when I worked for a big name, no service hosting co. the joke was that the only 5 'nines' of reliability we could really tout were the 9 Glocks owned by one of the gangstas in sales.
Just implement a process that involves actually throwing out 2/3+ of all the features before coding, then cycle that about three or four times to let the really needed items rise to the top. Then simplify, simplify, simplify.
"Just cause it fits in there - doesn't necessarily mean you should put it in there." ~ Words of wisdom from my sophomore roommate after 3 months of debauchery.
If you are married with kids, you have some things to look forward to that you might not have had in a while...
Good square meals 3 times a day, and sex again on a regular basis. Course that also comes with all the paperbacks you can read and a cell-mate likely named bubba.
Hard as this is to believe, perhaps it's relative to someone in casting and their inability to think outside the box and put that slug, dog or jellyfish on the couch. What am i saying - aren't most casting people our unofficial liaisons and/or representatives when it comes to "interspecies relations"?
So that rash trip to Amsterdam with Sally Van Der Kloot using cash we won betting at the track, that 'extended' spring break by a week would be viewed as a bad thing?
Well put.
Better still, what are the odds we will see a dupe of this article in next few hours / days to come.
I'd be curious to know what - if any - role firehose had in the selection of this article.
He sounds like a genius in marketing himself...
1. Works less than you cause he's cleaning and not working.
2. Bosses tend to see this busy-work as 'productivity'.
3. He's prolly taking home a similar paycheck to you.
4. Willing to bet he gets noticed more because he's neat.
5. Might even be on the track to a promotion because of it.
6. You might be overlooked because he is in fact so neat.
Conclusion, You must kill and eat him to own his neatness.
I actually knew an IT guy that proclaimed "Looking busy from a distance is the key to success"
I've often thought to lay on my horn when I see idiots on the phone while driving.
However, I have not because I fear it would cause them to 'wake up' and freak out (then hit me).
Wondering of there is a way to make use of some self-policing to make people hang up and drive
I know Tufts is addressing it by asking engineering students to take classes outside their chosen area - to broaden them a little, but mostly offering courses that might help future grads benefit and or profit from their innovations instead of letting their employer take all credit and profit. (Things like learning a little about IP laws, how patents work, and how to apply.. ) All stuff designed to help the little guy.
Daniel Pink also addresses this issue from another angle in his book "A whole new mind" he asserts we will only move forward by combining both left-brain and right-brain skills. While I'm not 100% on board with all the things he talks about, I think his direction is right on point.
Anyone out there remember a site that listed stars and their backgrounds? I think it was last election as stars began coming forward on issues, someone put together a site that had lists of many entertainers backgrounds - it was quite frightening.
If you're a student: it is your job to find a solution to the task - even if that solution includes finding a way to motivate your interest in that project.
If you're in the workforce: 95% of all you do will qualify as mind-numbingly boring since the final goals or direction are usually dictated by others then handed down multiple times before you see it. Indecently the only way that 95% number actually changes is when you're the manager of the guys actually doing the work, then your job is 100% mind-numbingly boring, and you have a pack of whiny employees to deal with to boot.
A full docket forces you to manage your time better, and more importantly the tasks you loath tend to become less nauseating since there is little time to think about how crappy they might be.
If you are procrastinating - you don't have enough to do. Add more to your to-do list (or have kids). Once your docket is overwhelmingly full - you'll have no time for procrastination.
What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they'd never believe you?
Instead:
What if while presenting the most important thing in the world, you spoke in a way the offered no credibility to your explanation.
I spent the whole move thinking he's never actually directly answered a question. Reminded me of every meeting I've ever had that involved a marketing person.
My wife argued that he is trying to make the information a pill small enough to swallow yet big enough to be worth swallowing - I just thought he was lying.
Oh yeah - and I'm a tree-hugging freak.
I can't imagine how someone who is a disbeliever or non-believer would view this film.
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when I worked for a big name, no service hosting co. the joke was that the only 5 'nines' of reliability we could really tout were the 9 Glocks owned by one of the gangstas in sales.
Good book for web based design & simple testing. Don't make me think A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321344758/ref=nosim/arm06-20 The ideas in it translate to non web as well - and the price is right.
At what point will MS be directly responsible for the $$ associated with loss of productivity on a slip-up like this one.
Just implement a process that involves actually throwing out 2/3+ of all the features before coding, then cycle that about three or four times to let the really needed items rise to the top. Then simplify, simplify, simplify.
"Just cause it fits in there - doesn't necessarily mean you should put it in there." ~ Words of wisdom from my sophomore roommate after 3 months of debauchery.
If you are married with kids, you have some things to look forward to that you might not have had in a while...
Good square meals 3 times a day, and sex again on a regular basis.
Course that also comes with all the paperbacks you can read and a cell-mate likely named bubba.
Well put.
Hard as this is to believe, perhaps it's relative to someone in casting and their inability to think outside the box and put that slug, dog or jellyfish on the couch. What am i saying - aren't most casting people our unofficial liaisons and/or representatives when it comes to "interspecies relations"?
So that rash trip to Amsterdam with Sally Van Der Kloot using cash we won betting at the track, that 'extended' spring break by a week would be viewed as a bad thing?
Well put.
Better still, what are the odds we will see a dupe of this article in next few hours / days to come.
I'd be curious to know what - if any - role firehose had in the selection of this article.
be polite and tell them you are transferring the call to "Mr. Tone", then hang up. - great for laughs
QUICK Gooogle - Release that new OS you haven't been working on - strike while the iron is hot!
He sounds like a genius in marketing himself...
1. Works less than you cause he's cleaning and not working.
2. Bosses tend to see this busy-work as 'productivity'.
3. He's prolly taking home a similar paycheck to you.
4. Willing to bet he gets noticed more because he's neat.
5. Might even be on the track to a promotion because of it.
6. You might be overlooked because he is in fact so neat.
Conclusion, You must kill and eat him to own his neatness.
I actually knew an IT guy that proclaimed "Looking busy from a distance is the key to success"
I've often thought to lay on my horn when I see idiots on the phone while driving. However, I have not because I fear it would cause them to 'wake up' and freak out (then hit me).
Wondering of there is a way to make use of some self-policing to make people hang up and drive
Anyone know what his slashdot ID is?
I know Tufts is addressing it by asking engineering students to take classes outside their chosen area - to broaden them a little, but mostly offering courses that might help future grads benefit and or profit from their innovations instead of letting their employer take all credit and profit. (Things like learning a little about IP laws, how patents work, and how to apply.. ) All stuff designed to help the little guy.
Daniel Pink also addresses this issue from another angle in his book "A whole new mind" he asserts we will only move forward by combining both left-brain and right-brain skills. While I'm not 100% on board with all the things he talks about, I think his direction is right on point.
Perhaps Microsoft will put the NSA to task on figuring out how to get IE compatible with industry standards.
What about - Donald Trump's Hair
Anyone out there remember a site that listed stars and their backgrounds? I think it was last election as stars began coming forward on issues, someone put together a site that had lists of many entertainers backgrounds - it was quite frightening.
How many are now running another OS?
If you're a student: it is your job to find a solution to the task - even if that solution includes finding a way to motivate your interest in that project.
If you're in the workforce: 95% of all you do will qualify as mind-numbingly boring since the final goals or direction are usually dictated by others then handed down multiple times before you see it. Indecently the only way that 95% number actually changes is when you're the manager of the guys actually doing the work, then your job is 100% mind-numbingly boring, and you have a pack of whiny employees to deal with to boot.
A full docket forces you to manage your time better, and more importantly the tasks you loath tend to become less nauseating since there is little time to think about how crappy they might be.
Also, there's a Caltech joke in here somewhere...
If you are procrastinating - you don't have enough to do. Add more to your to-do list (or have kids). Once your docket is overwhelmingly full - you'll have no time for procrastination.
Perhaps they are just redefining the boundaries of "reputation" for themselves.
Off topic I know...
If we eliminated paper money and had only coins, it really would make going to a strip club just that much more interesting.
What if while presenting the most important thing in the world, you spoke in a way the offered no credibility to your explanation.
I spent the whole move thinking he's never actually directly answered a question. Reminded me of every meeting I've ever had that involved a marketing person.
My wife argued that he is trying to make the information a pill small enough to swallow yet big enough to be worth swallowing - I just thought he was lying.
Oh yeah - and I'm a tree-hugging freak. I can't imagine how someone who is a disbeliever or non-believer would view this film.
Or . . . a certain woman that talked her man into eating an apple.
Didn't a snake broker that deal?
OK everybody outta the pool!