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The Squirrel and Marketing

By Frank Posted on January 9, 2026 Posted in Clockwork, Marketing, Me, Uncategorized Tagged with business, marketing, squirrel

I have been acquainted with the squirrel for a long time. In the 1960s I am fairly sure it once ate my homework. Some of my friends who have been diagnosed with ADHD, ADD or are “on the spectrum” have …

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Clockwork SCADA

By Frank Posted on March 2, 2025 Posted in Clockwork Tagged with Clockwork, DeviousNet, EtherialNet, Ignite-Ion

Chapter Three: A Meeting of Minds The sun hung low in the sky as Ferenc made his way to the town hall of Brightvale, the air buzzing with the promise of innovation. He had been working closely with Jean-Paul, the …

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Like Clockwork?

By Frank Posted on February 23, 2025 Posted in Clockwork Tagged with Clockwork, DeviousNet, EtherialNet

Chapter One: The Clockwork Conundrum In the heart of a bustling metropolis, where steam-powered contraptions whirred and clanked, Ferenc, a skilled System Alchemist, was known for his expertise in melding the old with the new. His workshop was a cacophony …

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Happy New Year!

By Frank Posted on January 2, 2025 Posted in Thoughts Tagged with AI, New Year planning, new years

A Fresh Start: Choosing the Right New Year’s Resolutions The New Year is a time of renewal and reflection—an opportunity to set goals, embrace change, and chart a course for personal growth. But how many of us start January with …

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“Collaboration”

By Frank Posted on December 24, 2024 Posted in Thoughts Tagged with business, collaboration

I get a lot of emails and other messages offering to “Collaborate”. Invariably the sender means “please pay me for my service”. In many cases, what they really want is to have me offer their product or service to my …

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Building Blocks of Industrial Automation

By Frank Posted on November 5, 2023 Posted in Integration, Philosophies Tagged with Industrial Automation, industrial Education, PLC programming, systems integration

As with any field of study, industrial automation and system integration requires specific skills that need to be mastered to progress to the next stage of learning.

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Collector of Books

By Frank Posted on August 11, 2023 Posted in The Book, Thoughts Tagged with Books

I am Phranc, Collector of Books. Many books have I, and many more have I read. Since I was a child, I have read every evening before bed. This is a habit; one I shall never quit. I read both …

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Collector of Information

By Frank Posted on August 3, 2023 Posted in Thoughts Tagged with AI, Books, ChatGPT, education, information

I am Phranc, Collector of Information. Much information do I have, I call it “Potential Knowledge”. But it is not real knowledge until it stays in my head. So much information do I have that I can not remember it, …

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Collector of Things

By Frank Posted on August 1, 2023 Posted in Thoughts Tagged with stuff, things

I am Phranc, Collector of Things. Many things do I have, I call them “Stuff”. So many things do I have that I sometimes forget I have them. I may then search to find a thing that I think I …

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Happy New Year! (Help Wanted?)

By Frank Posted on December 31, 2022 Posted in Business, Me, The Automation Academy, Thoughts, Website Tagged with admin, content creation, contracting, marketing

Wow, it’s been a crazy year! As with most years, I generally use the holidays to take stock of what the previous year or years have brought and make plans for the upcoming year. I have mentioned the changes that …

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