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Feb 21, 2022 41 tweets 7 min read
The Gassing of Baldpate Hospital

When I was in high school, during my sophomore and junior years (so ~1982-1983) I worked as the dishwasher at a private psychiatric care hospital in Georgetown Massachusetts, then known as Baldpate Hospital. (1/40) (Quick aside - Baldpate Hospital still exists, although these days it is a detox facility, you can look them up online.)

Baldpate Hospital had originally been The Baldpate Inn, a hotel on the old Newburyport branch of the B&M railroad line. (2/40)
Feb 19, 2022 19 tweets 2 min read
Dear Potential Henchman candidate:

Of course, we’d certainly be glad to consider you for employment!

Allow me to quote from the relevant section from our “Hiring Practices & Standards” manual: Black Pearl Villainy LLC (Incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA) seeks to build a diverse workforce which values the racial, religious, gender identity, and sexual orientation of our staff.
Nov 8, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
To all my friends and colleagues in the New England area IT sector, this is important - please read the following (there's a lot of you out there, and I'm really counting on you to come through):

A friend of mine, who's a retired DEC engineer and IT professional himself, spends his time refurbishing computers to donate to charities and other needy individuals and organizations.

Right now he's trying to put together a donation of desktops for the Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Riding Center in Tewksbury MA, which is a fantastic organization that