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
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
I am, once again, late to the party. Last time it was mp3s. This time it is RSS feeds. This site has had one for a while, but only because the software I use to provide the blog section happens to support it without my doing anything. Until this week,… Read More
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
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
Wow. I’d heard about ‘Customer Service’ people trying to hold onto customers through all kinds of nefarious means, but for a graphic example of how not to treat your customers, check out this recording of an AOL customer service person giving one of their customers grief because they want to… Read More
Things seem to be rather mental over there in the US of A. I just read this story in the Boston globe. Apparently the Republican NRCC has set up an automated phone system to call people and purport to be calling about a Democrat candidate. The recording doesn’t announce up… Read More
If you still need proof that the terrorists have won, you need look no further than the way the latest threat has been handled. It’s an utter fiasco. Apparently there’s a plot to blow up a plane, probably involving liquid explosives, probably going from the UK to the US. Lots… Read More
I laughed heartily when reading this thread over at MetaFilter about all the wondrous deadly animals, plants, and so on that we have here in Australia. I was particularly amused by this: I spent the first 11 years of my life inside the Deadly Things Zone. :) Read More
Two basically unrelated musings for today. Last week The West Wing episode on ABC was ‘Han’. It was a story about a North Korean pianist who was in the US on a goodwill visit, playing concerts, promoting better diplomatic relationgs between the two countries, that sort of thing. He wanted… Read More
