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Hackers & Managers
Often Managers don't understand Hackers. Also often Hackers don't understand Managers. This is bad. To get a better understanding, [
you should read this.]
PowerPoint Makes You Dumb!
»The Board views the endemic use of PowerPoint briefing slides instead of technical papers as an illustration of the problematic methods of technical communication at NASA.« (Official report on the Columbia shuttle disaster.) »Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely.« (Edward Tufte) — Is this so? [ Read about it here.]
WTH is "Lutz"?
In general: Lutz is the USENETs interactive help system. [ To learn about, you'll find the (nonauthoritative) manpage (provided by Dierk Sacher) here.]
The Cats from Outer Space FAQ
»Have you ever suspected that your cat may be from another planet? Do you sometimes wake in the night to find your cat standing on top of you, peering into your face, as if poised to perform some diabolical extraterrestrial experiment? When you feed your cat, does he or she look up at you skeptically as if to say "My rations in the spacepod were much better than this." — If so, your cat may be from outer space.« [ Check it out! Learn about your cat here.]
Some of my favorite things:
Rain. Guns. The smell of linden trees in bloom. Muscle cars. Vegetable tempura udon. Sliding around the kitchen in slippy socks. Dancing until I forget who I am. Fog. Weird science. Strange and solemn children. Big shoes. Kung fu movies. Fire.
Some things I don't like much at all:
Whiny people who think I hate them. Paperwork. Telephones. Slobbery dogs. Slobbery men. Twittery women. Viruses. Sudden loud noises. Asparagus.
Q: How do you like your coffee?
A: Like I like my men; cold, pale, and bitter. (Iced latte no sugar please!)
