{"id":575,"date":"2009-05-01T21:53:36","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T02:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.juixe.com\/techknow\/index.php\/2009\/05\/01\/retweet-april-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-05-01T21:53:36","modified_gmt":"2009-05-02T02:53:36","slug":"retweet-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/juixe.com\/techknow\/index.php\/2009\/05\/01\/retweet-april-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Retweet April 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time I  just blast tweets about software development, project planning, team dynamics, or whatever else comes to mind.  Here is a synopsis of recent tweets and rants.  If you want to follow the conversation follow me at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/techknow\">techknow<\/a> and I&#8217;ll be sure to follow back.<\/p>\n<p><b>Programming<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The way recent Ruby conference have been shaping up, I think RailsConf 2009 will have strippers giving presentations on cache girth and performance.<\/li>\n<li>What is it that you enjoy about programming?  Is it the language, the libraries, the framework, the tools, or the community?<\/li>\n<li>What is your favorite code editor?  On Windows I use Eclipse and NetBeans.  On OS X I use Aptana and Komodo Edit.<\/li>\n<li>There are many self proclaimed programming laws, my law states: Any hack that can name a law after himself should be arrested under that law.<\/li>\n<li>I just heard a new variation to the infamous developer excuse &#8216;It works on my computer.&#8217; Just heard, &#8216;I&#8217;ve never tried it on that computer.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>I think software bugs like wild animals can smell fear!<\/li>\n<li>Herding bugs and bytecode!<\/li>\n<li>I would like to use a Eclipse plugin that is a Twitter client.<\/li>\n<li>JavaScript + jQuery UI + Google Gears + Twitter API = Yet Another Twitter Client!  Juixe Tweetbox<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t have a golden hammer, I have a golden jackhammer and when that is not enough I bring out the golden bulldozer!<\/li>\n<li>Alas, hacks make the world turn.<\/li>\n<li>Hacking away at a hack.  I that like a compound hack?<\/li>\n<li>Is Scala the new Ruby?  Is Scala the new Scheme?<\/li>\n<li>Some people like texting, others sexting, I like hexting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<b>Business<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just as possesion is nine-tenths of the law, bullshit is nine-tenths of confidence.<\/li>\n<li>Many companies don&#8217;t easily see past their bottom line to see new markets.<\/li>\n<li>Ideas are like stocks, there are those that pay dividends ideas, blue chip ideas, and high risk\/big return ideas. Foster idea market&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>People mistake success\/fail as binary, on\/off or 0\/1.  I think of it more like analog, a continuum, or gradient.<\/li>\n<li>(idea + passion + work + network + hustle + creativity + design + timing + market + &#8230; + luck &#8211; drama) * C^2 = probability of success.<\/li>\n<li>It is a good idea to file chapter 11 bankruptcy on your assumptions every few years!<\/li>\n<li>Even though you may be heads down on a task, keep your ears to the ground and your eyes on the ball.<\/li>\n<li>It seems that the more you spend the more you want, worst is when you just want to spend more even when you don&#8217;t want.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t re-invent the wheel, just streamline the manufacturing process, develop new distribution channel, outsource production, and trim cost.<\/li>\n<li>There is no such thing as money making, just money earning, business ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Those looking to make a quick buck are those that are mist likely willing to buy into &#8216;money making&#8217; businesses.<\/li>\n<li>Your current job is where you go to get training, experience, and references for your next job.<\/li>\n<li>Why is it that when people say &#8216;save over time&#8217; they really mean &#8216;pay now&#8217; or &#8216;pay up front?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>First we had static URLs, then URLs with database IDs, then SEO URLs, now every service wants to provide short\/tiny URLs.<\/li>\n<li>It is not enough to see an opportunity, you need to feel it and believe in it to make the most out of it.<\/li>\n<li>Everybody has certain opportunities, some take advantage of them, others extend them to others, what about opportunity arbitrage?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Team<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rough day, we had to let go 10% of our workforce, which for a small team feels like 20%.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t throw anyone under the bus just so you can ride the money train.<\/li>\n<li>The first sign of a failing project is when intimidation is used as motivation.<\/li>\n<li>Give your team the platform to step up!<\/li>\n<li>We may not always agree on the right solution but it would help if we agree on the problem at hand.<\/li>\n<li>Being your own cheerleader is better than being someone else&#8217;s cheer follower!<\/li>\n<li>It hard work being your own cheerleader BUT IF CAN&#8217;T DO IT NO ONE CAN!!!!  FTW!!!<\/li>\n<li>I think there is a Murphy&#8217;s Law related to that.  The more you slog for a release the more it will be delayed.<\/li>\n<li>There is so much in team projects than could go wrong that having unrealistic expectations only contributes to likelihood of failure.<\/li>\n<li>A happy team is more likely to succeed than a depressed, grumpy, and tired team.<\/li>\n<li>When someone tries to shut you down with an argument that starts &quot;When I was at &#8230;&quot; your reply should start &quot;And you left because &#8230;&quot;<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes team meetings are not FTW.<\/li>\n<li>A question I ask myself every workday, am I filling a gap or adding value?<\/li>\n<li>Being in your comfort zone is not the same thing as bing &#8216;in the zone.&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Smart and Gets it Done<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The problem with &#8216;smart and gets it done&#8217; engineers is that they often are too smart and what they get done is too technical.<\/li>\n<li>It is not just about getting more done, it is about getting more done right!<\/li>\n<li>What you want is &#8216;smart, fosters communication to find the correct solution for the target audience, and gets it done&#8217; sort of engineer.<\/li>\n<li>When you hire smart people that get things done the following equation holds true: respect + responsibility = results!<\/li>\n<li>What are the active ingredients in a dynamic team?  Respect and responsibility!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Product Placement<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If Apple ported iTunes and Safari to Windows, why don&#8217;t they just port all their iWork and iLife software?<\/li>\n<li>When Apple changed their name from Apple Computers to Apple, they should have called themselves iApple.<\/li>\n<li>Just got 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know for the Kindle.<\/li>\n<li>My favorite free iPhone apps are: Kindle for iPhone, TwitterFon, Skype, Bloomberg, iTalk, MiniPiano.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone apps I am going to have try out: TED, CameraBag, Galcon, iFighter.<\/li>\n<li>Who would have thought that the Craigslist Killer was not the newspaper biz or competitive social media web services but a actual killer.<\/li>\n<li>Vista froze up on me like a deer stuck in the headlights of the blue screen of death.<\/li>\n<li>When Windows 7 comes out there will be this many Windows versions in use: Windows 7  (6 editions) + Vista (6 editions) + xp (5 editions) + &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>If Windows gives ou a rash, then the cure is Ubuntu, or if your health insurance covers it OS X.<\/li>\n<li>Ever noticed how only large multinational conglomerates are the only ones that sponsor Sunday morning political shows?<\/li>\n<li>If AMD, UBS, GE, Chevron, Boeing sponsor and lobby to Sunday morning political talk shows who else do these companies lobby to?<\/li>\n<li>Google should release Google Gears on the iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>Okay, I just managed to sign up to try Google App Engine for Java.<\/li>\n<li>Booya!  My Google App Engine for Java account has been activated!  Okay, now what do I do?<\/li>\n<li>Having theraflu, it taste like vaporub.<\/li>\n<li>Peeps taste like sea foam covered in knockoff splenda!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>DiggBar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is nice that Digg has those short URLs but it should send you to the actual page without the DiggBar hanging around like a third wheel.<\/li>\n<li>Anybody like the DiggBar?  Are they link hijacking producers content?<\/li>\n<li>It seems like the DiggBar is just a way for Digg to inject their own adds in other peoples content.<\/li>\n<li>If you add up the browser location, bookmark, and tab bars, plus site banner, and now DiggBar wants to steal precious real estate.<\/li>\n<li>Has the DiggBar become Digg&#8217;s Second Intifada?<\/li>\n<li>I can&#8217;t keep up with all these fails.  First there was #failwhale then #failbook then #DiggBarSucks aka #DoucheBar and now #amazonfail<\/li>\n<li>If you unfollow someone because they post a URL using Digg, is that discrimination of there social network preference?<\/li>\n<li>The Inconvenient Truth About Digg&#8217;s DiggBar: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/dneg9e<\/li>\n<li>The fail revolution will not be televised, it will go viral on the interwebz: The DiggBar Uprising: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/djb2jp<\/li>\n<li>Not really a scientific poll or survey but 19 out of 20 tweets hate the DiggBar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time I just blast tweets about software development, project planning, team dynamics, or whatever else comes to mind. Here is a synopsis of recent tweets and rants. If you want to follow the conversation follow me at techknow and I&#8217;ll be sure to follow back. 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