Fun with numbers in NC

NC is a pretty awesome state. I pity the fool who lives in any other state. Actually, it's more of a "deepest sympathies" feeling. If you're feeling down too, you can always move here if you like, I promise. Coolest state in the union since 21st Nov 1789.

Here's some awesome things you can do and the ages you can do them at in NC*:

8:

• Stay at home alone!

The word "oppression" is really funny

Everyone's done it. I'm doing it right now with the word "cool" in my head and on the phone. Saying a word over and over until it lacks meaning in every context you use it. Suddenly "I'm going to the store." gets the same response from me as "Some girl just fell off the runway on America's next top model!"

Protip: I really like going to the store, but I really REALLY like it when a girl with freckles basically rolls across the top of the water in a giant hamster ball. At that moment, I knew I wanted a giant hamster ball and a pool, so that one day I could be that awesome. And I said "cool." What is wrong with me?

The same thing that's wrong with everyone who speaks english. Each of us is creating our own individual vision of newspeak. I try to mentally count each word I use one day each month. I get distracted halfway through the first meeting of the day and end up with things like "synergize", "leverage" and "skillset." Then I die a little on the inside.

McAfee Endpoint Encryption for PC

McAfee EEPC is a product for encrypting the entire drive of a laptop or desktop computer running a relatively recent edition of Windows. We have about 2000 seat licenses for it, along with McAfee's Device Control/DLP offering, and their Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders(EEFF) items. I was expecting the deployment to be as straightforward and simple as all of the other products we've rolled out, but I've got to say we've had only a 50% survival rate on the 12 machines it's been installed on in testing.

I have to say, my confidence in McAfee's products has been shaken, but their account team has done a lot to make it up to us. Will post later about how that goes. Gonna try to post more frequently.

Forgot to mention

Senator Burr responded to the note I wrote him on october 8th of 2009. He said he was concerned about the government interfering with private contracts and amending contract law. I can see his point, but it still strikes me that allowing an organization that is fully funded by the United States to deny it's employees legal protection is a bit off. The United States is a country of laws, and no private contract should be allowed to contravene those laws. All of this IMHO.