Friday, April 30, 2010

my favorite guru

http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-management/the-real-secret-it-success-088

hacker in context

http://www.infoworld.com/t/misadventures/waiting-the-terry-childs-verdict-811

delaware

for Kat's kitten
Nor were losses equally spread around the country. State by state figures for 2008 - the latest available - showed the number of tech jobs actually increased in 41 states. California gained 15,800 technology jobs, while Delaware saw the largest percentage growth with a 12.8 per cent increase. - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/29/us_tech_jobs/

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

for my son and all those who have served in the Middle East

Brig. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who banned PowerPoint presentations when he led the successful effort to secure the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar in 2005, followed up at the same conference by likening PowerPoint to an internal threat.

"It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control," General McMaster said in a telephone interview afterward. "Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?src=me&ref=general

Thursday, April 22, 2010

is a seat really cheaper than baggage?

reuters

bloopers, boo-boos and errata

the slippery double negative

Because he does have those days to appeal, certainly we don't want to put ourselves in an uncompromising position,
Crowder-Eagle said.
But again, he has delayed us so much, and the judge has spoken and the voters have spoken, so we want to move forward on that.
- mdjonline

Saturday, April 10, 2010

the New York way?

Suffolk officials said workers will be culled from local construction
companies.

source

or is it just [sic]