Just got back from the
TSMC Technology Symposium.
I'll think about what I can share from that always-valuable event.
But what I have on my mind, in the wake of
Earth Day, is the
schwag that us engineers accumulate, and how we just can't stop it!
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Another conference, another tote bag.
My closet is overflowing!
And, another non-recyclable badge lanyard that will have to be thrown out.
I wish that conference organizers would "think green"
and give out less "junk", and distribute reusable or recyclable merchandise.
Of course, I need to look in the mirror as well.
Why can't I say "No" to this stuff?
I'm making some progress in turning down trinkets, but it requires eternal vigilance.
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Will engineers do anything for a T-shirt?
Although I love them, my home is overflowing with shirts from vendors and from
runs and rides that I go on.
I've become more discriminating:
a vendor's white t-shirt won't make the grade,
nor will colored ones with a non-clever design.
What I am amazed by is how easily I can give these shirts away to other engineers.
I put a vendor's black t-shirt out in the break room with a "Free Shirt!" Post-It note.
Within five minutes, it disappeared!
I have successfully followed the mantra
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
In the words of Fake Steve Jobs, namaste.
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