Econtalk, my all-time favorite podcast, had an episode in July with guest Ryan Holiday that talked about the need for humility and a recognition that others contribute a great deal to what we are able to accomplish. After I heard…
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I recently took on the role as chairperson of the ACEC California Land Use Committee. I’m looking for a volunteer intern that can help me run the committee. The intern would assist with the following tasks: Tracking local and state…
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Today’s world of social media and personal branding can lead a person to become too focused on their own skills, abilities and I occasionally catch myself failing into this trap. I was recently inspired by a couple of podcasts to…
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I ran across a couple of posts on Pinterest that featured a few interesting online graphic design resources. I wanted to share three of them with you: 1) Wordmark.it is a web site that shows you a preview of all…
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Most people don’t realize that land surveyors in California are actually licensed to practice land surveying. I believe land surveyor involvement in the subdivision process and their knowledge of the real property system allows them to bring a lot of value to…
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I just posted a brief summary of the OSGeo California Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting to the OSGeo California Chapter web site. The post includes links to slide images, audio files and video files. I’d like to thank Alex Mandel, Michele…
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A few days ago I attended the February meeting of the Western Region Height Modernization Group. Here are some highlights from the meeting: ITRF 2014 was released last month and will be used in the future by NGS to adjust…
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I’m pleased to announce the release of Grassy Hills Slides Template. Grassy Hills is a free SVG slide template created in (and designed for editing in) Inkscape. (Inkscape is an open source vector graphics program for the desktop.) Grassy Hills is…
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The September 26, 2015 Issue of Economist Magazine has an article entitled “Welcome to the Drone Age” that talks about the unexpected rise in the number of drones being used around the world. The article has a small section about…
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The October 2015 Issue of Software Development Times Magazine has an article entitled “Drones: The Sky’s The Limit” that talks about trends in software development for drones. One trend of note in the article is the emergence of Linux as…
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