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News and commentary from Martin L. Shoemaker, author of Tablet UMLen-us2008-02-09T15:02+00:00With a little help for my friends
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Since I know some people who maybe could use it, I thought I would share some info from my leads folder. I can't promise which of these have openings, but some...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-07-11T17:07+00:00
Kalamazoo Area Tech Job Resources
TEK Systems - I'm finding them to be one of the best contracting firms around.
I have other leads for other areas. Let me know if you need them.]]>Cheops' Law
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Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget....Martin L. Shoemaker2007-06-08T15:06+00:00Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
But if you're patient and hard working -- and maybe a little insane -- it gets built.
For the team at my current contract, today was that day. And a very good day it is.
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I am so there!...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-06-04T19:06+00:00I am so there!
"I've Got a Golden Ticket!" Update: "Because you were a member and supporter of the Michigan Space & Science Center in Jackson, I would like to extend an invitation for you to join us for the member's 'pre-opening' event at the new Michigan Space Science Center at the Air Zoo. This will be taking place 11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Firday, June 8th in the Air Zoo's East Campus building."
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That's what this felt like to me:...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-05-21T09:05+00:00this felt like to me:
I've never seen the Cutty Sark. Perhaps now I never will. But I've loved that ship for over 30 years. In middle school, I took a modeling class. I built a model of the Cutty Sark. Mom did the rigging. We did it together, and that makes it special.
If I look closely, I can see how crude my modeling and painting work was (and I doubt I'd do any better now). But if I look from across the room, I see the Sark, full sail, riding the waves. I hear the gulls, and the Captain shouting out orders. I smell the salt spray.
That's our ship, Mom's and mine. I've taken it with me wherever I've lived in all the years since. And I always wanted to see the real thing, but business never took me to London. Now, despite their optimism, I suspect it's gone for good.
But our Cutty Sark still sails.]]>I'm dreaming of a White Easter...
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...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-04-08T14:04+00:00
Happy Easter from Michigan!]]>OK, but I have to make it quick...
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Llamas... in... Spaaaaaaaaace!!!...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-03-20T14:03+00:00Llamas... in... Spaaaaaaaaace!!!
Hey, a llama could save your life some day...]]>Where've you been, Martin?
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Now somewhere out there, Epee Bill just fainted in amazement. After nearly a month of no posts, two posts in a row! And now three!...Martin L. Shoemaker2007-03-18T04:03+00:00Epee Bill just fainted in amazement. After nearly a month of no posts, two posts in a row! And now three!
Well, Bill knows that I had a job change. I'm now working 30 miles from home instead of 150. That means I'm sleeping in my own bed in my own home with Sandy and the dogs now, instead of in a hotel three hours away. It also means I'm doing some incredibly fun .NET programming, and generally enjoying myself.
But it also means jumping straight into a crunch deadline, 50+ hours per week project (yeah, like I've seen 50 hours yet). And when I leave work for the night, I have a 30 minute commute, not five minutes. And when I get home, I'm faced with the dark side of life in our wonderful rural locale: dial up.
So blogging opportunities have been light. But I'm about to add a lot more posts...]]>Generosity above and beyond the call!
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I am so, so very touched....Martin L. Shoemaker2007-02-22T03:02+00:00
My good friend John Hopkins, current president of GANG, is as big a fan of the Apollo program as I am. We can trade Apollo stories all night. And John has been making me envious the last few meetings with tales of Virtual LM: A Pictorial Essay of the Engineering and Construction of the Apollo Lunar Module. I'm too pragmatic: I can never really picture myself as one of the Apollo astronauts. But the engineers of the program, those folks I can empathize with. My favorite episode of From the Earth to the Moon tells the story of the team who built the LMs. Well, this book is full of incredibly detailed design sketches and notes for the LM, as well as stories from the design and construction. And the bonus CD includes lots of photographs of LM test units, as well as operations manuals and checklists for the LM. It's a true delight.
Tonight, after my presentation at GANG, John gave me a copy of Virtual LM. So I wanted to take this opportunity to thank him publicly. This is truly a book I'll treasure.
I'll let you know when the slides and sample code for my presentation are up at the GANG site. I would post them on my site tonight; but I've got something else to occupy my time right now, thank you very much. (And thank John very much!)]]>
