Mr. Trucks Regrets (He's been unable to blog of late.)

So, you haven't heard from me in a while. Again. Please don't act surprised. We know you'd just be faking to make me feel better.

Excuses? Why, no! So much to read! So much to say! (Really.) So much other stuff to do! Actually, I just haven't built a good blogging habit. Yet. I do have things I want to say, and this time around I actually started a couple blog entries.

The short, and true, story is that I became very busy with a flurry of activity and near-constant travel since my last post in early February. Except for the brief trip to SCaLE (which one of my unfinished posts is related to), I've been back and forth between Wisconsin and New York for my new job. I'm traveling tons during this transition period until we're all settled in a new place out East closer to summer.

I now work at D. E. Shaw Research, LLC at their Endicott, NY datacenter as a member of the Systems team managing large-scale clusters, supercomputers, and the facility housing them.

I am just getting to know the area, which is difficult to do when not around here much. I've met some good folks, including Mary Ann and Coe from L'aveggio Roasteria, who roast and serve the best coffee I've had my entire life, and the friendly and welcoming folks of the Southern Tier of New York Linux Users Group.

If you love coffee, try L'aveggio's, especially their Liga Masiva roast. It is fantastic and supports sustainable coffee farming in the Dominican Republic.

If you happen to in or near New York's Southern Tier, come out and meet us!