Archive for January, 2010
I am a great starter. I love to solve problems, right up to the point that the solution is known. Ask me to actually put that solution into practice and I will, but I find that the hard part. Figuring out the solution to a problem is fun, doing what is necessary to solve the [ READ MORE ]
What is with 3D? I can see that having 3D in cinemas makes it virtually impossible to pirate the film at the moment and that probably appeals to the moguls (although no doubt if 3D becomes the dominant form of entertainment 3D piracy will be hot on its heals). I can see the novelty value [ READ MORE ]
When I start or end a contract I buy myself a ‘treat’. This time I bought something I’ve been hanging my nose over for a couple of years. I did not buy it when I first saw it because the Mac software was missing some features that I considered essential. Then being out of contract [ READ MORE ]
Some people, I may go so far as to suggest most people, are joiners. We, the human race collectively, are social animals generally more comfortable working in groups than alone. We enjoy company, mutual affirmation and cooperation to achieve goals that would be unattainable if working alone. This imperative to form social groups has been [ READ MORE ]
… please, please, please, use the correct title for your job adverts. It’s not that difficult. Change managers are not the same as configuration managers. Build managers are not the same as release managers. I know it can be hard sometimes, especially when the role you want covers a wide set of disciplines, but at [ READ MORE ]
When I was a youth I would occasionally be importuned by my mother to “turn down that damned music!” I am fairly sure that she simply found the loud music an irritation, an imposition that she could not freely escape without leaving the house. In the same way I cry, “Turn down that damned hysteria!” [ READ MORE ]
A story of falling in love, illustrated using shoes. As you walk down the street or through a store you might espy a pair of shoes and cry out, “Wow! I LOVE those shoes”. You take the shoes from the shelf and try them on. They fit and look great on your feet. They may [ READ MORE ]
We all do it. Live in a box that is. The box in question is your brain, your consciousness, your mind it you prefer. That which is you, the ‘I’. This box is walled by your experiences and populated by your knowledge and beliefs. It is impossible to break out of this box. Not merely [ READ MORE ]
Like most ‘wars’ the browser war involves no death and destruction, only land grabbing and sabre rattling. I use several browsers and offer unquestioning fealty to none. I introduce new browsers to the fold when they offer some significant feature or improvement over my existing harem. The two I use most often are Safari (because [ READ MORE ]
Got to love my parents. I called them to explain that I had a confirmed contract offer and they said, “you sound happy about it”. I had prepared to spend two to six months actively looking for a new contract and found this one inside a week. What where they expecting? That I would be upset [ READ MORE ]
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