Bob
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Name: Bob Duker
Date registered: June 25, 2011
URL: http://www.dukertech.com
Biography
After spending 17 years serving is country in the US Armed forces and the US Customs service, it was time to settle down. One wedding and career change later, Bob now thrives on his 11-year (So far) career working in Information Technology and enjoys sharing his observations on technology, the workplace and life in general both here and at LinkedIn.
Latest posts
- The digital devide: The cause of poverty in America, or just the latest scam on the poor? — March 25, 2012
- Idaho’s backroom politics: Business as usual? — March 25, 2012
- American Healthcare: Why so expensive? Where do we go from here? — March 3, 2012
- Cuban Healthcare: A glimpse into our future? — March 3, 2012
- Is your presidential candidate insulting your intelligence? — February 18, 2012
Most commented posts
- Obama’s new Jobs Act. Will it work? — 4 comments
- Hospital of Horrors — 1 comment
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Most of us have heard this claim: There exists a “digital devide” between the poor and the rich. Those who don’t have internet are getting farther behind those (the rich supposedly) who do because they don’t have access to the same internet tools that are (supposedly) so vital to their success. Let’s take a closer look …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/03/25/the-digital-devide-the-cause-of-poverty-in-america-or-just-the-latest-scam-on-the-poor/
Last week, a bill requiring a sonogram for every abortion caused quite a stir. It brought activists from both sides of this topic out of the woodwork and into the streets in droves, but the bill itself made no sense at all, since sonograms are already required in order for doctors to determine the age …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/03/25/idahos-backroom-politics-business-as-usual/
So then we must ask ourselves: “What is causing our system of medicine to be more expensive than it should be?” And of course that leads directly into the next question: Where should we go from here? Now, certainly I am not a medical professional and this is an outline of my own thoughts and …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/03/03/american-healthcare-why-so-expensive-where-do-we-go-from-here/
What to do with Healthcare: Is our system of healthcare truly as broken as we are told, or is that only one side of the story? Some would argue that we absolutely must cover every person in America with some form of blanket healthcare coverage and inevitably a number of people will also pipe in …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/03/03/cuban-healthcare-a-glimpse-into-our-future/
As I sit here, watching the news coverage of the GOP candidates, I am struck by the rather blithe coverage of what must seem to politicians as a way of life, but to me it seems somewhat surreal. The newscaster and pundits refer to one candidate or another as having trouble “Appealing to the conservative …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/02/18/is-your-presidential-candidate-insulting-your-intelligence/
Normally, when you hear from someone today about the Republican Presidential candidates, you you hear hedging and equivocation until very close to the end of the primary season. Why? Because nobody wants to be seen on the losing end and lose the public image of being an authority on all things political. Why else would …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/02/12/hedging-your-bets-in-2012-the-cowardice-of-timed-political-endorsements/
I must say that I was until now, blithely unaware that here in the Treasure Valley there was such a huge disparity between our two major hospitals, St. Alphonsus and St. Lukes. I recently had the opportunity to evaluate the hospital care of both. What did I find? Massive differences, and some very troubling problems. …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/01/29/233/
A question was raised to me recently that I have heard before often enough and it deserves a little time and attention to explore a few of its twists and turns: Should we force all of our young to serve in the military? Other countries do it, and some think that doing this would cause …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2012/01/10/a-question-of-service-a-look-at-military-service-and-citizenship/
I recently visited a new Yogurt shop here in Eagle that sells frozen yogurt self-serve by the ounce. Now let that sink in a moment and consider the pro’s and cons of this arrangement: While you ponder, let me walk you through my own recent visit. The selection of flavors and toppings is quite generous, …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/12/24/yogurt-a-weighty-subject/
Perhaps at some point when they (the Occupy Movement) begin to make actual sense and can articulate something other than “Rich people, bad. Give me their money!” Someone might take notice for some reason other than to fill a slow news day. So far, all I’ve seen during countless interviews is malcontents that have no …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/12/04/occupy-your-city-name-here-powerful-movement-for-change-or-pointless-whistling-in-the-wind/
My letter to the Mayor of Eagle, Idaho: Dear Mr. Mayor, I am sincerely disturbed to learn that not a single day after being elected as the Mayor of the City of Eagle, you have already expressed publicly your ignorance of the community whom you serve. I am deeply saddened that you publicly regard …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/11/10/unpatriotic-youth-today-really-in-idaho/
A look at today’s job market from the inside: You’ve worked for one company for more than ten years and even in hard times it seems to continue growing. The pay is good; extremely good, until one day your email stops working. You call in to troubleshoot and find your account has been turned off and …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/10/18/the-wolf-at-your-door-is-it-your-own-employer/
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Tech
by Bob
September 28, 2011
Yes, there are indeed far too many smart phones running amok these days, and I really do hate to be jumping up onto the Apple bandwagon (it’s a cart, really), but I have to say that Apple’s iPhone 4 is by far the best product out at the moment. I’ve tried a few of the …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/09/28/an-iphone-for-an-eye/
Buy a home and you’re likely to be offered the safety of a home warranty to make you feel better about taking a chance on buying someone’s existing house. The chances are also good though, that the whole thing is worth less than you expect and becomes far more troublesome than simply having the work …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/09/14/home-warranty-a-good-deal-or-ripoff/
Someone asked today if I thought Obama’s Jobs Act would work. That got me to thinking… As I listened to his speech the other day I was impressed by how many things he said that sounded truly amazing. I thought to myself; “Has he finally found that bold new direction that will turn this around?” …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.dukertech.com/2011/09/12/obamas-new-jobs-act-will-it-work/
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