“Mr. Obama has, for at least brief moments, been forced offline. As he sat down with a small circle of advisers to prepare for debates with Senator John McCain, one rule was quickly established: No BlackBerrys. Mr. Axelrod ordered everyone to put their devices in the center of a table during work sessions. Mr. Obama, […]
I read an article on H-1B visas in the Harvard Business Review, and there was an interesting point made that I wanted to share.
Multinationals, desperate to fill technical positions, have been seeking alternatives to the use of H-1Bs. A solution that’s growing in popularity is intracompany transfer visas, which allow a firm to bring an […]
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I RAN 6 MILES. NO, REALLY.
I’m very entertained by this because I have never, ever been what I would consider a runner. But, I’ve been running a few miles here and there lately, building over time, and this past weekend, I ran at the Disney 10K Race for the Taste. Effectively non-stop (minus walking during […]
After lots of code, tests, and fun, I’ve produced a Firefox extension to add a useful, new feature to Twitter, as opposed to writing Twitter extensions as a joke
Simply put, the extension provides autocomplete for Twitter usernames from your own list of friends while you’re using the web interface at twitter.com. It’s totally […]
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This post is for those of you who follow international politics on any level.
The US has had a policy of not speaking to Iran for many years. There’s even a debate in the current presidential election around “should we talk to our enemies?”. Well, apparently someone in the current US administration thinks so.
There’s a lot […]
I’m trying a neat workout program, called one hundred pushups. Right now I’m on week 3 of the program. It’s pretty neat so far — only needs about 5 minutes, 3 days a week. If you’ve been thinking about getting in better shape, definitely take a look at this. Literally, if all you’ve ever done […]
The confirmation that the iPhone will only be activated in AT&T stores is a sign that a definite concession that was made to get the price cut made. I enjoyed activating my phone from the comfort of my home — it was nice. So, it does reduce the user experience which they’re always going […]
I was coworking at Stardust today, and we got to talking about Agile Development, and the concept of velocity.
Disclaimer: I hate buzzwords. But, these terms have specific meanings, and although it sometimes sounds cheesy, there really is something to this Agile movement.
Basically, velocity is an Agile concept that is a self-calibrating method for estimating how […]
Let’s take the average person. They want to go into Burger King and order a Whopper. They don’t want to order 4 oz of ground beef (precooked weight, tolerance of +/- .2 oz, stored above 140F for no more than 2 hours); a bun with sesame seeds (gross weight 5 oz, between 50-70 sesame seeds […]