Wednesday, October 26, 2005
On Stolen Pontiacs
My Old car was just recovered by the Pittsburgh Police in the Hill District.
Better late then never.
Better late then never.
Thoughts On Great Hackers
Paul Graham has written a very popular essay, titled Great Hackers.
Eric Sink has issued a rebuttal of sorts titled Great Hacker != Great Hire.
They're both good reads, if you're into reading programmer's blogs.
Eric Sink has issued a rebuttal of sorts titled Great Hacker != Great Hire.
They're both good reads, if you're into reading programmer's blogs.
Random Ebay Goodness
Things I Bought On Ebay in the Last 24 Hours:
15GB 3G iPod (replace my dead iPod)
Skateboard
Things I didn't Win on Ebay:
12 inch Powerbook G4
10GB 2G iPod (Auction shut down due to safe harbor violations)
Things I'm Still Waiting For from Ebay:
Hookha + Hookha sundries.
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas.
Things I did after work:
Work Out
RTCW:ET on PURE HELL no XP Reset (most addictive video game ever)
Eat
Things I did not do after work:
Nap
Program
Blog
15GB 3G iPod (replace my dead iPod)
Skateboard
Things I didn't Win on Ebay:
12 inch Powerbook G4
10GB 2G iPod (Auction shut down due to safe harbor violations)
Things I'm Still Waiting For from Ebay:
Hookha + Hookha sundries.
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas.
Things I did after work:
Work Out
RTCW:ET on PURE HELL no XP Reset (most addictive video game ever)
Eat
Things I did not do after work:
Nap
Program
Blog
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
High Praise
Time for a patented Anecdote:
Arriving late at my apartment sunday, after a long weekend of birthday celebrations, I get a phone call from some friends, Jason and Lumi. They're drinking, and as usual, when they drink, they watch their wedding video. I was apparently, in their words, "something else" on the video. So they were calling to let me know that it might be a while before I get a thank you note because they're trying to figure out what exactly to write in it. I was the icing on the cake at the reception. Schmoozing with family members, convincing people to cut loose, getting people out onto the dance floor, and most importantly, not hogging the limelight. When it came time to focus everything on bridge and groom, I was the attentive guy leading the applause.
And now, with something like 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, and freezing rain on its way tomorrow night, the idea of visiting for new years doesn't sound too shabby.
And as Lumi put it, "You're allowed to bring any girl you're banging."
Arriving late at my apartment sunday, after a long weekend of birthday celebrations, I get a phone call from some friends, Jason and Lumi. They're drinking, and as usual, when they drink, they watch their wedding video. I was apparently, in their words, "something else" on the video. So they were calling to let me know that it might be a while before I get a thank you note because they're trying to figure out what exactly to write in it. I was the icing on the cake at the reception. Schmoozing with family members, convincing people to cut loose, getting people out onto the dance floor, and most importantly, not hogging the limelight. When it came time to focus everything on bridge and groom, I was the attentive guy leading the applause.
And now, with something like 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, and freezing rain on its way tomorrow night, the idea of visiting for new years doesn't sound too shabby.
And as Lumi put it, "You're allowed to bring any girl you're banging."
Monday, October 24, 2005
15 minutes of fame not over.
My soapbox article was mentioned in The Command Line podcast #16, which is syndicated on the iTunes Podcast Directory.
Basically, he agreed with all my points, except the cube thing.
I feel I'm going to have to clarify my position to "one of those gray areas".
Basically, he agreed with all my points, except the cube thing.
I feel I'm going to have to clarify my position to "one of those gray areas".
Re-surfacing
I'm back after what is probably a two week absence.
I'm hoping at this point that my 15 minutes of fame are over.
Not that I didn't have some good offline discussions with employees from Google and Yahoo. And one person, Jason, who I no doubt bored to death through email, thought high enough of my article to discuss career advice with me.
Anyway, some time during this month I turned the big ole 24. It would be a lackluster event except for my famous sexy parties. As always, free booze usually motivates people to show up to your social invitations. Unlike always, this year I wasn't in the mood to put up with much, so most fair weather friends didn't get an invite.
As a gift, I received the "I only support gay marriage if both chicks are hot" t-shirt.
So besides skipping my daily work out at the gym most of last week, and giving myself a hangover the past two weekends, its mostly been flying below the radar. And indulging in an ebay addiciton. If you look in the right places on ebay, you can find things you want for half the price of retail. For example, Dave Thomas' "The Pragmatic Programmer." Or, a 21 inch hand detailed chrome hookha from imported from egypt. Or a K&N Air Filter to last for the life of your car.
Things I haven't been doing:
Paying attention to the news.
Working on side projects.
Looking for new Music.
Blogging.
Writing Articles for "Soapbox".
I'm hoping at this point that my 15 minutes of fame are over.
Not that I didn't have some good offline discussions with employees from Google and Yahoo. And one person, Jason, who I no doubt bored to death through email, thought high enough of my article to discuss career advice with me.
Anyway, some time during this month I turned the big ole 24. It would be a lackluster event except for my famous sexy parties. As always, free booze usually motivates people to show up to your social invitations. Unlike always, this year I wasn't in the mood to put up with much, so most fair weather friends didn't get an invite.
As a gift, I received the "I only support gay marriage if both chicks are hot" t-shirt.
So besides skipping my daily work out at the gym most of last week, and giving myself a hangover the past two weekends, its mostly been flying below the radar. And indulging in an ebay addiciton. If you look in the right places on ebay, you can find things you want for half the price of retail. For example, Dave Thomas' "The Pragmatic Programmer." Or, a 21 inch hand detailed chrome hookha from imported from egypt. Or a K&N Air Filter to last for the life of your car.
Things I haven't been doing:
Paying attention to the news.
Working on side projects.
Looking for new Music.
Blogging.
Writing Articles for "Soapbox".
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Scrubs Wikipedia Article, Trivia
This article on Wikipedia about the TV show Scrubs has some interesting Trivia.
For example, did you know:
All in all, good stuff.
For example, did you know:
- The Janitor was going to just be an imaginary character if the show was cancelled after the first season
- J.D.'s new apartment is #47, which is believed to be the most common number in the universe? (Can you believe that?)
- The reason J.D. is called girl's names on the show is because John C. McGinley (who plays Dr. Cox) calls Zach Braff (actor who plays J.D.) that on the set.
All in all, good stuff.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Holy Crap, They weren't kidding about the /. effect
Right now, the server hosting my blogs is probably melting.
Thankfully, some other sites would like to mirror my article. Sys-Con.com is one of those sites.
You can find my article here: http://sys-con.com/read/137855.htm
Thankfully, some other sites would like to mirror my article. Sys-Con.com is one of those sites.
You can find my article here: http://sys-con.com/read/137855.htm
F U C K Y E A H
My article "When to leave your first tech job" made it onto Slashdot.org.
I am now being hammered by comments. But still, its nice being post worthy.
Oh, and this now means my co-workers know that I have a blog.
Damn that Murphy!
I am now being hammered by comments. But still, its nice being post worthy.
Oh, and this now means my co-workers know that I have a blog.
Damn that Murphy!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Medium Pimpin'
