Archive for the Philosophy Category
The market correction for the over indulgence of our country is finally catching-up with us and it's going to smack a good bit for a while. We have been living on borrowed time with a false sense of prosperity for too long. Time to pay the piper and it is going to cost us big time.
No doubt things look grim. Our banking system is in virtual free fall and our international environment looks grim with Russia back on the scene as our enemy of old taking aggressive steps; building a base in Syria a
September 16, 2008
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I must be a glutten for punishment. I've always said that most techies are closet masochists. In truth though, I love the chase, the challenge of the learning curve. It seems that every six months or so I climb yet another hill with every project requiring skills that I don't presently posses.
Four months into an intranet implementation with Microsoft SharePoint it's nice to be moving up the hill a bit further. Fairly new to .Net, I've been configuring the site and leading the team project. Nex
August 27, 2008
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In the quiet moments early in the morning I sometimes wax philosophical in pursuit of understanding my day-to-day existence. What is it that I really am doing? What difference does pushing 0's and 1's around? To the degree that I am successful, what makes my work stand apart from another? Is it creative ingenuity to solve problems? Yes, I think I have some of that. Is it a strong work ethic? Well, everyday I get up and do it again. Is it work done with integrity? Yes, I am not one to cut corners
May 29, 2008
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Do you work for a living? You know it can kill you don't you? Maybe quitting is a good idea. Stress is a major killer in its many forms and a job is a sure fire way to end your life early.
As for me, yeah I have a long-term arrangement with a company to show-up everyday and go about doing cool projects that they need done. In the end, I play with technology, learn new stuff, put it into practice and the company benefits from the process. It's a win/win deal and as long as it is so, I'l
September 26, 2007
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A life well lived, which I hope mine continues to be, is like a bottle of fine wine. It really does get better with age.
Yesterday, I sat down and updated my resume and posted it to Portfolio. It's something I try to do every year or so as I figure it's just a good idea. It took me less time to revise even though I had more to pack-in on two pages. It should be that way. As we move through life and pick-up experience we grow our skills and experience.
I've picked-up or improved on other skill
June 15, 2007
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This evening for fun, I taught my nine and 11 year-old girls how to convert binary numbers to decimal and back to binary. They got the concept in about 20 minutes which shows what a little attention from a parent and enthusiasm of a youngster can do. It was fun to watch my oldest going on to do a few more IP addresses just for kicks. I showed them one of my style sheets and how I use hexidecimal conversion every day in web design.
A week ago friday I got an RSS News Feed working for my work.
February 21, 2007
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Technology can seem so complex, but in truth the greatest challenge is to not over complicate the matter. Programming clean code, designing a sharp website, presenting a succinct marketing message can be accomplished with relatively straight forward creative development. Yes, that's the challenge. The essentials, the bear necessities...William of Occam in the 14th century said it best, "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" Translated this means, "entities should not
February 6, 2007
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