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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - May 5th

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We recently went to one of the Cirque du Soleil traveling shows (Luzia) and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s the third show we’ve gone to (though we did experience a street performance by the troupe while in Montreal), and they are all unique but always have similar elements.  The one thing I'd say is that it maybe “felt” slightly different.  What stuck out was something I recall from watching a behind the scenes series that aired on TV some years ago.  One of the cofounders - Guy Lalibterté - spoke of how the show was sensual in a way. It was supposed to make you feel something emotional.  This one f...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - April 28th

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About a month ago, I was contacted by my Alma Mater (UCF), and asked if I would like to participate in evaluating Senior Projects that were being completed by aspiring engineers. I am not a big believer in making financial donations to universities, but I am more than happy to donate my time, and some energy, to help students!  So I happily agreed. There was a short training course, and I was asked if I wanted to be virtual (for preliminary rounds), or if I wanted to come in per...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - April 21st

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Journalism has reached such a sad state. I mean, we keep hearing nonsense on every front. But I thought I’d take a moment and share something I saw that was more trivial, and try to explain why it’s so misguided.  The headline read Costco hit with class action over unexpected membership renewals .  The stories on the topic all repeat the same thing. Costco is doing something and consumers are upset and Costco could be in a lot of trouble over the way they treat their customers! And on the heels of other ongoing lawsuits (and the ongoing stupidity about DEI) this will affect them! ...
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