Before Friday night, I can’t remember the last computer game I bought. It might be the Mah Jongg game I gave Christine about 3 years ago. Before that… man. It was probably five years ago.
I used to play computer games a lot. I slowed over the years, with some bursts here and there, but I [...]
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Erin O’Brien points to a story in the Boston Globe about Bill Clinton and a woven bracelet he has been photographed wearing. The story is long and rambling, and it starts:
Regarding the red-and-blue woven bracelet Bill Clinton has been seen wearing while promoting his autobiography, “My Life”: Yes, the bracelet has a connection to a [...]
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Carrying the Clown Car Model of Software Development a little further, the clowns that exit the vehicle can be armed with a variety of sight gags. The worst of these is the Rubber Chicken1.
You generally only get one or two Rubber Chickens in a Clown Car project. A Clown Car Rubber Chicken (CCRC) occurs when [...]
So, the project I’ve been working on, the one referenced in the previous post.
I’ve come up with the perfect analogy for it.
It’s the clown car of projects. Just when you think it’s all done and empty, kapow, out jumps another clown to beat you over the head with a giant red squeaky hammer.
Damn near got [...]
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I’m wondering if a certain situation indicates that the person I report to has a bit of an ego problem.
There is a subsystem. It is an important subsystem, with about 10,000 users who are paid on a monthly basis. This system has some serious problems, often resulting in pissed off users.
My boss has disavowed all [...]
Another Tuesday, another day I’m glad to get back to work for a rest.
To catch those of you who are new to the situation at Chez Entropez up: Chris and I have three children between us: a his, a hers, and an ours. They are, in order, HouseApes 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. The version numbers [...]
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We spent the day yesterday at the PNE.
We did all the usual things, the animal barns, the horse show, the Superdogs, rides, overpriced food, overpriced ‘games’, and loved it all.
The shot to the left is my favourite of the day. The PNE runs a sand sculpture competition and the sculptors work on elaborate creations for [...]
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Actually the Second Sign. The First Sign was back-to-school shopping. $40 for school supplies because it’s the first year of Middle School, a concept that didn’t exist when I was a kid.
The Second Sign of Fall is the annual pilgrimage to the PNE. This year we have all three kids, which is unusual. So for [...]
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