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derrick

Derrick

A Canadian electrical engineer living in Switzerland, developing software for over 40 years, e.g. big data for electric distribution utilities and the cloud security space, but now retired.

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Letters

Bread

Dear Dad, Breakfast, when we were kids in the sixties and seventies, involved a lot of bread and milk. Thee were usually bought the night before, as a regular errand;

Derrick Derrick 18 September 2022
Letters

Machine Learning

Dear Dad, On or about 1983 I was tasked with organizing the get-together discussion for Christmas. The topic I chose was machine intelligence.

Derrick Derrick 4 September 2022
Letters

Bikes

Dear Dad, We had a lot of bicycles over the years. The first bicycle I bought - with paper-route money - was from the Eatons catalog.

Derrick Derrick 28 August 2022
Letters

Lego

Dear Dad, We always seemed to have enough toys to play with. Hot Wheels, Slinkys, cap guns and such were always around, although not always in top condition.

Derrick Derrick 21 August 2022
Letters

Calgary

Dear Dad, As young as I was, I still remember the house in Calgary. We spent Saturday mornings in P.J.s in the basement in front of the black and white T.V. watching cartoons.

Derrick Derrick 18 July 2022
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Homestead

Dear Dad, Everyone, except me, lives within five or ten kilometers of 2611 Misener Cresecnt - the old homestead.

Derrick Derrick 11 July 2022
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