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A Plea For An End To Tiny Instruction Manuals
One of the movies being released this Christmas is Downsizing, a tale of people being shrunk to reduce their cost of living by reducing the resources needed to support them. It’s a sad commentary on our current state of affairs that my first thought was they would be able to …Ready For Your Hard Drive To Fail? Make Sure Your Backup Works
Backup software is a lot like an insurance policy. Until you have an accident you have no idea how good it is. Of course, if you race down the highway at 100 mph, trying to determine what your stockbroker meant when he texted you, “sell immediately,” you’ll probably find out …How To Torture An Engineer, An Engineer’s Wife Shows You The Way
Ever wonder how to torture an engineer? You know you want to get rid of that smug know it all attitude. No, I’m not talking about staking us to an antbed. Over the years, my wife has developed some very effective techniques. Let me share an example with you. Last …The Sunshine Greenhouse, a Six Hour Project
Every year that my wife and I went to the State Fair of Texas, we looked at greenhouses. My wife would always tell me she wanted one. I always had plenty of excuses not to get one, we could not decide on a model, we could not decide on a …A Suggestion For Improving Political Candidate Evaluation
Prior to retirement, I interviewed a lot of people. While the job varied, the process never really did: review the resume, select candidates, and then interview them. It took me longer than it should have to realize just how often people lie—on resumes and in interviews. HR was always clear …