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Okay-NowI’mreadyforsomeseriousworktoday!Havingbeensickinbedmostofthepastweek,Ifeelquiteunproductive.MyCOVID-19testwasnegativesoIjusthadabadcaseofthecommoncold.Whenyousidelinea“retiredworkaholic”softwareengineer,itishardtojustdonothing. Here’smyworkenvironment:>BonJoviplayinginmymusicplayer>Surroundmyselfwithmydigitaldevices:Androidphone,iPodTouch6,PalmE2,andmyselectionoffavoritevinylsformysingleplayrecordplayer(justincaseIneedachangeofmusictothatofthe80’s)>hotwaterandcoffee>favoritebookstocheckmystudent’swork:Catinthehat;DiaryofaWimpyKid;(Ialwaystimeslicebetweenhelpingothersandexpandingmyownexperiences)>Hamradiostationonlowvolume(monitoringworld-widefrequency)Oh,Ialmostforgot!IalwaysgetupanddresslikeI’mteachinginalecturehalljustincaseIgetaZoomorVooVvideocall.ThereisasayinginAmerica,whenyouarestillnotfeelingtoowell:“Fakeittillyoumakeit”.MyfirstprojectistohackaBlackberryphoneandrepurposeitintoausefuldevice.Thisrequiressomeresearchandaplanofattack.ThefirststepisforaworkingprototypethatwillprobablylinktoahotspotonmyAndroidandthenconnecttohighspeedWiFiinmyhouse.ThenextstepistorestructuretheOStobypassBlackberrycloudcomputersandmakeitintoanewphoneusingsomedifferenttechnology.ThiswillbearealchallengesinceIdonothavesourcecodeordevelopmentenvironments.Buthey-justturnupBonJoviandyoucandomostanything.[Smile]ItisreallynicetoberetiredandhavemychoiceatwhateverIwanttodotokeepmeactive.ThestudentsIteachareanimportantpartofmylifenowadaysbutsoaremyhobbiesofcomputers,Hamradio,andcycling.IamquiteselectiveabouttakingonanymorestudentsbecauseIhavetobalancethatbetweenmyhealth,myhobbies,andmytime.