Jack Corbett (11/14/2008)

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I find it hard to quantify what is "productive". Is answering a question on SSC productive? The short-term answer is probably "No", but long-term I would...

Anonymous post #1:

Hello Steve,

Let’s not forget that as “Knowledge Workers” – we carry our brains around (most of us anyways) 24-7.

That means that, when we are commuting, in...

brightbillconsulting (11/14/2008)

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1) Some industries, such as the legal profession often bill considerably more hours than worked.

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2) Even slave labor needs to drink, eat, and go the the...

Andy Warren (11/14/2008)

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From time to time it's useful to look at where you time goes and ask yourself (or your team) are those things in the right proportion? Are we...

hodgy (11/14/2008)

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I will probably get somewhere between 4-5 hours of solid "work" out of an 8 hour day. However, the time when I am not heads-down coding, testing, documenting,...

One relatively new SPAM approach I have seen is getting invitations to join a yahoogroup by a moderator with an unknown email for a group with an unrecognized name. ...

majorbloodnock (11/4/2008)

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Well, I'm not a real Major, so guilty...

Happy Birthday!

(My sister shares this day as her birthday.)

Ben Moorhouse (10/31/2008)

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I think I'm very slowly getting used to US terminology - in the UK it's...

budbeth (10/31/2008)

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If it were caramel corn, yes, it'd have the sugar.

But I gave "Movie Theater Butter" flavored.

OK, so instead of dental issues, maybe I'm promoting future heart problems....

I think the...

Phillip Cox (10/28/2008)

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The standard quote "If its not broke, don't fix it" is similar to deciding whether to upgrade or not. Just because something works fine shouldn't play 100%...

mtassin (10/24/2008)

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1. Backups are a must... the more backups the better

2. Document your flipping database. With that, consistent naming of database columns and consistent use of the same data...

What unending war? Iraq is wrapping up and we'll be out of there by '10 or '11. We do need to pour some surge on Afghanistan and stabilize it, but...

David Reed (10/23/2008)

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jpowers (10/23/2008)

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Funny you should mention that. Some...

David Reed (10/22/2008)

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I failed my saving throw against the temptation of political posting. Bad me. I was doing good, Peter, until you replied.

I'm not sure where peterus gets his propaganda...