Dale Carnegie Course: Week 3
I was away at the snow during week 3, so I missed this session and will have to make it up later. I’ll let you know how it goes once I do the catchup session. Read More
Category: General
Wideband Occluding Operational Lens
I wish to offer an alternative to the Government’s recent proposal to require ISP level filtering of the internet. I propose the Wideband Occluding Operational Lens, or WOOL. I believe it will be just as effective, but at a vastly reduced cost. Allow me to explain. The Wideband Occluding Operational… Read More
Dale Carnegie Course: Week 2
This week we did more memory exercises, specifically a pegging technique for remembering a list of up to 9 things, in order. The technique was introduced by way of a demonstration: 2 group leaders who had done the course before got up and stood behind an easel. The facilitator then… Read More
All Cyclists Are Evil
This appears to be the belief of a predominantly car driving press in recent months. An article in today’s Age reported that a cyclist who was involved in an accident with a pedestrian in Mentone last August, while taking place in the ‘Hell Ride’, was fined $400. The Magistrate made… Read More
Zope Uber-Security
I *think* I’ve correctly enabled comments now. Zope’s security model was overriding the Blog product’s security that I’d set to allow comments, proving that Zope is indeed a powerful, if mysterious, beast. My sincere apologies if you’ve attempted to comment in the past, but have been rebuffed by the software… Read More
I Am Scott Adams’ Minion
A few days ago, Scott Adams posted this entry to The Dilbert Blog. He gave Dale Carnegie Training a rave review for a course on presenting that Scott had done. I’ve been looking for a course on presenting and public speaking for a little while now, and the last one… Read More
Work Can Be Fun
Ever had a job you hated? Ever worked somewhere that went from awesome to crappy because something just changed? You’re not alone. Over the past couple of years, I’ve had jobs that were ok, but not great. They paid well, but the work didn’t really use my skills. It didn’t… Read More
The Secret Life of Software
There is a kind of software in the world; a hidden, special kind; a kind that lives a secret life. This software lives inside companies all over the world. It coats the innards of servers, flows through networks, huddles in dark corners, unseen by all but a select few. No… Read More
Plone: Why is portal_actions visible in folder_contents?
It’s possible that you might come across this in your Plone site one day: you log in to edit something and notice a whole swag of items in the root folder_contents view. When you hover over them with your mouse, you can see by the link URL that the objects… Read More
Site Revamp
As you can see, I’ve updated the look of the site slightly. The backend has had an upgrade as well, and should run a little faster and smoother. The plan is to make it easier for me to make entries in the hope that I will actually make some. The… Read More