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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Don’t Stick Your Head in the Oven (and other things I’ve learned)
You should not stick your head in the oven. There are a number of reasons: Gas oven If the gas is on, but the pilot light is out, you could asphyxiate and die If the gas is on, and the pilot light is on, the oven will be hot. You could be badly burned, and [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Productivity by Dan H
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Right Now, What are You Listening To?
There are two kinds of developers – those who wear headphones so constantly that they could be some kind of cybernetic implant, and those who I guess are not distracted as easily. For me the headphones are a constant, except when working at home, but then the stereo is a constant. I normally start the day with [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Productivity by Dan H
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
East Bound and Down… (some joke about “codin”)
In this industry, we have to be very careful which features we select to add to our products each release. Even with the growing amount of time and scrutiny dedicated to choosing these features, we occasionally miss the mark. As an illustration of this point, I am going to talk about Coors, and Smokey and [...]
