience.
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Incentive Stock Options https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentive_stock_option
Restricted Stock Units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restricted_stock
Employee Stock P...
2024-08-221h 18
Quoggling SandEpisode 0040: Earthquake 1990Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The Upland Quake, or as we called it the Mount Baldy quake, on February 28, 1990 at about 3:43pm on that Wednesday. My first earthquake, quite an adventure, let´s talk about it…
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Upland Quake 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Upland_earthquake
REM from the Earthquake Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY
Liquefaction https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-liquefaction
ADDED: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-01-mn-2189-story.html
2024-08-1557 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0039: Flight StoriesShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I spoke about some world travels in Episode 0020 as related to my Intel-related globetrotting, but there are a few things we frequent fliers learn regardless of the reason for travel, why not share some of my own perspective on the mechanics of airport life…
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Up in the Air https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uNPpFZLelE
2024-08-081h 10
Quoggling SandEpisode 0038: The Donut ManShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Anyone around the greater Glendora area in Southern California will have become quite familiar, at any and all hours, of the goodness that came from The Donut Man. Grab a tiger tail and maybe a coffee and listen to the story I have to tell.
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On IG https://www.instagram.com/donutmanca/
2024-07-3134 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0037: Big vs LittleShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: There was a time, and this may still be true, that a great many people in my line of work wanted nothing but to work for a FAANG company. Having been there and done that in a different time, I believe it is more interesting and more viable into the future to work for a ME company, and you may find the same to be true. Maybe.
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2024-07-241h 50
Quoggling SandEpisode 0036: Midnight MoviesShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: At long last, our Oasis in the Desert that is Las Vegas is hitting some real high temperatures. Bullhead City and of course Death Valley are still up at the top, but anyone who has spent a summer in Phoenix knows how it goes. So what did we do back in the day when the morning low was 95F?
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National Weather Service Phoenix https://www.weather.gov/psr/ExtremeTemps
2024-07-1839 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0035: Time on BaseShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I did not end up serving in the US Military, though I was certainly planning to, in the Air Force most likely, and I managed in my younger years to spend some time on military bases for practical educational experiences which I retain today.
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Luke Air Force Base https://www.luke.af.mil/
Williams Air Force Based (closed) https://www.afcec.af.mil/Home/BRAC/Williams/History/
Added at the end…
Kline-Fogleman Airfoil htt...
2024-07-101h 14
Quoggling SandEpisode 0034: Audio BooksShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: You are listening to podcasts, so you are already familiar with spoken word audio programming, what about Audio Books?
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2024-07-031h 01
Quoggling SandEpisode 0033: Working From…Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Working from Home, Hybrid Work, Return to Office, Digital Nomads, and maybe more options, what is this and what works? I know what works for me, but your mileage may vary.
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Digital Nomad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad
2024-06-2659 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0032: Meet Me At The LibraryShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Learning how to read at about age three made books and learning an easily-reachable tool in the personal development toolbox early on. In the pre-digital age, there was much to be had visiting the Library, and this remains true today, in slightly different ways.
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2024-06-1946 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0031: Local Government is Direct EngagementShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The polls closed at 7pm on Tuesday for the Nevada Primaries, and within minutes winners were called, the Nevada Secretary of State website for posting results shows only zeros across the board, and today is another day.
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Nevada Secretary of State Election Reporting https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/
A Lawrence Stone story https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-official-assessor-scolded-for-mass-mailers-fppc/
2024-06-121h 15
Quoggling SandEpisode 0030: Rate This StartupShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Silicon Valley, the place where any idea seemed to have a chance, and where we made a reasonable go at a novel review scheme, which I think still has a chance this many years later.
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Getting Bayesian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference
2024-06-061h 26
Quoggling SandEpisode 0029: Big Homebuilt SpeakersShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Nowadays they speak back to you, but back in the day speakers were just speakers playing the sounds we gave them; a little practical engineering project in college was actually quite an education…
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The Loud Speaker Design Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/Loudspeaker-Design-Cookbook-Vance-Dickason/dp/0833801945
2024-05-2953 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0028: The Good Old TARGA 2000Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Once upon a time, recording video was actually challenging.
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Truevision (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truevision
2024-05-221h 37
Quoggling SandEpisode 0027: Building ComputersShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Tinker Toys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkertoy
Lincoln Logs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Logs
LEGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego
Fischertechnik https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischertechnik
VW Beetle (Bug) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle
SLiRP https://en...
2024-05-151h 13
Quoggling SandEpisode 0026: Possible Aspect ChangeShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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This (Medium Members Only) https://medium.com/moments-of-passion/i-wish-someone-told-me-to-disengage-whenever-this-happened-d15e41ab6ea3
Crazy Ivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffles_(submarine)
Dunbar´s Number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s...
2024-05-081h 37
Quoggling SandEpisode 0025: Anti Social Progress ReportShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Doctorow on Enpoopification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
POSSE...
2024-05-011h 18
Quoggling SandEpisode 0024: Picking Friends and Their LocksShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Phoenix Spy Shop http://www.phxspyshop.com/
Lock Picking Lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LockPickingLawyer
Lock Bumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping
2024-04-2439 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0023: First Time ProgrammerShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Hottest Days in Phoenix https://www.weather.gov/psr/ExtremeTemps
K & R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language
2024-04-1750 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0022: Moving Moving MovingShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: No, not moving. But moving is certainly something I have done, and I absolutely do not care for it. Should I?
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2024-04-101h 14
Quoggling SandEpisode 0021: Wild Blue YonderShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Beechcraft T-34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor
US Air Force Academy https://www.usafa.edu/
Skydive Hollister ( http://www.skydivehollister.com/ now Silicon Valley Skydiving) https://siliconvalleyskydiving.com/
2024-04-0357 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0020: Up in the AirShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Up 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 Val...
2024-03-271h 01
Quoggling SandEpisode 0019: Four Year RetrospectiveShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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Johns Hopkins Map https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
This Week in Virology https://www.microbe.tv/twiv
Coronavirus (WIkipedia Starting Point) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus
Immune by Philipp De...
2024-03-201h 08
Quoggling SandEpisode 0018: From 1200 baud to Crazy FastShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Modem Handshake Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvr9AMWEU-c
Dial-up Modem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem
ISDN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Services_Digital_Net...
2024-03-1346 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0017: Building ThingsShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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?
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Tinkertoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkertoy
LEGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego
Erector Set https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set
Woz on Jobs https://tech.co/news/steve-wozniak-steve-jobs-did-not-know-technology-2015-09
Apple II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II
VW Bug https://en.w...
2024-03-0637 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0016: The Troublemaking Triumvirate of TechShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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What is Marketing? https://www.ama.org/the-definition-of-marketing-what-is-marketing/
Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales
Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering
Marketing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing
Triumvirate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumvirate
Is That an Elephant? https://en.wikipedia.o...
2024-02-291h 16
Quoggling SandEpisode 0015: Lateral ThinkingShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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Lateral Thinking on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking
Vertical Thinking on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_thinking
Lorenzo´s Oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_oil
2024-02-211h 03
Quoggling SandEpisode 0014: Food Truck AdventuresShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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2024-02-141h 05
Quoggling SandEpisode 0013: Making CoffeeShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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James Hoffmann https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann
Lance Hedrick https://www.youtube.com/@LanceHedrick
Morgan Eckroth https://www.youtube.com/@morgandrinkscoffee
Baratza Encore https://www.baratza.com/product/encoretm-zcg485
Cafe Frei https://www.cafefrei.com/
Nicaraguan Tobacco Coffee https://shop.cafefrei.hu...
2024-02-0748 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0012: Re-Entering Silicon ValleyShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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Salon https://www.salon.com/
Wikipedia on Salon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon.com
Cover Art Image Source https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~324879~90093955:Silicon-Valley-?sort=date&qvq=q...
2024-01-3153 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0011: Entering Silicon ValleyShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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…
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SuperMac Technology https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/SuperMac_Technology
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How the Internet Hap...
2024-01-241h 25
Quoggling SandEpisode 0010: My Tour at Mickey D´sShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Everyone should work in a fast food restaurant at least once in their life.
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Long-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=Pui8U071mco
The Food Theorist on McDonald´s real business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYx3gyS-pAg
McDonald´s CFO and Architect of Real Estate business model https://en...
2024-01-1755 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0009: Connecting and CommunicatingShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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2024-01-1053 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0008: Car Free Care FreeShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: 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.
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Vegas 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-fddc5fa15704
Fatal 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.html
The 15...
2024-01-0356 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0007: Life OnlineShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: It all started with my 1200baud Mitsuba Modem, advanced to our twisted pair networks at HMC, reached Mosaic while at Apple, and lands today at the end of my interest in social media platforms, returning to self-publishing! Let´s talk about being online…
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NCSA Mosaic Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser)
Social Media Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Enpoopification on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification
POSS...
2023-12-271h 08
Quoggling SandEpisode 0006: RegularDB and NookieMapShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: My first mobile applications and the details around them…
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Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
Edgewood Eats FB https://www.facebook.com/EdgewoodEats/
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/
T-Mobile G1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream
2023-12-201h 00
Quoggling SandEpisode 0005: TravelShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Never say No to travel, and be sure to get your passport. And remember, The Journey is Part of The Gift. The title of this episode is a directive.
Links
Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
Amtrak Zephyr https://www.amtrak.com/california-zephyr-train
Derek Low and a picturesque journey Trans-Siberia https://dereklow.co/trans-siberian-railway/
Condé Nast Traveler List of Best Train Journeys https://www.cntraveler.com/story/best-train-journeys
2023-12-1333 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0004: SchoolShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Were you the bored kid in class? Did you now someone who was? How did that work out? This can depend quite substantially on a combination of luck, gumption, and a library card.
Links
Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
Debbie Reker Obituary https://www.whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/recker-deborah-anne
Zeke Ashley Obituary https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/zeke-ashley-obituary?id=27231037
Berkeley Street School, New Milford https://www.newmilfordschools.org/berkley
Horizon Elementary School, Glendale https://portals.gesd40.org/D...
2023-12-0653 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0003: Any (Computer, Where, Time)Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: A not-so-long long time ago, it was not so easy to have multiple computers on your desk, in your bag, in your car, in your pocket… we had to go looking for them, for the love of the game.
Links
Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
DEC VAX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX
OpenVMS (formerly VMS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVMS
Apple ||+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_Plus
HP-150 Touch Screen http://hpmuseum.net/display_item.php...
2023-11-2951 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0002: Radio SunnyvaleShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Independent local media is important, especially when the so-called main stream local media is not serving the interests of locals as it could (or should). Content creators have all of the tools available today, here is a look back at my own experiences doing this from around 2008.
Links
Stanford Radio Station https://kzsu.stanford.edu/
Toyota Sunnyvale https://www.toyotasunnyvale.com/
8x8 https://www.8x8.com/
Cold Weather Shelter https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/31/sunnyvale-homeless-shelter-to-stay-open-year-round/
Leadership Sunnyvale https://www.leadershipsunnyvale.org/
Leadership Las Vegas https://www.leadership.vegas/
Metro Newspapers (Sunnyvale...
2023-11-2223 min
Quoggling SandEpisode 0001: The Road to VegasShow Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: A decade living within the City of Las Vegas, having relocated under unexpected and unusual circumstances in 2013 from Silicon Valley (the real one). A story retold now and then, but for the sake of new listeners, an essential anchor point.
Links
My House Fire https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/04/18/sunnyvale-cause-of-angel-avenue-fire-still-being-investigated-2/
Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
2023-11-1549 min
FFS Talk podcastGratuitous GratuitiesThe true origins and history of tipping and gratuities is up for debate, but not today. Let's talk about moving people into a modern approach to participation in the service industry and business in general. Care to argue your point? Join the show for an episode to make your case!
Show notes in the Show Notes Newsletter, see below.
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2021-07-281h 00
FFS Talk podcastTheories of The Good LifeWhy are you here? Why am I here? We may not soon be able to answer that question, but we can try to answer some other questions about what we do while we are here, and why. This is the beginning of a very long discussion, guests welcome...
Show notes in the Show Notes Newsletter, see below.
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As the FFS Talk podcast continues to grow and reach out to more audience, we hope more and more people subscribe to our podcast feed, newsletters, and perhaps other such...
2021-06-291h 07