Ramblin' & Amblin' (2026-10-17): Here
Ramblin' & Amblin' Field Notes with Mike Hall (Staff Software Engineer) Recorded on the move: engineering observations, systems architecture, and software craftsmanship reflections.
The Interviewer
Mike Hall
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Mike Hall
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So, here. I just got bit by a dog. It's an elderly man
walking this dog. And I had a serious conversation with him
.
Mike Hall
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I do not want this dog dead. I believe the dog wasn't
doing it maliciously. It was just a dumb dog because it was
chomping at everything. But I told him, I said, this thing
is dangerous.
Mike Hall
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I said, you're lucky I'm a man. And not a child. And you can't just... I said, you've got
it on a leash.
Mike Hall
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I know you love your dog. And I don't
believe this was a dog that was acting out of malice or
fear or aggression. But it doesn't matter when it's got
jaws chomped down through a fleece as somebody's walking by
. Because it got excited.
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And it's chomping at everything. And it chomped at my hand. And did, you know, quite a
number on it again. You know, not nothing.
Mike Hall
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And that was through my hoodie. And
I told him, he said, oh, she's chomping. I said, no. No.
Mike Hall
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You're going to take this seriously. And you're going to give me your word. And I'm serious. I
could make this a problem for you.
Mike Hall
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I could make this a
problem for you. Real bad. But I see you love your dog. I see your dog is super unplay
ful.
Mike Hall
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But you need to take this seriously. I'll wait for this person to get through. I'm having a
little trouble with navigating the spot. But that's okay.
Mike Hall
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We all have a little trouble navigating sometimes. I'm
covering my camera so they know I'm not recording them. Even though I'm not recording on that side. So, yeah.
Mike Hall
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Everybody's having a day. But, um. I don't know. Right thing?
Mike Hall
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Wrong thing? What do I accomplish? I call the cops. Old man.
Mike Hall
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Loses a dog. But. I, uh. I told him.
Mike Hall
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I said. Look at me. And we take this seriously. I'm doing you a favor here.
Mike Hall
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I could make your life real bad. Because if. But it's me. Not somebody else.
Mike Hall
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Not a child. And, uh. It doesn't matter if the dog's playing. Or it's nippy.
Mike Hall
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Or whatever. It's a big dog. You need to take this seriously. Because the next person.
Mike Hall
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Isn't going to be me. But, um. Right thing? Wrong thing?
Mike Hall
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I don't know. It's not. Not the first time I've seen somebody. Hand get nipped by a nervous dog.
Mike Hall
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That one was. In the city I saw. A friend of mine. Getting nipped.
Mike Hall
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Same kind of deal. Except that. That was the dog that was. Stressed out.
Mike Hall
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It was. Um. Locked outside. On the busy street.
Mike Hall
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This is Chicago. This one was. Just an over-rembocious. Too big.
Mike Hall
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And, um. Too chompy. Um. Because he kept chomping at his leash.
Mike Hall
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As he was talking to me. I don't know. I. I don't know.
Mike Hall
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All right, thanks, bye.