Essays and ephemera
Years in the making, Metra is about to implement positive train control (PTC) and its first installation will be on its busiest line – the BNSF. Doing so will require changes to the train schedule. A public records request for the comments reveals that the train riders of the BNSF are generally not happy about the proposed changes.
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I just finished Miles Davis’ autobiography and it was insane. It’s easily one of the best autobiographies I’ve read and it is certainly the most entertaining biography I’ve read. Other than the excessive profanity, my favorite part is all the great names of people in his life. These are my favorite names from the book.
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It’s bittersweet for me to announce that I will both be leaving Rightpoint and the realm of SharePoint consulting too. I’ll share more details in the coming weeks, but I want to make one request to clients before I go: please don’t display the weather on your intranet’s homepage.