Bangalore Trip Day Two or: Episode II, Attack of the Squirts I’ve had very little time to myself, and thus very little time to write. The contractor they hired here to help me has been helpful indeed, but he was asked to “shadow” me and I think he may be taking it to a bit [...]
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Right Now
February 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · 9to5, Potpourri, Tech
Right now, at this very moment, I am sincerely considering an enormous career move. I just wish I had the nerves right now, at this very moment, to come up with even a clue of what that new career would be. I’ve never been one of the “FUCK MICRO$OFT!” a-holes, but in the last several [...]
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Working Undercover For the Man
November 2nd, 2006 · No Comments · 9to5, Daily, Potpourri
More than ever before, these last few weeks have been extremely busy at work. This job has taught me that some people really do work for a living. Most days are non-stop “excitement” from the moment I set foot in the building until I leave. It’s rare that I don’t eat lunch at my desk [...]
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Do you REALLY want to run this script?
August 3rd, 2006 · 2 Comments · 9to5
Things that get remembered when you turn over all your hapzardly glued together scripts to your employee: “What the hell does ‘donotrunthisscripteverunlessyouknowwhereyourtowelis.sh’ mean?” In retrosopect, nobody ever ran that script. Of course, only one other guy had root and could run it. But still.
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