I broke my nose in 1978 or 79. I was 28 and had recently started working for a small startup computer company, Floating Point Systems. Looking back at my career this was probably the most exciting job that I had had. We were working in the super computer industry with a product that performed like a Cray supercomputer at a far less cost, for certain applications.
Home Automation (smart home)
I have had a “smart” home for probably over thirty years. So I get amused by the “new” trends in home automation such as Philips Hue, and Wink, etc. The new technology is great, definitely better than what I have been using, but when I look at replacing what I have I find the costs to be prohibitive. Re-doing my house would cost about $1000 and in some ways not be as good as what I currently have.
Continue reading “Home Automation (smart home)”Word games (Scrabble, Word with Friends)
I enjoy playing Word with Friends. I play often with my sister. I developed a training aid which you can use. To access it go to https://robertjwallace.com///wordgame
White Elephant Ranch
My cousin Andrew rents out accommodations to hunters (deer, bird, big horn sheep). The ranch is the “White Elephant ranch” just outside of Condon Oregon. Below are some photos:
Continue reading “White Elephant Ranch”Retirement
I am planning (actually have retired now) on retiring before or on my 65th birthday, so when a client wanted a countdown timer I checked one out. Since I am now retired it shows the time since I stopped working.
9 years, 6 months, 8 days, 19 hours, 3 minutes agoNephew Phil and his son Aiden
Nolan and Chrysta Milojevich
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Continue reading “Nolan and Chrysta Milojevich”Distressed Type
Hummingbird
New camera – Olympus OM-D
Just bought a new camera, an Olympus OM-D. In 1974 I bought one of the first OM-1 cameras and loved it. It went around the world with me. Eventually I bought a Canon EOS 35mm, and then an Canon 1D digital. But my first love was always the OM-1. So now I have returned to the Olympus brand. Here are some comparison photos.
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