A Good Compromise

Recently I noticed that I really like meaty vegetables.

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Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones.

[Dedicated to Apple's iPad]

Recently I had to move a couple of C++ methods from one file to another.  This seemingly simple task required a painful hour in which I edited multiple files: the source and destination .cc files, .h files, build files, and unit test files.  Several rounds of long compilation attempts followed, each revealing yet another caller which required updated #include's.

Yup, folks, working in C++ amounts to digitally flintknapping bits.  We do have some bronze and iron tools such as IDEs, higher level languages, and other advancements, but overall I'm still looking for signs of computers adapting to human beings instead of us adapting to them.

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Inspirational Motivators

The CEO of my friend's company recently advised all the employees not to expect a salary increase this year.  When asked why the CEO responded that 2009 had been a tough year economically and that the competition was not hiring.

This reminds me of the joke about the two hikers who were charged by a bear.  While one hiker started panicking the other calmly removed his hiking boots and put on his sneakers.  "What are you doing?" said the first hiker, "Sneakers will not help you outrun the bear".  "I don't need to outrun the bear", replied his friend, "I just need to outrun you."

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A Sense Of Entitlement

Have you noticed that all the women-targeted TV commercials nowadays end with "because I deserve it"?

I feel bad for people who feel that they don't deserve. I feel equally bad for people who feel that they do deserve. But above all I feel that those advertisers who try to take advantage of people's insecurities don't deserve anything.

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If You Can't Beat Them, Sue Them

Yesterday Nokia filed yet another patent complaint against Apple, proving (yet again) that patent infringement suits are the last refuge of the incompetent tech companies.  Thank you, Nokia, for your homage to Isaac Asimov.

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Glub Glub Glub

When a ship sinks the people who remain on board are the ones who are afraid of the water.  Ironically the fate they face is drowning.

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A Sense Of Direction

Headwind is a wind that blows against you regardless of the direction in which you're heading. It is an atmospheric phenomenon which forms when you try to run outdoors.

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