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Eric Benshetler
@ebenshetler.bsky.social
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Penn State business instructor (part-time). Former software dev/project mgr @ NextGen Healthcare & Unisys. Penn & Temple alumnus. IEEE. Flyers & Union/Sons of Ben.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · Dec 2
An engineer by training and an early computer programmer, I now teach courses in international business/management/marketing, business law & ethics, economics, and project mgmt. Before I was a computer nerd, I was a chemistry geek. I speak fluent Morse. See LinkedIn profile for details.
My first program from 1968. Written in QUIKTRAN (FORTRAN variant) on a timeshared mainframe accessed using an ASR-33 Teletype on a dial-up 110 baud line.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · 19d
RIP Bernie Parent, "A Beautiful Ting" 😁 😢

www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/...
Bernie Parent, Flyers legend and two-time champion, dies at 80
Bernie Parent, a two-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest goaltender in Flyers history, has died. He was 80 years old.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 27
FWIW, I first used email in 1980 at Sperry Univac. It was part of the "office automation system" we were developing that was going to replace typewriters. I worked more on the word processing and printing side.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 27
Only one? 😂
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 27
This is an ethics case I assign every semester. Thanks for the update!
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 27
Sorry... A bit hard to draw Mayan number glyphs on a phone.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 27
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
Saw a photo of the Union's Pride Night bracelet giveaway with beads spelling PNL🐍UNION. Apparently it was *supposed* to be PHL.

Another win for @jaysugarman.bsky.social? 😉

@jtannenwald.bsky.social @sportsdoctormd.bsky.social
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
I had the same reaction.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
That's one of the main lessons I learned from being in a PhD program: all academic paper titles must use a colon.

<Catchy part> : <Longer descriptive part>
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
That's one of the main lessons I learned from being in a PhD program: all academic paper titles must use a colon.

<Catchy part> : <Longer descriptive part>
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
Bah.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
Tai approves. 😁
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 25
Glad to see the SOB in TRE with the Pikachu hat. Yes, someone I know.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 23
Uh-oh! Likelihood of confusion!

Expect a cease & desist from Frito-Lay's lawyers. 😜
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 22
No, it's fine. 😜

The appropriate SoB chant is:
"You all came in a van, 🎶
You all came in a van,
There's only f***ing 10 of you,
You all came in a van." 🎶

Actually, kudos to the Pittsburgh fans for being there on a wet, cold night. That's dedication.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 21
Ah, okay. Now I understand.

thip.law/a-potential-...
A Potentially Dramatic Shift in Design Patents – LKQ v. GM - Thomas | Horstemeyer
The Federal Circuit's recent rulings on design patent law could make design patents both harder to obtain and easier to invalidate.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
Mine actually improved recently, and it showed sources for a change. And this time it didn't say I'm a serial entrepreneur. But most of it was based on LinkedIn, so... no real added value.
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
I'm already enrolled in a Pennsylvania state study of PFAS exposure, thanks to a nearby naval air station. Fortunately our municipal water supply is now filtered.

OTOH, rain rolls right off me and I never get a stain. 😜
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
That's clearly lox, sir. 😜
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
Wait until you pay that last tuition bill.

Congratulations!
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
I thought it was to teach us that billionaires can wear underwear on the outside of a pair of leotards and still be cheered as heroes.
a cartoon batman is standing in front of a door
ALT: a cartoon batman is standing in front of a door
media.tenor.com
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Eric Benshetler @ebenshetler.bsky.social · May 18
"This *appalling* start to the 2025 season continues for Atlanta United. They are booed off the pitch...." 😁