Mr. Rogers
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You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you; and I like you just the way you are.
Been in a Mr. Rogers mood lately… reading some of his quotes, watching old videos, and watching Won’t You Be My Neighbor? with Yeni…
Continue Reading »Headed to ClueCon 2018
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It’s summer-time, very hot, very humid, and this means… it’s time for ClueCon! I’m losing track, but this year will be my fourth or fifth time attending this conference in “beautiful” Chicago.
Continue Reading »ClueCon is a conference for developers by developers: an annual technology conference held every summer hosted by the team behind the FreeSWITCH open-source project.
Kamailio World Presentation: Open Source Software Myths
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Just returned from an incredible trip to Berlin for Kamailio World 2018, the 6th annual meeting of all things Kamailio.
As expected, I had a wonderful time meeting new Kamailians from across the globe as well as catching up with friends from years past.
Continue Reading »My Way
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Paul Anka wrote the words… but once Frank sang it, he owned it forever… although the Sid Vicious version is pretty amazing.
Honesty is Such a Lonely Word
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I’ve spent my adult life building a reputation of honesty— you may not like what I say… but you can trust the source. I also generally work and associate with people whom I can trust (which just kind of makes sense).
Continue Reading »Ain’t nothing wrong with Waffle House
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I love Waffle House. Not as much as my friend Patrick, but love it nonetheless.
For those not in know, Waffle House is a 24/7 restaurant chain with more than 2,000 locations across the US. Very popular in the South, Chances are if you’re driving on a highway in the South/Midwest/”lower” East, you’ll see their yellow/black signs from the highway.
Continue Reading »Going back to Berlin
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In just a couple weeks, the Mrs. and I will be headed back to Berlin for Kamailio World. Last year, we visited for the first time and Berlin truly made an amazing impression.
Continue Reading »My wife…
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Sure, she’s beautiful… But knowing my wife will RTFM when she has a problem is one of the hottest things I’ve seen. pic.twitter.com/nVA3hJivid
Fred Posner (@fredposner) April 6, 2018
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Property Tax Story
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So, in my recent Facebook post I teased about a property tax story… here we go.
Fred vs the Property Appraiser
When Yeni and I started dating it was a long distance relationship. She came to the States and lived in Ann Arbor, working for the government on an H1 Visa— this means that if she left her job, she’d have to move back to her (at the time) country. In other words, she could not come live in Gainesville at the time.
Well, as luck would have it, we started dating around the 2008 housing crisis. I tried putting the house up for sale, and after 1 year of no offers, watched my home value drop monthly. Good times.
Continue Reading »Deleting Facebook
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Mostly due to the recent news regarding Cambridge Analytica and people’s private information, many people have responded to a #DeleteFacebook trend —including the co-founder of WhatsApp. Don’t forget: WhatsApp was sold to Facebook a few years ago for over 15 billion (pause for a second… this is billion, not million here) and now someone who benefitted greatly from that deal also suggests deleting facebook.
Clearly I’m biased. Almost 5 years ago, I followed my friend Michael White‘s example and deleted my facebook account. Of course, this movement has more to do with personal information than oversharing of said personal information.
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