Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Happy GIS Day!

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    GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society.  The first formal GIS Day took place in 1999.

  • SWIFT

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    The new accounting system that the state hastily installed right after the shutdown in 2011, SWIFT is supposed to stand for StateWide Integrated Financial Tools.The joke at MDE when I was there was that, “SWIFT Wasn’t too SWIFT.”Today I heard a much better one from someone who preferred to remain anonymous, “Shit We’re In Fuckin’…

  • How to reset your password

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    “Sorry, your password has been in use for 30 days and has expired so you must register a new one.”roses“Sorry, too few characters.” pretty roses“Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character.” 1 pretty rose“Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces.” 1prettyrose“Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters.” 1fuckingprettyrose“Sorry, you must use at…

  • Jumping to conclusions

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    First thoughts are not always the best.Vittorio Alfieri

  • How wrong is this perception?

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    The other day, my 18-year-old son said to me: “When your generation [last of the baby boomers] grew up, you knew you had to work hard or end up without anything to eat or a place to live, but today people know the government will provide for them, so they don’t spend the time investing…

  • Inspiration

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    Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.Pablo Picasso

  • Enemies

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    You have enemies?  Good.  That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Winston Churchill