Archive for September, 2004

I just read through one of the transcripts of something called The McNealy Report. This is a regular thing that is recorded and transcribed for all of Sun, as an internal sort of newsletter. I’m pretty sure that quoting any significant portion of that would get me in trouble, but I’ll give a quick summary. Scott reiterates an employee question about what to do when you’re moved around in the organization or something similar, and in these chaotic times, you don’t really even know what you’re supposed to be doing. John MacGowan (sr.vp of hr) as part of his response, …Read the Rest

Ultimately, I’m hoping that someone in SUN’s executive management reads this and takes something good out of it. I’ll summarize in one statement. I was talking today to manager A. She had been responsible for the day to day tasks of employee C. She was not the direct report manager, …Read the Rest

Sleep apnea

general
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So very occasionally, when I fall asleep on my back, I get symptoms that are very similar to sleep apnea. I wake up short of breath, feeling like I had stopped breathing, or something was obstructing my breathing. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what happens. Normally, sleeping on …Read the Rest

I pull up The Reg today, and its completely blue and SUN branded, with their ads all over it. If I wasn’t so cynical, I’d suspect that we were actually spending some money on advertising. That kind of thinking might get me to being hopeful for the future of the …Read the Rest

And there you have it! Another miracle in corporate efficiency. I mentioned in this post that I had just switched managers, and now I’ve been switched again. Just over two months. Brilliant. Now I get to train yet another manager, and convince yet another person that I’m worth my salt. …Read the Rest

Post plague, and post Riot Years, some semblance of order begins to form. Ex-military types begin to form small communities and protect them from rioting, looters and other travelling bandits. Most power plants around the country aren’t functional anymore, or don’t last long, so people have gone back to other …Read the Rest

research

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things to research: diseases, bioweapons and distribution vectors virus effects, incubation, inception of symptoms, manifestation and durations of these stages before death where during those periods are the various virii considered infectious, and if the vectors vary by stage, how locations for various bioweapons facilities in the world, and where …Read the Rest

Ok, so some advanced ideas from a world in which to stage books. Somewhere in the near future. I’d estimate the range at +50 years at least, if not more, and there’s nothing stopping me from writing books from the different ‘stages’ of this, happening during the course of events. …Read the Rest

Yes, that’s right. Today begins Talk Like a Pirate weekend, with Sunday being official international Talk Like a Pirate day. The link above has some great tutorials if you’re unitiated in the ways of the pirate’s patois. So grab yer lassies, buckle yer swashes, and prepare t’ be boarded.

Yes

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So I can check this off my list. I got to see Yes, for the first, and given their advancing ages, probably the last time, tonight. It reinforces my belief that if you put enough musical talent together in one place, it will eventually produce something truly profound. They are, …Read the Rest

Astonishing

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It is amazing to me that in larger companies, the various arms and departments can’t play together nice. C’mon folks, its the same damn sandbox we’re all playing in. We’re all trying to drive revenues and make the bottom line for the whole organization look good. Why does it need …Read the Rest

Thats what my head feels like. My ear infection got worse, and is now spread to both ears, so I can’t hear. Well, thats not entirely accurate. I hear everything like it was coming through big gauze pads over both ears. Kind of like the muffling you get from a …Read the Rest

Medicine

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As a general rule, I’m not a big fan of the medical industry. No, I don’t need the qualify that, I’m not a fan of the medical industry. I don’t go as far down that road as some others. Some people I know wouldn’t go to a doctor unless their …Read the Rest

MMOG evolution

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I’ve had this conversation with quite a few people at this point, so this is perhaps reiteration. Oh well, such as it is… Every single massively multiplayer game I’ve ever participated has gone down a very similar road, eventually. And I’ve played in ALOT of them. This starts all the …Read the Rest

Compositing

graphics
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I’ve mentioned making wallpaper images using a technique I called “compositing”. I’m sure it has some other name that makes sense just as well, but thats what I call it. For those who crave such a technique, I’m happy to share. I suppose I’ll just discuss it in the general …Read the Rest

iPod

music
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Ok, so I went and ordered (and today received) an iPod. 20g version. I feel so dirty. Say whatever else you want about Apple and their products, but they have product marketing and packaging and presentation DOWN PAT. All their products (ok, maybe there are a few exceptions) are pretty …Read the Rest

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