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The opportunities for NonStop programmers may not be as bountiful as they once were but this doesn’t mean we need to let the knowledge we have about NonStop be overtaken by current events … Many years ago we took our car to a track where we had to do double duty as volunteer corner flag workers. Hadn’t done it before nor was I confident I would grab the right flag at the right time but as it was pointed out at the time, by volunteering we made track rental a lot less expensive and everyone I talked to was in favor of lower fees. After all, we still had to pay for gas, tires, brakes etc. so volunteering didn’t see all that bad. And did I say I was a corner worker at the time Margo was on track and there is no better close up of a driver than from behind the corner barrier! Or more entertaining than waving flags as hard as I could whenever Margo was right on the bumper of a lesser performing driver! There are a lot of talented NonStop community members now on the sidelines, o...

Visions, missions, tactics, strategies – how does it all come together for NonStop and just how many paths is NonStop going down that will prove advantageous for the NonStop community? Reading one of my favorite car magazines (and the source of many anecdotes for posts and articles already published), Road and Track, I came across a feature story on the Nürburgring – a magical place for all car enthusiasts and where Margo and I had the good fortune of laying down laps during a track-only day (no busses or motorcycles, just Porsches, Ferraris, Lotuses and Nissan GT-Rs). Our time on the ‘Ring was back in late 2010 and you can read more of that in the post Respect the ‘Ring! of September 23, 2010, to our social blog Buckle-Up-Travel The Road and Track article, Master’s Program, informs its readers of how, “At most tracks, it’s not uncommon for a first-rate professional racing driver or even a talented club ‘shoe to be up to speed after as few as a dozen laps.” Then adding, “Not...

There has been a lot written about HPE of late following the completion of the spinoff – mergers. For the NonStop community, distractions of the past are now behind HPE and this is good news for the NonStop community! It was back in the mid-1970s when I established my first company, Uralla Holdings Pty Limited. Uralla (and yes, another Australian Aboriginal name) sat atop a rather complex setup that included such companies as Advanced Technology Computing as well as a family trust. At the time, it made a lot of sense and to paraphrase the Eagles’ Joe Walsh yes, “I had accountants (and I paid) for it all!” While not setup to minimize taxes it did help even if in the long run, when all was said and done, I paid a lot of taxes indirectly through leases and purchases as well as the income I shared with others; strange as it may sound, in Australia this was common practice among almost all IT professionals. When I elected to provide analysis and to write articles and blog posts, ...