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Entries from June 2008

Firefox 3 stumble

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I upgraded to Firefox 3 kind of late. Well if you can consider a week from time of release late. But nonetheless, I didn’t really read up on any of the new features, I just dived right in.
And I found that Google Browser Sync was not supported. Plus, Google is not going […]

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The magic performance ratio

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

When it comes down to who actually does the work, it is about 2 people for a moderate sized IT project.
When it comes down to who talks about what work needs to be done by the group, it amounts to about 8 people.
So for every 4 people talking, only 1 actually has any ability to […]

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Hulk smash!

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

To be honest, before I saw it, I knew what I was going into.
1) Edward Norton was not happy with the final studio cut of the film.
2) The director admitted that Norton’s draft of the film was shot at 3 hours.
3) That there is talk about rolling the uncut version to DVD.
Knowing this, Hulk was […]

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Teaching Evolution

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I was raised a Christian. Don’t shirk or apologize. I have come to terms with my faith as most adults do… and have reconciled the gray parts as best I can. But as a child, without a doubt, I knew how the Earth had been created.
It involved an old looking dude […]

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Tornado knocking

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Holy carp! Carps!
You have to see this picture. Talk about ca-rp-ing your pants!
Via Gizmodo.

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Consensus can suck a nut

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Sitting in meetings, I seem to be relegated to a singular train of thought.

This meeting is about “x”
“x” is important, hence the meeting
We need to make a decision about “x”
Talk generates action items about “x”
Meeting ends with schedule for meeting about action items in regard to “x”
“x” is still ultimately unresolved

The ideal meeting should be […]

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A little impatience setting in

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

The boy is visible under the skin. At all times. His back and his butt is always pressed outwards on my wife’s tummy now.
I can imagine he is feeling a bit cramped, so I can understand the need to stretch out.
Honestly, I think I am ready for him to be here. […]

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Well someone IS paying attention

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

From here:
General Motors finally gets it.
The company’s announcement that it is embracing compact cars, shutting down four truck plants and possibly even dumping Hummer shows GM — and, by extension, Detroit — realizes fuel prices aren’t coming down and SUVs are a dead-end. It’s a fundamental change of direction for the world’s largest automaker, which […]

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Indy 4

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

I liked it. But of course I would. I am a total nerd.
It was different, it was new. It pushed the boundaries of what “Indy” is. I think that is why I liked it so much.
And that is exactly why my wife did not like it. She was expecting another […]

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