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identity:
links:
- title: Proven.lol Proof
url: "https://proven.lol/58ae5f"
url: 'https://proven.lol/58ae5f'
icon: user-circle-check
- title: PGP Public Key
url: >-
https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/E8404D8E8DAB59CD1E5255BD56BCDEBC6448A091
icon: fingerprint
- title: Git Repo for this Site
url: "https://github.com/RickCogley/rick.cogley.jp"
url: 'https://github.com/RickCogley/rick.cogley.jp'
icon: github-logo
nowprofessionally: "<p class=\"f6 lh-copy measure\">\r\n <strong>eSolia is 25</strong>, which we're really proud of! \U0001F389\U0001F973\U0001F38A\r\n <br><br>\r\n eSolia has been in our \"WorkStyling\" location at Shiodome near Shimbashi, for a couple of years now after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city. <br><br>\r\n\r\n As a professional services company, we need to increase our process maturity so our success depends less upon individual quality, rather having that quality built in by default. It was a sea change to move to a remote or mobile office situation, and we took advantage of the situation to really revamp how we do things. We migrated everything to Microsoft M365 early in 2023, and have been working hard on becoming compliant with ISO 27001 so that we have a solid information security program in place. <br><br>\r\n\r\n Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. So far, this is working out pretty well. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href=\"https://webhook.site/\" target=\"_blank\">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href=\"https://updown.io/\" target=\"_blank\">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href=\"https://usefathom.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fathom Analytics</a> for website and app analytics. <br><br>\r\n\r\n Some superior services I'm working with recently are <a href=\"https://postmarkapp.com\" target=\"_blank\">Postmark</a> for sending transactional and broadcast emails, <a href=\"https://improvmx.com\" target=\"_blank\">ImprovMX</a> for flexibly receiving and forwarding email, <a href=\"https://www.usebouncer.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bouncer</a> for validating and verifying email addresses, and <a href=\"https://deno.com/deploy\" target=\"_blank\">Deno Deploy</a> and <a href=\"https://www.netlify.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Netlify</a> for efficiently hosting websites.\r\n</p>\r\n"
nowpersonally: "<p class=\"f6 lh-copy measure\">\r\n It has been a busy six months. At work we launched an office in May, and another in Oct, and I have been just struggling to feel really rested. I went to the US for a visit in Aug, but then felt completely \"brain fogged\" for a good 6 weeks. Not the best, from a mental health perspective, but I think that is past now. \U0001F340<br><br>\r\n\r\n A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I didn't see Dune 2 in a theater, but really enjoyed it on the TV. What a wonderful production; Villeneuve did a great job. \U0001F63B<br><br>\r\n\r\n In May 2021, our Shiba \"Maru\" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href=\"http://www.petcaregreen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found \"Green\". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. He has a routine when he comes back: he rips his bedding out of his crate, and violently shakes it. \U0001FAE8<br><br>\r\n\r\n This summer I just did not have time to go hiking at all, despite really liking it. Instead I just jogged a lot, and got some \"barefoot sandals\" from Xero to jog in, which was interesting. I'm wearing normal sneakers now as it's cold, but they feel totally weird under foot. <br><br>\r\n\r\n We are finally selling our land next door, but the buyer is grousing about whether they can actually buy it at the price they promised. Our point to selling it is, there's nothing on it, so it requires gardening maintenance throughout the warm months, and we have to pay tax on it. We are selling it to make our retirement easier, but there are some risks with having new houses then new people moving in. <br><br>\r\n\r\n I continue to be impressed with my <a href=\"https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. Recently UHK have released a slightly bigger version, the <a href=\"https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/uhk80\" target=\"_blank\">UHK 80</a>, which I think I now \"need\". ⌨️<br><br>\r\n</p>\r\n"
nowprofessionally: "<p class=\"f6 lh-copy measure\">\r\n <strong>eSolia is 25</strong>, which we're really proud of! \U0001F389\U0001F973\U0001F38A\r\n <br><br>\r\n eSolia has been in our \"WorkStyling\" location at Shiodome near Shimbashi, for a couple of years now after 10 years in Toranomon. We decided to move to a serviced office after having our office sit empty during COVID. Although our fixed office is small, it is fine for us because our staff are roaming around all the time anyway, and WorkStyling allows us to use their facilities all over the city. <br><br>\r\n\r\n As a professional services company, we need to increase our process maturity so our success depends less upon individual quality, rather having that quality built in by default. It was a sea change to move to a remote or mobile office situation, and we took advantage of the situation to really revamp how we do things. We migrated everything to Microsoft M365 early in 2023, and have been working hard on becoming compliant with ISO 27001 so that we have a solid information security program in place. It's taking time though, because I want to make it as easy to implement as possible for people. <br><br>\r\n\r\n Initially we tried to implement workflow via Sharepoint, but it requires more development resources than we are willing to commit, so we are focusing on handling our workflow in our cloud database - PROdb - and using its mobile app to initiate much of our workflow. So far, this is working out pretty well. We use Sharepoint for what it's good at, which is to act as a basic intranet and file store, with version tracking. We also use the the truly excellent <a href=\"https://webhook.site/\" target=\"_blank\">webhook.site</a> to seamlessly integrate between our systems, <a href=\"https://updown.io/\" target=\"_blank\">updown.io</a> for monitoring, and <a href=\"https://usefathom.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fathom Analytics</a> for website and app analytics. <br><br>\r\n\r\n Some superior services I'm working with recently are <a href=\"https://postmarkapp.com\" target=\"_blank\">Postmark</a> for sending transactional and broadcast emails, <a href=\"https://improvmx.com\" target=\"_blank\">ImprovMX</a> for flexibly receiving and forwarding email, <a href=\"https://www.usebouncer.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bouncer</a> for validating and verifying email addresses, and <a href=\"https://deno.com/deploy\" target=\"_blank\">Deno Deploy</a> and <a href=\"https://www.netlify.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Netlify</a> for efficiently hosting websites.\r\n</p>\r\n"
nowpersonally: "<p class=\"f6 lh-copy measure\">\r\n It has been a busy six months. At work we launched an office in May, and another in Oct, and I have been just struggling to feel really rested. I went to the US for a visit in Aug, but then felt completely \"brain fogged\" for a good 6 weeks. Not the best, from a mental health perspective, but I think that is past now. We're in 2025 and I've been feeling vaguely worried. <br><br>\r\n\r\n A few minutes a day I enjoy watching some series on streaming services like Netflix or Apple. I didn't see Dune 2 in a theater, but really enjoyed it on the TV. What a wonderful production; Villeneuve did a great job. HBO released a Dune mini-series which was also great in my opinion. I really want to see what happens next season. \U0001F63B<br><br>\r\n\r\n In May 2021, our Shiba \"Maru\" came to our home, and it'd been big lifestyle change with him in our lives. We have fallen into a rhythm with him, and have found a day care he loves to go to - <a href=\"http://www.petcaregreen.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Petcare House Green</a>, in neighboring Fujisawa. Although of course we love him to bits, it's sometimes good to have a day to reset and not worry about walks and so on. We tried various other places, but he didn't take to them for whatever reason, so we are really glad to have found \"Green\". He gets excited when he gets to go, which is cut to see, and really loves the lady who comes to pick him up. He's always a little irritated when he comes back though, probably stress from being with some dogs he likes and one or two that he doesn't. He has a routine when he comes back: he rips his bedding out of his crate, and violently shakes it. \U0001FAE8<br><br>\r\n\r\n This summer I just did not have time to go hiking at all, despite really liking it. Instead I just jogged a lot, and got some \"barefoot sandals\" from Xero to jog in, which was interesting. I'm wearing normal sneakers now as it's cold, but they feel totally weird under foot. It's early 2025 and I'm feeling rather not like exercising at all. <br><br>\r\n\r\n We are finally selling our land next door, but the buyer is grousing about whether they can actually buy it at the price they promised. Our point to selling it is, there's nothing on it, so it requires gardening maintenance throughout the warm months, and we have to pay tax on it. We are selling it to make our retirement easier, but there are some risks with having new houses then new people moving in. <br><br>\r\n\r\n I continue to be impressed with my <a href=\"https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ultimate Hacking Keyboard 60 v2</a>, a split design where one's wrists can be kept straight. It has helped with my wrist pain. Recently UHK have released a slightly bigger version, the <a href=\"https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/uhk80\" target=\"_blank\">UHK 80</a>, which I think I now \"need\". ⌨️<br><br>\r\n</p>\r\n"
quotes:
- text: >-
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of
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cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch
manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die
gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
source: "Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love"
source: 'Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love'
- text: >-
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that
brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass
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Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's
gone.
source: 'Joni Mitchell, ''Big Yellow Taxi'''
- text: We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
source: US President Jimmy Carter
- text: >-
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
source: "US President Jimmy Carter"
- text: >-
I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...
source: Carl Sagan, "The Demon-Haunted World"
I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time
— when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly
all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries;
when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no
one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the
people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably
question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously
consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to
distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost
without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...
source: 'Carl Sagan, "The Demon-Haunted World"'

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