Monthly Archive for May, 2008

An Idol Finish

Published
by
Zahnster
on May 22, 2008
in Music
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Yes, I’m somewhat of an American Idol fan. No, I’m (mostly) not ashamed to admit that. It’s a music competition, and my addiction to music is so massive it gobbles up everything even remotely related to the subject.

My deal is I like picking the winner before a single vote is cast. Ever since choosing “that gray haired guy” early on in season 5 (what ever happened to him?) I’ve had a slight obsession in being able to hear, from just the auditions, who will win the season.

I’m proud to say that as of last night, with David Cook’s spectacular win, I’ve been correct 3 years in a row.

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Being Efficient

Published
by
Zahnster
on May 7, 2008
in Workflow
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So, I’ve been doing this web thing for quite a while now. I’m feeling pretty confident in my work, so I’ve been starting to explore ‘broader’ areas of the development process, among which is productivity.

What started as a passing interest has turned into almost an obsession. After reading up on books like “Getting Things Done”, “Practices of an Agile Programmer”, and “The Pragmatic Programmer”, I’ve been feeling pretty empowered.

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