Do you remember the Earthquake and Tsunami

3月

11日

March 11, 2011
2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami

9 Years Ago Today

March 11, 2011 ... The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami happened. That is 9 years ago today. almost 20,000 people perished on that day. That was the beginning of the formation of PSP Children's Foundation.

#03112011 #TohokuEarthquakeandTsunami

Coronavirus : This is what I think!!!

3月

10日

Here are some things I try to understand.

(1) It is a virus (regardless of where it started) not a group of people or a race.

(2) No need to panic. If I contract the virus, I will try my best to get better. Also I will do my best not to spread the virus.

(3) If someone I know gets infected, I will wish him/her well. And I will stay a away. Sorry.

(4) I will not use this situation to profit or make money. Have N95 mask for $95.00 ... Just kidding.

(5) I will not trust everything I hear from Internet, Media and Politicians. President Lincoln said "Do not trust everything you hear on Internet."

(6) If I can help someone in need, I will do my best without risking my own health. If I get sick, I cannot help anyone.

(7) I will not spread any rumor. I will not bad mouth anyone who gets infected. I will not scream "Fire" in the crowded theater.

(8) If I die from the virus ... I am dead ... I suffer no more. Nobody lives forever.

(9) This is not the end of the world. If it is, there is nothing I can do anyway. So why worry?

Can you add anything?

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Coronavirus Effect

3月

9日

Bellevue Square at 1!:00am / Sunday Opening Hour

This coronavirus is really going to hurt the economy.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Costco Gas

3月

8日

Costco is under $3.00

I filled up at local Chevron Gas Station yesterday. I usually fill pop at Costco .... It felt really expensive.

#ChevronGas #CostcoGas

140 Million ... What is this number?

3月

8日

Do you know what this number mean?

140,000,000

This is the number of people die every year.
That is over 38,000 people die every day.

Coronavirus killed abut 4,000 in last 3 months.
That is about 45 people everyday.

Coronavirus is a tragedy but number does not justify the panic behavior.
Let's be healthy and wash hands, stay away from unnecessary gathering.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

New Office

3月

7日

At least I got my computer working.

I have moved to a new office today.
The move is complete but I do not know how I put all those stuffs ...
It will take days.

#Dreamersi #PSPinc #WebHosting #WenDevelopment #pacificSoftwarePublishing

Coronavirus Update as of March 5, 2020

3月

6日

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Actually, Washington State where I live accounts for 11 out of 12 in total deaths in the US. Japan so far has 6 deaths and another 6 from Diamond Princess Cruise Ship.

China has the most cases and most deaths ... but the problem is I do not believe the number they are saying.

AT PSPinc, we have announced following policy.

If you would like to work remotely due to being sick, please work with your manager for approval and set the necessary guidelines on remote work.

Please alert your manager or HR@PSPInc.com if you or other household members have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 (coronavirus). You will then be asked to stay away from PSP for 14 days and we will try to work with you if you are able to work remotely.

If you have a fever, you are to go home and get well. Notify your manager and HR@PSPInc.com.

Attached is a notice for preventive care and this will be posted in both the 1404 and 1402 buildings.

If you or a household member travels to any country with a travel advisory 3 or 4, please inform your manager and HR@PSPInc.com. You may be asked to stay home for up to two weeks even if you are not showing any symptoms.

We all have co-workers, household members, family members or friends in the higher risk categories. We want to do our best to minimize risk to all those in our community.

Please use the available disinfecting wipes to cleanse your desk and associated work areas at the beginning and end of your shifts. We will try to disinfect common areas on a daily basis.

Please ask if you need any additional information or have questions. We have been gathering information and can give you additional COVID-19 (coronavirus) handouts we have gathered. Just contact HR@PSPInc.com.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #KenUchikura #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Business as Usual

3月

5日

I went to a meeting in Seattle (Seattle Executives Association) today. I thought we will have very minimal people there because of Coronavirus. However, we actually had room full of people. We had discussion about changes ... For now almost all the companies are operation as normal.

Nobody was wearing mask. I am so proud of people in the group not panicking at all.

#PSPinc #PacificSoftwarePublshing #SeattleExecutivesAssociation

Ken Uchikura Newsletter Volume 66

3月

5日

Tokyo Rail Station

Big Data

There is an incredible amount of data in the world. For example - emails, call center conversation audio files, photos, videos, articles, texts, proposals, accounting files, and much more. All of this data I mentioned have one thing in common, you want to keep it but not actually use it on a daily basis. How do you store this kind of data?

Most people store this type of data on a medium such as a hard disk. When it is full, they buy more hard disks. This process is being done every day. People often think, if only they could put this data in the cloud. Though the consideration is what is the cost of storing that much data in the cloud?

I heard this story during my last trip to Japan. I'm preparing now for my company to provide a big and secure storage solution. Internally, we call it the Simple Data Pool project. Needless to say, the key to this project is price, capacity and security.

Some of you reading this newsletter may have a lot of digital data. Please let us know if you like what we are working on. When I first studied business at university, the first thing I was told was "find the need and fill it”. It's nice to have a problem we can tackle.
Who is Ken Uchikura?

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

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