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Comment on Rant: I Am Not a Cat Herder by Zorak

Zorak — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:31:44 +0000

Sorry for that time I threw up hairballs on your office rug.

Comment on Technical Job Postings: Know Your Audience by vmbrasseur

vmbrasseur — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:27:50 +0000

Sure there is. Now this post won’t appear when Googling for $Company’s name.

Comment on Technical Job Postings: Know Your Audience by Zorak

Zorak — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:31:41 +0000

There’s not a lot of point in anonymizing $company when it’s the first and second Google hit for “is a values-based, social change platform” :-p

p.s. your blog entry is 3rd

Comment on Online Services I Find Worth Paying For by » At Risk: An Online Service is Sometimes Neither Online Nor Serviceable {anonymous => 'hash'};

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:20:41 +0000

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Comment on Rethinking Education Requirements in Tech Job Postings by Burl

Burl — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:13:29 +0000

First let me state my bias by telling you that I teach in a university. Then I will surprise you by telling you that I agree with you 100%. Education isn’t about getting a vocation. It is about learning to think, analyze and critically evaluate raw sources of information. When it comes to a computer science degree, we all know that by the time a student graduates, what he learned his first 3 years in the technology world is obsolete. What that degree does show an employer, especially one who is not also a computer geek, is that this person can read, follow directions, complete a project on time etc. It doesn’t make him any better than his non-degree holding counterpart. It is just that those little letters after his name keep him from having to prove those basic points every time he goes for a job. And before you say it, I know there are plenty of people who managed to graduate from a college program and don’t have a clue what they are doing.

Comment on Email Overload? Reclaim Your Inbox, Don’t Banish It by Bob O'Hare

Bob O'Hare — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:34:05 +0000

Nice article! I also dont see the solution by substituting social media. I’m trying to help with the overload issue with the DoEmialRight ™ methodology I developed. I will publish it soon. Bob

Comment on Unsuck Your Meeting by » Email Overload? Reclaim Your Inbox, Don’t Banish It {anonymous => 'hash'};

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:22:22 +0000

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Comment on It’s About Needs. by Chris

Chris — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:34:41 +0000

Might the words “yeah, but gimme the ‘so that’” resonate? I find them…useful, if only in conversations with myself.

Comment on It’s About Needs. by vmbrasseur

vmbrasseur — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:40:50 +0000

Agreed! This is why we have teams, after all; Each member has a unique set of experiences and perspectives and each is invaluable in a situation like this.

When all else fails, though, it helps to break things down to their most basic components to gain a new perspective. Case in point: what is an index card? Define that and it can give you insights into possible alternatives (or confirm that index cards are the correct tool for the job).

Comment on It’s About Needs. by Jo

Jo — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:13:59 +0000

Nice!

Knowing what available options are is often my weak point. There are highly visible options, and while I know there are others, sometimes I’m boggled at knowing how to figure out what they are.

That’s where sharing the need with others, widening the circle of problem-solvers can sometimes come in handy for me. But it’s tricky.