<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Scenic Route Systems’s Blog</title><description>Redemptive tech. -&gt; Amplified humans. -&gt; Reclaimed community.</description><link>https://scenicroute.systems</link><item><title>Purpose and Living the Good Life</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/purpose-and-living-the-good-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/purpose-and-living-the-good-life</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&quot;It&apos;s how we&apos;ve always done it.&quot;: A Devotional</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/its-how-weve-always-done-it-a-devotional</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/its-how-weve-always-done-it-a-devotional</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Intrinsic Motivation is a Horrible Prerequisite</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/intrinsic-motivation-is-a-horrible-prerequisite</link><guid 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Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Regulations for Shared Short Codes</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/new-regulations-for-shared-short-codes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/new-regulations-for-shared-short-codes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GDPR (&amp; CCPA)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/gdpr-ccpa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/gdpr-ccpa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Restore a Deleted WordPress Menu from a Database Backup</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/restore-a-deleted-wordpress-menu-from-a-database-backup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/restore-a-deleted-wordpress-menu-from-a-database-backup</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who We Love Working With</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/who-we-love-working-with</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/who-we-love-working-with</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NonProfit PRO: 40 Nonprofit Trends for 2020</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/nonprofit-pro-40-nonprofit-trends-for-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/nonprofit-pro-40-nonprofit-trends-for-2020</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Collect CRM Contacts Through SMS</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/collect-crm-contacts-through-sms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/collect-crm-contacts-through-sms</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reduced Number of Individual Donors (2019&apos;s Income Tax Standard Deduction Changes)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/reduced-number-of-individual-donors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/reduced-number-of-individual-donors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shared Short Codes</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/shared-short-codes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/shared-short-codes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Email Open Rates</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/email-open-rates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/email-open-rates</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fundraising Intelligence (Donor Data)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/fundraising-intelligence-donor-data</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/fundraising-intelligence-donor-data</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Email to a Friend: Struggles, Discontent, Passions vs. Vocations, &amp; Glorifying God in Everything</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/email-to-a-friend-struggles-discontent-passions-vs-vocations-glorifying-god-in-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/email-to-a-friend-struggles-discontent-passions-vs-vocations-glorifying-god-in-everything</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apache Camel: camel-http, Apache HttpClient, and Retry Attempts</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-camel-http-apache-httpclient-and-retry-attempts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-camel-http-apache-httpclient-and-retry-attempts</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apache Camel: Tips &amp; Caveats (from the trenches)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-tips-caveats-from-the-trenches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-tips-caveats-from-the-trenches</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Right Way to Run a Technical Interview</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/the-right-way-to-run-a-technical-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/the-right-way-to-run-a-technical-interview</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Find a Remote Job</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-find-a-remote-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-find-a-remote-job</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hibernate ORM, jOOQ, HikariCP, Transactions, and Spring: An SQL / CQRS Tutorial</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/hibernate-orm-jooq-hikaricp-transactions-and-spring-an-sql-cqrs-tutorial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/hibernate-orm-jooq-hikaricp-transactions-and-spring-an-sql-cqrs-tutorial</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apache Camel: Processors Should NEVER Be Stateful</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-processors-should-never-be-stateful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-processors-should-never-be-stateful</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Systems Integration is Hard: Ashley, Bob, Cindy, Dave, Emily, Frank, Gina, and Hank</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/why-systems-integration-is-hard-ashley-bob-cindy-dave-emily-frank-gina-and-hank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/why-systems-integration-is-hard-ashley-bob-cindy-dave-emily-frank-gina-and-hank</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apache Karaf on Vagrant (example Vagrantfile)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/apache-karaf-on-vagrant-example-vagrantfile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/apache-karaf-on-vagrant-example-vagrantfile</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apache Camel: Throw Exception from Sub-Route to Previous Route</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-throw-exception-from-sub-route-to-previous-route</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/apache-camel-throw-exception-from-sub-route-to-previous-route</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Find Transaction Leaks in Wildfly and JCA</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/find-transaction-leaks-in-wildfly-and-jca</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/find-transaction-leaks-in-wildfly-and-jca</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Issue Bulk Refunds through the Stripe API</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-issue-bulk-refunds-through-the-stripe-api</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-issue-bulk-refunds-through-the-stripe-api</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Responsible Consultant: What project information should my software/web developer provide?</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/the-responsible-consultant-what-project-information-should-my-software-web-developer-provide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/the-responsible-consultant-what-project-information-should-my-software-web-developer-provide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Define: Good Consultants</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/define-good-consultants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/define-good-consultants</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tutorial: Spring + Hibernate + HikariCP</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/tutorial-spring-hibernate-hikaricp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/tutorial-spring-hibernate-hikaricp</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Man vs. JIRA: The 3,000+ Issue Tracker Fight</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/man-vs-jira-the-3000-issue-tracker-fight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/man-vs-jira-the-3000-issue-tracker-fight</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Pros and Cons of Working From Home</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/the-pros-and-cons-of-working-from-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/the-pros-and-cons-of-working-from-home</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dear Open Source Project User: Quit Being A Jerk</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/dear-open-source-project-user-quit-being-a-jerk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/dear-open-source-project-user-quit-being-a-jerk</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Worship God with Your Job</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-worship-god-with-your-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/how-to-worship-god-with-your-job</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Definition of Faith (John 1)</title><link>https://scenicroute.systems/the-real-definition-of-faith-john-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://scenicroute.systems/the-real-definition-of-faith-john-1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>