Author Archives: mikerigsby

Imposter!

Posted on December 20, 2018 by mikerigsby

Syndrome n. “A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.” Not exactly a Phobia, like Trypophobia, that reaction of wanting to shiver and toss up your lunch at the sight … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Legacy Alive

Posted on March 7, 2017 by mikerigsby

Virtualization, “The Cloud”, Internet of Things, Self-Driving Cars, Drones, Virtual/Augmented Reality, 3D Printing, Quantum Computing, Nanotechnology. I could continue with a further list of the dizzying array of numerous other modern, bleeding edge, technological advancements in the technology industry that … Continue reading →

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The Robertson Tunnel

Posted on May 29, 2016 by mikerigsby

Since it has been a few years without any further unexplainable events, I have decided that it is safe to relate a tale of one particularly unusual day I had that continues to make me question our place in reality, … Continue reading →

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Initial Thoughts on the Aftershokz Trekz Titanium Headphones

Posted on May 19, 2016 by mikerigsby

Ok, full disclosure, I’m not a professional product reviewer, so my “review” is more just a gadget geek’s perspective and initial thoughts on whatever I might be trying out and feel the urge to write about. Today, it’s the Trekz … Continue reading →

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PC LOAD LETTER

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mikerigsby

By trade I am an IT Professional. As an IT Pro many of us tend to disagree and fight over many different things. Whether Linux, OSX, or Windows is better. Which firewall appliance, wireless access point, switch, whatever brand is … Continue reading →

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What the hell has happened to us

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mikerigsby

Where have we gone? Where have we drifted to as a species? When we can have a flagrantly immoral, publicity seeking whore throw the entire Women’s Rights movement and Battle for Equality and Respect back to the Dark Ages with one … Continue reading →

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BOHICA The New Trend in IT

Posted on June 10, 2014 by mikerigsby

Just in case you’re not sure. BOHICA stands for Bend Over, Here It Comes Again. It started with BYOD or Bring Your Own Device. A plague with far too much material online for me to feel the need to add … Continue reading →

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First Do No Harm

Posted on June 5, 2014 by mikerigsby

I’m tired. I’m burnt out, depressed, sick of an existence where every day it’s “Stand up, only to get knocked down again”. Where every day it’s a struggle to not simply give up. Where I literally have nothing positive to … Continue reading →

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Challenging a Techno-Social Myth

Posted on June 4, 2014 by mikerigsby

I was initially going to call this write up Challenging Einstein which would have been way more eye catching of a title. However, Einstein never actually said the quote listed in the photo below so I would have been propagating … Continue reading →

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The Darkside and the Geekside

Posted on May 22, 2014 by mikerigsby

This isn’t really an IT related post. It’s more of a “What makes Rigsby tick” post. I know, damned scary thought. I know full well there are many online friends who have had their fill of my mood swings, self-deprecating … Continue reading →

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