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For Those About To Rock
My very first job as a software developer was as a compiler writer. I worked at Harris Corporation as part of a team developing the compiler for the Harris Programming Language. HPL was designed in...
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Here Or There?
I believe that a leader is responsible for the success of his or her people. There are two simple rules to make sure that happens: Help everyone succeed. Hopefully, here. Our job is to follow rule 1....
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The Price Of Folly
One of my favorite quotes is from Herbert Spencer: The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of their folly is to fill the world with fools. Spencer was a Victorian-era English philosopher...
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Legs And Memory
My grandfather had a saying: “A weak memory makes strong legs.” This seems to be coming to mind more often these days, as my short-term memory seems to expire faster than I can get the items I set out...
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Partnering For Success
I do more than my fair share of beating up vendors for poor sales practices (to whit: regarding honesty, inappropriate emails, and unsolicited appointments). It is only fair, then, to highlight a...
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Simply Amazing
It is the time of year that corn mazes become popular. People will pay to wander through a maze cut into a corn field, enjoying the fall weather while they try to find their way in and out. I always...
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Hairdresser CRM
I get my hair cut about every six weeks or so. I’ve been going to the same woman for about two years now. Every time I show up, she picks up the conversation right where we left off, six weeks prior....
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What Can You Capture?
There is a lot of discussion these days on the topic of “knowledge capture.” Recognizing that there is a lot of intellectual capital locked in the heads of employees, companies seek tools that will...
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Field Of Rakes
In the surreal sitcom My Name Is Earl, Earl (our hero) is at one point confronted with a series of challenges that he must complete to rescue Catalina, his brother’s true love. One of the more painful...
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Nuts And Chocolate
I really like chocolate. I also really like nuts. It is not surprising that I like nuts and chocolate together, at least in the form of a Mr. Goodbar, which blends the perfect combination of milk...
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