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Bags 23 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm
Like many people in technology-related careers, I have long searched for the perfect carrying bag. Ideally, I would like to have a bag or backpack that can hold a weeks' worth of clothes, a full-size ...
Doing It Right 22 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Last week, I attended a meeting with many of my peers where one of the other managers expressed frustration at having to (re)build a configuration management and deployment system for each new project...
Domestic Terrorism 6 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
I grew up in a ramshackle, white, two-storey, frame house at 3185 Gilbert St. in Beaumont, Texas. The house is no longer there; you can see on Google Street View where it used to be however: at the fa...
Code for America 2 Jul 2013 | 02:05 pm
A number of years ago when I was an engineering manager for Yahoo! News, I hired a young engineer over the objections of nearly everyone who looked at his resume. Frankly, his resume sucked—it was ve...
Male vs. Female Logic 29 Jun 2013 | 07:58 pm
Woman: Do you drink beer? Man: Yes Woman: How many beers a day? Man: Usually about three Woman: How much do you pay per beer? Man: About $5.00, which includes a tip Woman: And how long have you ...
Enemies to the west 4 Jun 2013 | 06:45 pm
A knight and his men return to their castle after a long hard day of fighting. "How are we faring?" asks the king. "Sire," replies the knight, "I have been robbing and pillaging on your behalf all d...
Quite possibly the most important management advice you'll ever receive 7 May 2013 | 12:30 pm
Shut up and let your people get stuff done.
The management transition 25 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
Most software development organizations have a fairly clear path for their individual contributors. Whether they call the job "Member of the Technical Staff," "Software Developer," or "Programmer," a ...
The management transition 25 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
Most software development organizations have a fairly clear path for their individual contributors. Whether they call the job "Member of the Technical Staff," "Software Developer," or "Programmer," a ...
Happy Birthday 18 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
In April, 1991, lots of things were happening. My wife, Anita, was pregnant with our first child (due at the end of May), and I had two job offers in front of me. One was as a systems administrator fo...
