Dr Wingnut

Year: 2003

  • Good Management

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    I found these in the October 2003 issue of Computer Magazine from the IEEE Computer Society in an article on Design Review by Bob Colwell.I wonder if the Marquis de Sade School of Scorched Earth Management has any other graduates besides this guy?Page 8In most cases, you and your colleagues work together on a project,…

  • Too hot in here…

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    This exchange of email occurred on the struts-user mailing list as an off-topic posting.  In America developers are increasingly the target of losing their jobs to offshore dev-farms in India and ChinaHa! You Americans are funny.Over here everything is very high tech. We even have a special gizmo thatgives us the power to control office…

  • Software tools

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    Tools I ran across at the Multi-Edit site which will be include in version 9.1 Scooter Software – Beyond Compare and Flashbulb Studios – Trita Code Formatter (Pretty Printer).  And, an unrelated item, a framework covered in Software Development magazine that seems very promising for Java development, the Keel Framework.

  • Looks like Java developers chasing the latest JCP fad….

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    The EconomistsFrom: Shane Mingins [mailto:shane.NOSPAMmingins@assurenospaminternational.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:21 PMI especially like the way they wiggle when the numbers go below zero.Dr. Wingnut

  • How to Umpire the Game

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    I once had someone explain to me that the way you could tell the difference between a young umpire, an experienced umpire and an old umpire was that the young umpire would say, “I call them as I see them.”  And the middle-aged umpire would say, “It’s not a ball or a strike until I…

  • The Daily Mislead

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    Check out this new Web site from MoveOn.org — www.misleader.orgIt has daily dispatches of President Bush’s false statements with a "Just the Facts, Ma’am" approach — no rhetoric, just a couple of paragraphs to you by 9 am EST.via email from Nat Forbes, Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:51:11 +0800

  • My Heart

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    Johnny was at his first day of school.  The teacher advised the class to start the day with the pledge of allegiance, and instructed them to put their right hands over their hearts and repeat after him.He looked around the room as he started the recitation, “I pledge allegiance to the flag…”  When his eyes…