The Tuttle IT fiasco reminded of my “Intro to IT” professor who, showing the class how to check email, complained that he was getting 500+ spams per day –despite the fact that he kept clicking to “opt-out” of the mailings. I sat there in complete disbelief as he “opted-out” of several blatant spams on the wide screen projector in front of the whole class. It was funny at first, but it got old when I had to guess which answer he thought was right on the exams. Needless to say, I decided to get experiential credit for the follow-up course rather than endure the comical “learning” an additional semester.
On a serious note, how do complete technical morons (conservative and liberal alike) make it into positions of authority? And once they’re in, how do they stay? It’s frightening how tech-adverse some government officials are, but what’s more scary is that they pretend that they aren’t. Some even pretend to be experts. (I’m looking at you, Orrin). It’s amazing that they think they can get away with it!
From a technical standpoint, I really like Pete Ashdown, founder of XMission and Utah senatorial candidate. I don’t think he has much of a chance of winning against a senior incumbent Republican here in Utah.
But I digress…
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I’m a co-founder and trustee of UVLUG, a local Linux User Group that will be holding elections soon. If you’re a UVSC student or are a member of the local Linux community here in Utah, you really should read this announcement and consider helping out. LUG leadership has been a great opportunity for me. I’ve learned a lot, met a lot of great people, and I feel like I’m a part of something cool. So can you!
On a related note, Utah Valley’s Inter-Lug BBQ 2006 is this Saturday. Be there or go hungry!
A few Provo Labs companies will have booths at the Big Business & Technology Expo at UVSC on March 8 & 9. Should be fun.
UVLUG will host Dave Heldenbrand’s presentation on IPv6 this Saturday.
From Answers.com:
“IPv4 supports 4.2 billion addresses, which is inadequate for giving even one address to every living person, much less support the burgeoning market for connective devices. IPv6 addresses this problem by supporting 340 undecillion addresses. For scale, this would allow an average of about 430 quintillion unique addresses per square inch of the Earth’s surface.”
With these kind of numbers numbers, I hope to be able to boast a static IP address for every bacterium in my stomach…
Anyway, it should be pretty cool. I hope to see you there.
Tags: Dave Heldenbrand, Internet, IPv6, Linux, Open Source, User Groups, Utah Tech Events, Utah Tech Groups, UVLUG, UVSC, UVU
Utah | Jordy | 
February 1, 2006 2:59 pm | 
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I guess I have time to blog, now that I’m done with school. I just graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Business Managment from UVSC. It’s been long and sucky, but now it’s over. :) Actually, I rather enjoyed the experience and will look back with fondness. Hopefully I’ll be able to continue learning everyday, an effort that may actually be easier now that school is out.
A bit about me:
I’ve been married for almost 2 years and have 1 kid on the way, a (currently unnamed) girl due on Feb 15, 2006. My wife (Julie) is awesome and we both come from good, close families.
I served as a missionary for the LDS church in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese and decent Spanish. I’m a big music fan and like to play guitar (another hobby long-neglected because of school).
I’m 27 years old and have worked for most of my life (since junior high) at Castle Rock, my dad’s souvenir shop in Orem, UT. It’s been great for me because I’ve been able to work with and learn from my dad, who is one of the kindest people in the world. It’s also been very flexible, which is important for anyone trying to succeed in school. I recently started a job as a “Small Business Portfolio / Project Manager” at Provo Labs, Paul B. Allen’s recently funded internet business incubator. My first day is tomorrow, and I’m excited to learn.
I’ve also been fairly involved in the open source community in Utah, co-founding the Utah Valley Linux Users Group and doing some (mostly nominal) work with the Software for Starving Students project.
Well, that’s probably enough for a first post. Don’t want to bore my 0 readers. :)
Tags: Brazil, Career, Education, Fatherhood, Guitar, LDS Church, Learning, Music, Open Source, Paul B. Allen, Portuguese, Project Management, Provo Labs, Spanish, SSS, ULVUG, UVSC, UVU
Business, Technology | Jordy | December 26, 2005 3:02 pm | Comments (5)
