Category: Josh Lyon
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Dad’s Birthday
It was my Dad's birthday this weekend and they came up to Dallas to celebrate it. My girlfriend, Laura, still lives in Austin and she got to ride up with them. It was nice to be able to see my family before I have to head out to Spain for a month. Speaking of the…
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Moved to Dallas
I moved to Dallas last month! It's been an interesting transition as I begin "real life." Someone asked me if I felt different now that I was done with school and would be working full time. What's funny is it really doesn't feel that different. But I have a feeling that's all about to change…
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Chase Kerlin Photography
I just finished another site for a client at: http://www.ChaseKerlin.com Chase Kerlin is an Austin, TX based photographer who does events in Austin and the surrounding areas. He is known for his excellent eye for weddings and landscape photography. The website includes an AJAX enabled photo gallery to power his portfolio of images — just…
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Business in Memphis
For one of my projects at Flowserve, my team decided we needed to go to a plant in Memphis, TN. After building a business case behind our decision to go to memphis and getting buy-in from the plant manager and IT director, we were on our way to the Memphis Pump Facility. Because we bought…
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Coors – Great Ideas
It seems like Coors has come up with yet another great idea — a mini, mini keg. That's right: Five Liters of Fun. What's nice about this invention is it is just as delicious as beer on tap, but in a portable self contained device. The side of the keg says to chill it for…
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Flavia Coffee Maker
I think I have found the coolest coffee maker ever. I noticed them the first week I got here for my internship, but I didn't decide to try it out until today. The machine allows you to choose a flavor (from many — see pic) and make a fast, single cup of coffee (or Tea,…
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Week 2 Done – Begin Week 3
Another week goes by and I've learned even more about the the company. It's easy to understand why the University of Texas (McCombs School of Business) recommends taking as many internship opportunities as a student can get. Don't get me wrong: school is tough… especially when working 30 hours each week while i'm finishing up…
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flamingcube – back online
Our sister site, flamingcube.com, has finally been restored. The data was lost during a transition from one host to another and the most recent backup was corrupt. An old home-directory backup was found, allowing us to save most of the files. However, a recent database backup could not be recovered. The site had not seen…