As a developer it would be wonderful if I could blame any failure to adhere to my interfaces on the user. That is what Jeff Atwood has done in his latest post. The unfortunate reality is that if the users are failing in a consistent way, the real failure is more likely that […]
I’ve encountered an interesting attitude towards work in my travels, I suspect that many people feel this way: you work hard, you get the job done, your employer is happy, the customer is happy, you get paid. Go home, relax, do it all again tomorrow. Why strive for more, especially when there is […]
Even if you’re doing well, mixing up your life a bit can add texture and slow the perceived march of time. I gave my notice at Squareflo nearly three months ago because I really want to be developing games. I took the job with all parties being aware of my ambitions and hopes […]
I’m not really a fan of the phrase ASAP, you might even say I detest it. The ambiguity of the time frame combined with the urgency of the phrase is unsettling and tough to deal with. You might consider “as soon as possible” to be the rough equivalent of “immediately” but I don’t […]
Top down and bottom up are two different and complimentary design and implementation strategies I use when programming every day. Both have a place and both have strengths and weaknesses which complement the other. I typically design top down and implement bottom up. I find this helps me conceptualize large problem domains […]
My father and I opened up my iPod today, banged it against things, disconnected everything and reconnected it. Then when it looked like it wasn’t going to work after we snapped it back together, it sat around for a minute and a half sulking (or whatever electronics do when they don’t work) and then […]
I decided that it would be best if I were to let you know (warn) you all that I will be back in Regina just in time for classes. I think it’s only polite to let you know that I’ll be invading your personal space again in the near future. The moving company […]
Hey, there are two comments which I have just allowed that were written by friends a while ago. The reason it took so long to validate is that I had 44 other messages which were not from friends, but rather from spam companies. I got a surprising number for cingular and so I […]
Except that instead of back and forth bickering you get the opportunity to barf thoughts onto the front page of a website unfiltered and unquestioned.
Now that is real ultimate power.
For the record, the phrase “I’m blogging this” bothers me to no end. In fact, I think mention of the word “blog” kills a fairy […]
Sometimes I post on forums when I’ve got time. I usually restrict myself to simply reading them for amusement. Participating in online discussions is usually a fruitless (save the entertainment value) endeavor. I find that when you gather enough people in a chatroom, or an open forum it doesn’t exactly promote productivity […]