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Friday is My Last Day at Autodesk

I have collected a few shirts during my time at Autodesk. Friday will be my last day at Autodesk. As I have turned 65, I am retiring. I have fond memories of my decades as an Autodesk employee. Some of... Read more →

How to Root for Your Favorite NFL Team - In My Case, The New Orleans Saints

Custom Zoom background for my Autodesk meetings I was born and raised in New Orleans. As a National Football League (NFL) fan, I am still a New Orleans Saints fan to this day even though I now live in Houston,... Read more →

Book Review: Filterworld by Kyle Chayka

Enlarge Mural of my notes from the book "Freedom of choice is what you want. Freedom from choice is what you got." — DEVO Kyle Chayka is a contributing writer for The New Yorker who covers technology and culture related... Read more →

Happy July 4

The preamble to the United States Constitution reads: We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the... Read more →

AI Generated Music via Suno.com Has Variety and Sounds Great

Listen to the playlist Although I don't have any musical training, I enjoy listening to music. I have been playing around with an AI service (suno.com) that allows anyone to generate songs. The user types in a simple description of... Read more →