Archive for December, 2008

Oh hai im journalizin ur sites

Looks like I am a fledgling blogger. At least Google says so.

I really love Google Analytics. You can see metadata on EVERYTHING.

Its like a little piece of omniscience wrapped up in an applet.

2008
12/30
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Oh, and BTW… Dear GM (and Chevy)

Thanks for making shitty cars and trucks for so long.

Thanks for not responding to the market and to your customers.

Thanks for making Toyota such a great alternative to your products.

And thanks for making us taxpayers pay for our mistake of picking the better product.

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On another note, I love how the government can issue funds to these failing companies.

“Here is 10 billion dollars! Don’t worry we can always print more!”

At this rate, eventually we will be able to use dollar bills as wallpaper. (I remember reading about hyperinflation in my economics class, and I enjoyed a story about how the deutsche mark in the 1920′s Weimar Republic (Germany) was so invaluable, it was used as wallpaper!) (EDIT: and I found a link!)

2008
12/29
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Top Things to be Thankful for in 2008

In no particular order…

  1. My son being born.
  2. My daughter’s first words and ever growing vocabulary.
  3. My new car… oh, wait, that didn’t happen. (Did get a new road bike though!)
  4. Paid off a portion of our house.
  5. My wife still loves me.
  6. No ACL tear this year (still favor my left knee according to our Wii Fit).
  7. Still have a job, still learning new stuff.

Providence, not luck. Blessings too many to count.

2008
12/29
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The most difficult part of my job

Coming to work everyday and dealing with users… no problem.

Trying to stay on top of ever-changing business requirements… (kinda) no problem.

Learning the latest and greatest technologies for possible implementation… no problem.

Managing my boss… um… Problem.

He likes to get into technical details. Generally a little too technical. Because in terms of service/cost/provisioning, the technical details rarely matter all that much. It is a function of the business, the environment, and the desired outcomes… i.e. the requirements drive the work, not the technical stuff. The technical stuff is mostly about implementation. And he has told me multiple times he does not want to get tied up in implementation, that is what I get paid for.

Really?

I have a litmus test saying otherwise! Time and time again, it is all about technical details, not about satisfying the requirements, and the cost/planning/schedule of the project. The interesting part is that you would think he would want to dwell in the world of the project planning.

That is where all the glory is.

And money.

2008
12/23
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Empowerment

It is funny in a way.

I am told that I an expert. That my opinion matters, and that I have full leeway to do what I think needs to be done.

Then I get slapped about on my decisions. Which teaches me not to do it next time.

So I am told that I am empowered, but in reality, I am not.

I merely am under the illusion of empowerment.

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Or am I inadvertently defining the very essence of relationships here? Is this politics? Is this the basis of human relationships in a corporate environment?

Hmmm. Food for thought.

2008
12/17
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Wonderfalls

I wish Wonderfalls was still on the air.

I need some kooky talking kitsch in my life.

2008
12/09
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Heroes gets Bryan Fuller back!

Oh this news made my day after watching ep10 and ep11 of Heroes yesterday.

Heroes is really sliding in quality. The plot threads are just silly. Nothing like the first season, and the lead up to the WGA strike in season 2.

But this… this is good news.

“Dead Like Me” and “Pushing Daisies” creator/executive producer Bryan Fuller is close to a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios which will include him rejoining the drama “Heroes” on which he served as writer during the first season reports Reuters.

Fuller, who is wrapping post-production on the final episodes of “Daisies’” 13-episode second-season order, would officially come on board “Heroes” starting with Episode 20. His exact role though is undetermined though he’s expected to play a key role in the writers room alongside showrunner Tim Kring

2008
12/04
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Fun with idiotic acronyms

SPTM: STOP PERPETUATING THE MADNESS. (spit-um?)

A chain of emails out of control in your organization?

Click reply-to-all and continue the mindless drivel of the email chain!

Eventually, the mindless reply-to-all’s slowly work their way up the mgmt food chain, until someone with authority replies to all to tell everyone not to reply-to-all.

A Self Perpetuating Idiotic Chain of Evidence… SPICE.

So next time, remember the SPTM, ditch the SPICE.

2008
12/03
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