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The mayonnaise jar and the two pints of beer

January 17, 2013

This is an old story – almost definitely an urban myth. But I think that it makes some good points,...

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Write-only ports

January 14, 2013

I often joke that my job puts me in a difficult position, as I am a software guy and a...

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The new Box Brownie

January 10, 2013

In 1888, 125 years ago, George Eastman coined the slogan, “you press the button, we do the rest”; and the...

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OS configuration

January 08, 2013

I have always characterized the difference between desktop systems and embedded along the lines of “desktops are all the same;...

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New Year in Berlin

January 03, 2013

First off, I hope that you had a good holiday and I wish you all the best for 2013. I...

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Holiday time!

December 21, 2012

I am sorry that my posting yesterday was less than cheerful. I just needed to get that off of my...

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This cannot continue

December 20, 2012

Today I am going to break my self-imposed rule, with regard to what I discuss in this blog, and touch...

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Not so much of a puzzle

December 17, 2012

Yesterday evening we had dinner with friends. The guy works on real time control systems and was talking about the...

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Another article

December 14, 2012

The second of my series of articles on embedded.com has now been published. You can see it here.