Archive for November, 2006
Thinking outside the box
One of my favorite games of all time is a game called
The method never justifies the product.
What do these posts have in common?: If you get it wrong, the voice comes on the line to tell you. Hey, since you know what I did wrong and you know what I meant to do, why not just fix it? If I dial a number and forget the “1″, just insert the 1 [...]
Societal Ramblings
When working on a project where I need to collaborate with members of different groups, I often have to send e-mails to them. When I talk to people about this, they often stress the need to e-mail people several times just to get their attention. Has anyone ever told you this story?: I sent [someone [...]
The classic Windows vs. Linux argument
You’ll never catch me saying “Windows is better than Linux”. You simply cannot make a value judgement without the context of evaluation criteria. Having said that, I’d like to take the time to refute a comparison claiming Linux and BSD are vastly superior to Windows. Here’s my point-by-point: 4) Linux and BSD distributions are more [...]