Technology In The 90's | The User Pool

The User Pool is a novel based on my experience in Information Technology in the 90's at one of the largest entertainment companies in Los Angeles. A satire and still a work in progress. The blog offers the best worst advice for personal growth and improvement.

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff was bad for worse reasons than that; it was also the day Blair found out I had sex with my wife.

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McKinney

Long before Smithee started working at the Company, McKinney scheduled a meeting with me entitled “3D Pornography.” McKinney was the...

Articles About How to Get Traffic to Your Website Are Vaporware

When Steve Martin was doing standup as an up-and-coming comedian, he had a bit that went something like this: You can be a millionaire...

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Jason X

Jun 19, 2018
4 min

The User Pool - Chapter 1. Blair

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff was bad for worse reasons than that. It was also the day Blair found out I had sex with my...

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Jason X

3 days ago
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Articles About How to Get Traffic to Your Website Are Vaporware

When Steve Martin was doing standup as an up-and-coming comedian, he had a bit that went something like this: You can be a millionaire...

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Tucker Carlson Views Extended Version of Justice League and Gives It a Positive Spin

Jason X

7 days ago
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Tucker Carlson Views Extended Version of Justice League and Gives It a Positive Spin

Zack Snyder turned over the extended 4,100 hour uncut version of Justice League to Tucker Carlson (because he promised he would). On...

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Jason X

Mar 6
3 min

5 Compelling Reasons to work from home

Now that celebrity Covid-19 has mostly become a has-been, companies are requiring workers to come back to the office and return to...

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Jason X

Mar 2
5 min

McKinney

Long before Smithee started working at the Company, McKinney scheduled a meeting with me entitled “3D Pornography.” McKinney was the...

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marjorie taylor greene proposes Christian Standard Time for the world

Jason X

Feb 27
2 min

marjorie taylor greene proposes Christian Standard Time for the world

While congress debates the elimination of Daylight Saving in the US, the outspoken Representative from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene,...

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Jason X

Feb 14
2 min

Unique Date Ideas for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day may be an exciting holiday for you if you're very young, but as life goes on, this day can get pretty monotonous. You...

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Jason X

Feb 10
8 min

The User Pool - 8. Wheels

The day Mulhausen shot the CIO in Weekly Staff, was also the day our department fax machine ran out of toner and Kristy demonstrated how...

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Jason X

Feb 6
3 min

Quiet Employment

I've written about quiet quitting, quiet firing, and loud quitting. It's time we discuss quiet employment. If companies can box us out...

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Jason X

Feb 2
6 min

The User Pool - 7. The Peter Principle

While staring down the barrel of Mulhausen’s smoking gun, I both earnestly and gravely wondered if I could, with any sensible odds, count...

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Jason X

Feb 1
3 min

how to Lose Your Job in 10 Days

By now, most of us have heard of people "quiet quitting" when they're fed up with their job. So instead of actually quitting, you stick...

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Self-Improvement for the casual Improver

Jason X

Jan 30
3 min

Self-Improvement for the casual Improver

What is self-improvement? Usually, it's a response to feedback from those who wish to shame us into submission. Note the "self" in...

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Jason X

Jan 25
4 min

the benefits of procrastination

Benjamin Franklin once said: Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Are these words of wisdom? Or just an insult to the...

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Jason X

Jan 21
3 min

5 Ways to Become a Less Positive Person

You're at a party and you meet up with someone you haven't seen in a while, and you are surprised to find them more confident, more...

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Jason X

Jan 21
4 min

Stop Writing Down Your Goals

In the words of Pablo Picasso: Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon...

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Jason X

Jun 15, 2022
1 min

John Yaya

John Yaya was the least credible person in the Company, but pretended to be the most; that’s all you really need, since perception is...

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Jason X

Jun 15, 2022
7 min

the user pool - Chapter 6. Weekly Staff

Fessler’s Weekly Staff meeting occurred once a month. There was nothing Fessler hated more than his own weekly staff meeting. Mainly...

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Jason X

Mar 11, 2022
3 min

The User Pool - 5. Kornfeld

On the day Mulhausen shot the CIO in weekly staff, I ignored Blair until after lunch when she finally decided she didn’t hate me anymore,...

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Jason X

Mar 8, 2022
2 min

de la puente

De la Puente was responsible for Desktop Support for Licensing and reported to me. The rest of Desktop Support resources reported to...

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IT: Centralized vs. Decentralized Services

Jason X

Mar 1, 2022
3 min

IT: Centralized vs. Decentralized Services

I recently informed the CFO (of the business division I support) that a corporate decision had been made to centralize Engineering and...

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