Bob Tidd
a younger Bob
Graduate Division #5900
429 Sproul Hall
U.C. Berkeley, CA 94720-5900
(510) 642-6418
inp@socrates.berkeley.edu
(www.parkmead.wcsd.k12.ca.us)
Philosophy
"A home page should be a home" and reflect the character of its occupant.
(Obviously, I'm playing with color, which changes with time.
Teal wasn't a common color before the 1990s,
but it's such a wonderful color! (and I did this before MS Windows...))
Much of my "lighter" philosophy is reflected in and derived from
the Unix fortune cookie program, a random oracle of one liners and
great quotes.
- "Nothing is as easy as it looks." (especially in software)
- "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith." -- Einstein
- "The trouble with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard."
- "If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." -- Maslow
- ...
My deeper philosophy is grounded in decades of reading and inner work.
Current study: Vipassana Buddhist meditation, a way of loving-kindness.
Recent book: A Course in Miracles.
I like to keep in touch with the natural world around me.
I know what it means when the wind changes direction.
I know what phase the moon is in and what stars are up in the evening.
I love sunsets and earthy smells.
We garden when we can, specializing in perennials and herbs.
The joys of my life are my family, English Country Dancing,
travel, photography, camping and outdoor activities.
More on personal interests below.
Work
I am a database Programmer/Analyst and network harware coordinator
for the Graduate Division in
Sproul Hall at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Information on the Graduate Division is on the
Graduate Division web pages.
Work Areas
I am the principal author and maintainer of the
Inp database system.
I am also one of the Webmasters at Graduate Division.
Our Systems unit has spent five years programming for the Graduate Division
in the FOCUS database language.
We are now in the process of converting to a client/server
database with a graphical user interface.
Projects
I am one of the organizers of the
NetDay96
installation for Parkmead Elementary School in Walnut Creek.
We have installed 6000 feet of wire into 20 classrooms and the library.
We connected to the internet on November 14, 1996.
More on the Parkmead School Home Page.
one of our pets
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