Technical Specialist @Microsoft. Previously 16-time Microsoft Dynamics 365 MVP and author. Wrote a book once. Motorcycle enthusiast. Former and future expat.
Charlotte, NC
Joined April 2008
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This is an insightful - and optimistic - take on the consequences of AI for knowledge workers like myself. Even if we are the “coal” in this analogy.
Who else owns a physical product/device that *only* works with an app? We had a cooking thermometer that we loved but on 18 Dec they went dark. App no longer worked, company apparently bankrupt. The physical device is now nothing more than a souvenir. Bad product design? Surely. But shouldn’t there be some way to maintain functionality after an app dies for a device like this? Maybe there’s an opportunity here?
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Watch Nadella describe SaaS apps as nothing more than a CRUD database with some business logic, but once the business logic moves to AI agents, SaaS is over:
I have seen all this play out with the work lives of both my grown children - one in tech sales and the other working for small local businesses. Both kids see through the BS of the normative American job and both are willing to work hard for those who *actually* value them and respect their non-work lives.
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If your family is near this pin, they got my attention with a mirror flashing against the sun they are okay and we’ve dropped off supplies
Just want to thank the following accounts for 1) real on the ground reporting of wtf is going on in #wnc and 2) doing something about it. Got my daughter safely back from #BlackMountain and helping her to stabilize after the trauma and carnage. So grateful to these guys for doing the work and giving me eyes on the ground and a reliable handle on what’s happening after #helene :
@Babowling12
@nicksortor
@TheShawnHendrix
@chrishallwx
@ethanclarkwx @ncwxauthority
@efisherwx
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And we’re off!!! 💙
Our incredible CPD is heading to Western North Carolina to bring a second round of donations and supplies to residents in those areas.
Officers today are heading to Sparta, Newland and Black Mountain to deliver trailers and trucks full of donations.
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If you’re looking to confirm the safety of your family and friends in Black Mtn, their name may be on this list.
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Our crews continue to labor through very challenging conditions after #Helene – record flooding, storm debris, road closures and more – to repair damage and restore power. Here are some updates:
If you have the ability to donate, please do. This organization not only helps worldwide but has people and facilities in the #BlackMountain area that were themselves impacted. samaritanspurse.org/article/…
Our daughter was able to get out of #BlackMountain with her dog and boyfriend and is now safe with us near Charlotte, NC. What we have learned from them is devastating. #Helene #WNC 🧵
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Water and supposedly food being handed out at the Black Mtn Ingles momentarily. Car lines are extremely long, but if you come on foot, the line is short.
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This shows the terminus of all the flash floods and debris flows from the Chimney Rock, NC area. This debris is basically the town of Chimney Rock
Our daughter was able to get out of #BlackMountain with her dog and boyfriend and is now safe with us near Charlotte, NC. What we have learned from them is devastating. #Helene #WNC 🧵
I fear that the humanitarian disaster that we will see unfolding over the next few weeks is going to be horrendous and the 2nd & 3rd order effects will be an earthquake for the culture, economy and political landscape of North Carolina. My heart breaks. Prayers for the thousands still unaccounted for and unreachable. God have mercy on this region He blessed with so much beauty and vibrance. /end
An addendum: their downstairs neighbor was working at #Ridgecrest camps next to #Montreat and #BlackMountain. He said the nearby children’s home was gone, a landslide. He helped to grill up 300 burgers and take them to motorists stranded on I-40 on Friday. No idea where those hundreds of people are now. #Helene 💔