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New posts going up at blog.karlbecker.com

You still really want to read my writings?  Well okay then! Check it out at blog.karlbecker.com, which is a much better domain name than here… since URL should be about my Car Care app, after all!

One hospital visit, two bills

I went to dinner the other night, ordered a nice steak and salad, and a glass of fine wine. Once the bill arrived, my eyes grew slightly and my eyebrows creeped up and away from the table. The price was not the shocker; the two individual bills, one labeled “food prep,” another labeled “food service,” …

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A company is like a child

A company is like a child. In order for a company to be successfully created, conditions have to be just right. Try making a company too early or too late, and there won’t be a conception. There’s a window to making a baby, and a window to making a company. Even before conception, there is …

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Strunk said “Omit Needless Words:” this vaccine-related press release omits important facts

A friend sent me a link to a press release (specifically, this copy of it) claiming “Public Health Officials Know: Recently Vaccinated Individuals Spread Disease.” My friend asked my opinion on it. The meat of this press release says documentation from Johns Hopkins and St. Jude’s Hospital says to be careful around cancer patients. This is …

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Karl’s first blog

It only took until 2013, but now I’ve got a place to put my random thoughts. Stay tuned for everything from thoughts on health care to software development practices, mobile apps, and everything inbetween.