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I’ve seen companies do some pretty disgusting things in my time, and the move some of them are pulling lately definitely ranks right up there with some of the biggest stinkers.
In effect, they’re using the current weak economy/recession as an excuse to lay off employees and burden the existing ones with the extra work, while [...]
I’ve just got to say what I’m about to say, because it’s gnawing at me from inside, and I need to have it out. I’m not going to pretend I’m some economic guru, and I’ll use plain words.
My thinking on economics is simple. I understand tangible products. If an economy makes stuff I can touch [...]
Slow down. That’s a phrase not often heard in the US. At least not among the people I know. But it’s a notion that’s slowly starting to make more sense.
Americans love to think big and spend big. They want progress on every front, no matter what the cost. In the 20th century, that sort of [...]
A tower crane was recently set up close to where we live, in North Bethesda, MD. As I looked at it one day, I saw people walking on its arm, and from here, they looked as small as ants (see photos below). Can you imagine having a job like that? I think it would definitely [...]
» Go to this postEveryone is happy to use free, open source software these days, and for-profit companies are only too happy to join that bandwagon. After all, they’re supporting the open source movement — or are they?
If you’re not sure, there’s an easy litmus test: see how much they contribute to the open source movement.
Look at how much [...]
» Go to this postOne Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference http://tinyurl.com/yvxe36 #
The Baker Boys: 1917 http://tinyurl.com/22eagb #
In the Kitchen: 1910 http://tinyurl.com/29tgq5 #
Day Boy: 1913 http://tinyurl.com/2y83kl #
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Lassie, Get Help: 1923 http://tinyurl.com/2onb2p #
Dog Catchers: 1924 http://tinyurl.com/36h2ah #
First steel-bodied school bus donated to Henry Ford museum http://tinyurl.com/2tp6z7 #
Detroit Electric: 1921 http://tinyurl.com/35t387 #
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There are two things I want to talk about today. The first took place right here in the US, and the second happened in Italy. Both happened recently.
We’ve got a conductor who has forgotten the US still means freedom. Apparently, a tourist, possibly from Japan, who knew very little English, was taking photos of the [...]
Here’s the good stuff:
XKCD put together a hilarious map of the online communities.
Steve Jobs published an open letter to Apple users outlining the progress Apple is making toward being a completely “green” company. From the looks of it, Apple is ahead of most other folks in the technology field. Then again, it could [...]
I thought I’d put together this list of arguments you could use to make the case for telecommuting at your workplace. No, there’s nothing special about the number 13. That’s how many reasons I came up with. If you know of more, please let me know and I’ll be glad to publish them here.
First, I [...]
Three weeks ago, I wrote a post describing my thoughts on the web development industry, and things looked pretty bleak. I did promise a brighter outlook in a short while, and this post is the fulfillment of that promise.
So, what can we do to ensure that we’ll continue to have jobs? Well, we can do [...]
A wonderful video from the late 1930s, a newsreel, has been posted to YouTube. It depicts Fleischer studios in action, making a Popeye cartoon. In this age of computer animation, when things work differently, it’s a real treat to see animators in action, drawing for a change. Golly, cartoons were sure hard to make! We, [...]
» Go to this postI’m struck by the amount of consolidation that’s taking place these days. Companies are gobbling up other companies in order to scale up, expand horizontally or simply eliminate competition. We in the web development industry have so far been spared this fate, simply because of the amount of incredible innovation and changes that always take [...]
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