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Ron Enfield

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Ron Enfield grew up in Southern California in the Fifties, earned a scholarship to attend the University of California, and graduated from UCLA in 1966 with a Bachelor's degree. After graduation, he worked as a computer programmer at the world's first software house, moving on to related positions in the tech industry. Ron earned an MS in Computer Science in evening classes, and spent more than 30 years in technical publishing at Bell Labs, MITRE, Oracle, and others. In 2012 he retired to become a full time caregiver for his wife Diane, who had Alzheimer's dementia. He has previously published articles about software engineering and technical writing. ...more

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Ron Enfield I once had a dream of a childhood discovery that I blocked (in the dream). It related to things of which I had no knowledge at the time, only hints. …more I once had a dream of a childhood discovery that I blocked (in the dream). It related to things of which I had no knowledge at the time, only hints. I might delve into that someday.(less)
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Ron Enfield I'm not fond of horror stories. I find too much that is horrifying about everyday life. No need to manufacture any.…moreI'm not fond of horror stories. I find too much that is horrifying about everyday life. No need to manufacture any.(less)
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Here it comes again. I thought we put this monster away in the late ’80s. President Reagan wanted a Star Wars missile defense system for North America. Computer experts and defense experts shot the idea up so badly it died. Defending the whole of North America from missile attacks was a concept that could not… Continue reading Golden Dome? → Read more of this blog post »
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Ron Enfield Ron Enfield said: " I read this book when it was first published, and that happened so long ago my memory of it was vague. When the movie came out, I was astounded by some scenes, because I didn't remember those scenes in the book. It seemed much more dramatic than the ...more "

 
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