Archive for July, 2004

I just finished reading “Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob has Invaded America” by Robert Friedman.
Very, very scary.

OK, I gotta get to the post, quick, before my titles drown me in waves of purple prose.
Anyways, David Boone, the webmaster at Premier, in the Technology Solutions department that I lead, posted a story on his blog about some pretty amazing automotive high jinks.
You must check it out . . . Decide for yourself […]

I recently hired a new developer, and had to spend some time thinking about second interview questions.
The first interview is fairly straightforward: who is the person, what does he/she know, what have they done, etc. The second interview is harder: how would this perso perform if he/she were offered the position?
Here are the questions I […]

All work and no play makes John a dull boy …. and let me tell you, it’s been too much work lately. So it’s time for some fun.
I was thinking the other day about the word “mom.” When Canadians (and denizens of jolly old England) say mom, it rhymes with gum. When Americans say “mom,” […]

Umm … this is obvious to everyone except Steve Jobs, and I hope this announcment is part of the solution, but I want a cheap Mac for my kids, but I don’t see why I need to buy a new monitor every time I buy a new Mac!
OK. End rant.