In between mind-mapping my future, updating my resume, meeting other Fisher ex-employees, and watching Deadwood DVDs from Netflix, I've had time to surf the web for whatever my passing fancy desires. One of my fancies is reminiscing about, and hunting for, music. The earliest lyrics to notably impact my emerging teenage consciousness were these, from "Confusions … Continue reading Confusions about a Goldfish
Mind-mapping software
If you're looking for mind-mapping software, I recommend FreeMind. I learned about it from a Macworld review. It's open source (GNU GPL), feature-rich, and works great. The review dinged it for frequent hangs, but it hasn't hung on me yet. I'm using it to brainstorm my job search. Its UI isn't very Mac-like, but it is … Continue reading Mind-mapping software
Who are your LinkedIn connections?
On LinkedIn, you're supposed to connect only to "trusted individuals." Not just people you like, or met at one meeting. Or you kind of know because they were at a party at your brother's house. But, people you know well, and "trust." Funny thing is, nobody does this. LinkedIn says you should connect with... ...those people … Continue reading Who are your LinkedIn connections?
Fisher Communications layoff: T + one week
One week has passed since Fisher Communications laid me off. I've gotten lots of support from friends, and other Fisher layoffees. And I've given support in return. Lots of reconnections in the last week — lots of phone calls, coffees, drinks, lunch appointments, blog comments, and e-mails. Wow, it's a party. At times, I've had … Continue reading Fisher Communications layoff: T + one week
PyCon 2009: Only four from here are going?
According to the registration site, only four area residents are going to PyCon 2009. At least, only four who care to publicize their location.
The reasoning should work both ways
When you want to take a vacation, your company may ask, "Could you move your vacation to another date? Now's not a good time for you to be out of the office." When you tender your resignation, your company may ask, "Can you give us more time before your last day? Now's a really inconvenient … Continue reading The reasoning should work both ways
Living in the City
Jeff Carrick came upon my post about a song that was very important to me in my teenage years, but had been lost to time. He commented on it, and followed it up with e-mail, telling me the name of the group, album, and the song name. And he sent me a link to an mp3 … Continue reading Living in the City
The absurdness of executive pay
Uwe E. Reinhardt, of Princeton University, published a well-written article on executive pay in the New York Times. It demolishes the common rationalizations about high executive pay, with gusto. Money quote: Now, to apply this demand-supply framework to an understanding of executive compensation in the real world, economists go on to make two crucial assumptions. … Continue reading The absurdness of executive pay
I was laid off today.
I've had better days.
Northwest Python Day
Yesterday was Northwest Python Day. All of the talks were great, and the day was immensely rewarding and enjoyable. Andrew introduced me to Andy McKay, with whom I've traded a bit of e-mail but never met. It's an oddity of today's world that you can do business, or strike up a friendship via a few e-mail exchanges, with … Continue reading Northwest Python Day
Seek Nuance 