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Sometimes it's nice to just sit back and *think*.
It's really interesting how technology has empowered people. We've seen it in the Arab Spring uprisings, people using cell phones and the Internet to coordinate congregating together and to share common ideas. Occupy Wall Street is no different. It is amazing to me what little camera-equipped cell phones have done in the way of citizen reporting. It is becoming increasingly difficult for police and authority figures to get away with much these days because of the diverse means of monitoring their activity.
Some have even gone as far as stitching these recordings together to give a more complete picture of what...
One of my favorite things to say when confronted to justify giving something a particular name, whether it be code, a product, etc. is: "Sorry, I'm a programmer, not a poet." Similarly, I can hide behind "I'm a programmer, not a designer."
Poppycock. These are just excuses to cover inexperience, ineptitude, or just flat out hide embarrassment. No more. Part of self-improvement is stretching one's self and exploring different trades and expounding on the ones already learned. I'm sick of not having a seat at the table because "I'm not a _________."
So normally I don't blog about my interactions with my customers. I get a mail or two every now and again asking for help, clarification, etc on using Webmail++. These people usually come with a pretty open mind and are earnestly seeking help with a product they spent hard-earned money for. I would think I do a pretty good job of not only being prompt in my replies, but taking their issues seriously. If there's one thing I have learned form my day job, it is that good customer service can go a long way in establishing long-lasting relationships.
Out of...
When I was young my grandparents owned a VCR (this was back in the day when the common person either rented a VCR or had to go to the theater to watch a movie) and a copy of Star Wars. My absolute favorite thing to do was watch that over and over again. At that age, The Empire Strikes Back and (I think) Return of the Jedi had already been out, but my love affair was with the first movie.
On that video tape, however, was a short documentary-like show that also showed some clips from the other movies. This fascinated...
I feel like being in a ranty mood, so here we go.
This evening I was accosted by a solicitor. She rang my doorbell and knocked on my door, not a friendly knock mind you, but the kind that announces, "HEY, I'M HERE TO SELL YOU SOMETHING YOU DON'T NEED AND AM GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A JERK IF YOU DON'T BUY SOMETHING FROM ME." She shook my hand immediately after I opened the door and I noticed at once that she held a bottle of water. "One of those," I thought to myself.
"You're not trying to...
Ever had one of those moments when you about spray food or drink all over your computer screen when you see or read something? Yeah, this is one of those:
I'm only four chapters into Atlas Shrugged, but the parallels to modern events are startling. The main industry that this book involves (at least so far) is the railroad business:
Then it was said that large, established railroad systems were essential to the public welfare; and that the collapse of one of them would be a national catastrophe; and that if one such system had happened to sustain a crushing loss in a public-spirited attempt to contribute to international good will, it was entitled to public support to help it survive the blow.
Substitute railroad for bank and we have just read...
First and foremost, I am not an Obama shill, quite far from it. So on that note, why all the controversy of Obama addressing the students of this nation to encourage them to do better? I think Obama understands, as do I, the complete utter lack of accountability that people my age and younger have about their future. We live in an age where our dreams rest upon the fantasies of getting something for nothing. We care not for hard work and determination, where everything in life is granted by handouts and even our failings are assuaged by purple check...
Though penmanship has certainly taken a back seat to knowing how to type, I have come to this realization: it is important to be seen writing by your children so that they learn that typing or texting is not the only means of recording or communicating the written word. Even now I am writing this blog post in the sight of my oldest son who is just starting pre-school, who, little by little, will be trained to take that awkward hand and make scratches with a writing implement.
I'm sure at some point he may ask himself why on earth he...
Unos pensamientos que tuve hoy:
De vez en cuando, uno se le olviden las experiencias que se le han pasado. Estoy culpable de eso hoy, de mis queridos del pais de Guatemala. Es facil estar atropellado por todo que pasa aun durante un solo dia, pero tambien es una lastima que usamos eso como una excusa de no vivir nuestras memorias. Al decir la verdad, me gustaria transportarme por los vortices de tiempo para vivir partes de mi vida una vez mas. Yo no cambiaria ninguna parte de ellas, solo me gustaria vivirlas, mirarlas por los ojos de una persona que...
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