Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in complaints, idiots, office, software on Jul 12th, 2007
By the time you write enough Java code to be considered for the self-imposed “developer” title, you shouldn’t try to write shell scripts anymore. Do you system administrator and network engineers a huge favor and :q! now.
There are times when I get the impression that people don’t know what the hell they’re doing. I may [...]
Posted in life in general, office, plans on Jun 30th, 2007
My office is a disaster.
As you can see, I’ve got piles upon piles of paperwork, old bills, documentation from work, books, computer components. It’s all taking up space that I’d rather be able to offer up if I have guests spend the night or otherwise use for something other than long term storage.
Ugh.
When I [...]
Posted in culture, office, the system on Jun 19th, 2007
I was reading the March 2007 issue of Men’s Health today while sweating to death on one of the cardio machines at the gym. Not a bad magazine to read at the gym. It always seems to explain a few new ways to flex this muscle or tone that muscle, always an exercise that I’ve [...]
Posted in complaints, conspiracies, humor, office, web sites on Feb 14th, 2007
I dislike today.
Partially because the snow plow (which didn’t bother coming by until early afternoon) piled up a foot worth of ice in front of my driveway (which I had taken great efforts to clear mere hours ago) which I had to re-clear before I could get my car in the driveway. Partially because it’s [...]
Posted in complaints, idiots, office, the system on Feb 1st, 2007
One of the wonders of working a nine to five sort of job is getting reimbursed for things. I don’t have a lot of luck when it comes to the reimbursement paperwork. There’s never a simple one for me; I almost always get the paperwork returned to me.
About two weeks ago I buy two packages [...]
Posted in complaints, culture, idiots, office on Dec 20th, 2006
I’m not a fan of people who are late to meetings. It shows a lack of interest in the subject matter and a lack of respect towards the organizer or presenter. I was invited to a brief presentation a few weeks and observed two distinctly seperate approaches to lateness.
The meeting was scheduled for nine o’clock [...]
Posted in culture, oddities, office, youth on Dec 17th, 2006
At my company’s holiday party last night, the husband of a coworker asked his wife why she was hugging her coworkers that evening. He asked whether she hugged them at work or whether it was just because everyone was dressed to kill. I had just shaken his hand in greeting a mere five minutes prior [...]
Posted in office on Dec 26th, 2005
Being a “preemptive dick” is a necessary skill for all system administrators, engineers, and technology workers. Alas, Google’s returns on the subject don’t quite capture it. Most technology workers wear multiple hats: the preemptive dick should be one of them.
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