Author: Roland Hughes

Roland Hughes is the president of Logikal Solutions, a business applications consulting firm specializing in OpenVMS platforms and Qt on Linux. Hughes serves as a lead consultant with over two decades of experience using computers and operating systems. With a degree in Computer Information Systems, the author's experience is focused on systems across a variety of diverse industries including heavy equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, stock exchanges, tax accounting, and hardware value-added resellers, to name a few. Working throughout these industries has strengthened the author's unique skill set and given him a broad perspective on the role and value of technology in industry.

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

How Do You Explain THAT to Your Insurance Company

Better hope you had insurance because odds are the construction company and building owner are just a bunch of paper shells having no living board members to sue! Come to think of it, how do all of those people in Florida explain it. In Illinois we just have corrupt politicians…

Roland HughesFebruary 15, 2018

Experience Finance Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Malignant Tumor Grows in Size – Pt. 1

Some people thought I was just being funny when I said Amazon (AMZN) was a malignant tumor which would one day end the human race. They are laughing a bit less loud now that Amazon is launching its own shipping service, seeking to put both FedEx (FDX) and UPS (UPS)…

Roland HughesFebruary 11, 2018February 10, 2018

Experience Stories Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Gator Soup Proximity

As a writer or just a human, you learn early on the same word or phrase varies in meaning based on where and when you are. The when becomes more important than the where over time. Back when Morten Downy Jr. used to have a chain smoking talk show famous…

Roland HughesFebruary 4, 2018December 31, 2017

Film Reviews Reviews

Review – American Made

★★★★★ I wish I could give American Made 12 stars instead of only 5. I mean that. I know many critics dump on this movie because they are tired of Tom Cruise’s canary eating grin, but American Made is a movie each and every person needs to watch, especially if…

Roland HughesJanuary 30, 2018February 9, 2021

Fiction Society Stories

An Open Letter to Kevin Costner – Code Girls

Dear Mr. Costner, I’m so glad you started getting back into serious movies. You certainly did a damn fine job with “Hidden Figures.” I know the baseball movies meant a lot to you, but I must say I had trouble getting into them. They were watchable films, but, not being…

Roland HughesJanuary 28, 2018December 30, 2017

Reviews

Review – King Arthur – Legend of the Sword

☆☆☆☆☆ King Arthur – Legend of the Sword is the worst King Arthur movie ever made. I say this to you as someone who read the massive blue single book version of “Bulfinch’s Mythology” twice in high school. Even own a copy of the black more condensed version. If you…

Roland HughesJanuary 27, 2018February 10, 2021

Experience Technology

Cannot Remove Jeep Ignition Key

Probably a bit of background is in order. I bought this Jeep used on-line and sunk a ton of parts into it to save it from the auction. According to the sticker it was originally sold at some Fairway dealership in Kissimmee St. Cloud. I assume the original owner towed…

Roland HughesJanuary 21, 2018January 20, 2018